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| = Apache NetBeans DevFaq wiki index |
| :jbake-type: wiki |
| :jbake-tags: wiki, devfaq, needsreview |
| :jbake-status: published |
| :keywords: Apache NetBeans wiki index |
| :description: Apache NetBeans wiki index |
| :toc: left |
| :toc-title: |
| :syntax: true |
| |
| [.sect1] |
| == DevFaq wiki index |
| |
| === Actions: How to add things to Files, Folders, Menus, Toolbars and more |
| |
| - link:DevFaqActionAddAnyFolder.asciidoc[How do I add an action to any folder?] |
| - link:DevFaqActionAddDataObject.asciidoc[How do I add an action to my custom node?] |
| - link:DevFaqActionAddEditorPopup.asciidoc[How do I add an action to the context menu of a specific editor?] |
| - link:DevFaqActionAddFileMime.asciidoc[How do I add an action to all files of a given mime-type?] |
| - link:DevFaqActionAddFolder.asciidoc[How do I add an action to a folder?] |
| - link:DevFaqActionAddJavaPackage.asciidoc[How do I add an action to an Java package?] |
| - link:DevFaqActionAddMenuBar.asciidoc[How do I add an action to the main menu?] |
| - link:DevFaqActionAddProjectOwnTypePopUp.asciidoc[How do I add an action to a project popup menu of my own project type?] |
| - link:DevFaqActionAddTabPopup.asciidoc[How do I add an action to the global popup menu of tabs?] |
| - link:DevFaqActionAddToContextMenuOfAllEditors.asciidoc[How do I add an action to the context menu of all editors?] |
| - link:DevFaqActionAddToEditorToolbar.asciidoc[How do I add an action to the toolbar of the editor?] |
| - link:DevFaqActionAddToolBar.asciidoc[How do I add an action to a toolbar in the main window?] |
| - link:DevFaqActionAddTools.asciidoc[How do I add an action to the tools menu?] |
| - link:DevFaqActionContextSensitive.asciidoc[How do I make an action that is automatically enabled/disabled depending on what's selected?] |
| - link:DevFaqActionNodePopupSubmenu.asciidoc[How do I make my Node have a submenu on its popup menu?] |
| - link:DevFaqActionsAddAtRuntime.asciidoc[How do I add an action (incl. shortcut) at runtime?] |
| - link:DevFaqActionsFolder.asciidoc[What is the Actions folder in the system filesystem, and why should I use it?] |
| - link:DevFaqAddActionToMembersOrHierarchyView.asciidoc[How do I add an action to the context menu of the members or hierarchy view?] |
| - link:DevFaqAddGlobalContext.asciidoc[How do I add content to the Global Context?] |
| - link:DevFaqAddIconToContextMenu.asciidoc[How do I add an icon to the context menu?] |
| - link:DevFaqAddMacroableAction.asciidoc[How do I create an action which can be invoked by a macro?] |
| - link:DevFaqChangeMenuItemToolbarAppearanceForAction.asciidoc[How do I change the appearance of the menu items and toolbar buttons for my Action] |
| - link:DevFaqCheckableActionPreferenceOption.asciidoc[How do I make a checkable/toggle-able action that represents a preference option?] |
| - link:DevFaqDropdownMenuAddToolbar.asciidoc[How do I add a dropdown menu to toolbar?] |
| - link:DevFaqDropdownMenuAddToolbarEnabled.asciidoc[How do I add a dropdown menu to toolbar that is selectively enabled/disabled?] |
| - link:DevFaqFileOpenAction.asciidoc[How do I get the Open File item on the File menu into my platform application?] |
| - link:DevFaqFindLocationInSourcesFromUi.asciidoc[Looking at the UI how do I find a module that implements a menu item] |
| - link:DevFaqHideRemoveToolbarMenu.asciidoc[How do I hide/remove default toolbar buttons and/or menu items?] |
| - link:DevFaqHideShowToolbar.asciidoc[How do I hide/show toolbar dynamically?] |
| - link:DevFaqHowCreateAnActionObject.asciidoc[How can I to create an Action object and attach this action to one or more components on frame without manually editing Generated Code?] |
| - link:DevFaqHowOrganizeOrReuseExistingActionsWithAnnotations.asciidoc[How can I reuse and/or organise actions only by using annotations (@ActionReferences)?] |
| - link:DevFaqHowToDefineTheKeyMapCategoryForAnAction.asciidoc[How do I define and localise the keymap category of an action?] |
| - link:DevFaqInvokeActionProgrammatically.asciidoc[How do I invoke an action programmatically?] |
| - link:DevFaqJSeparatorInMainToolbar.asciidoc[How can I add a JSeparator to the main toolbar?] |
| - link:DevFaqLogActionStartup.asciidoc[How do I invoke the IDE-Log upon Startup?] |
| - link:DevFaqMainwindowClosingAction.asciidoc[How do i change the closing action of the MainWindow?] |
| - link:DevFaqRenamingMenuItem.asciidoc[Some module in the IDE etc. already has a menu item I like, but I just want to rename it. Can I?] |
| - link:DevFaqSwitchingMenusByContext.asciidoc[Can I change the contents of a menu according to the selected file in the editor, or hide or show a whole menu?] |
| - link:DevFaqToggleActionAddToEditorToolbar.asciidoc[How do I add a toggle-able action to the toolbar/main menu?] |
| - link:DevFaqTweakRegistryByCodeDeduction.asciidoc[How do I remove Menu Item, Toolbar Button from plug-in's XML Layer?] |
| - link:DevFaqTweakRegistryByCodeReplacement.asciidoc[How do I have only Shortcut Keys for an Action?] |
| - link:DevFaqUsingSubmenus.asciidoc[Can I install submenus into popups or other menus, instead of a regular action?] |
| |
| === Application Lifecycle and Hooks |
| |
| - link:DevFaqAppLifecycleHooks.asciidoc[What are some of the hooks in the application's lifecycle I can plug into?] |
| |
| === Authentication and Authorization in Platform Apps |
| |
| - link:DevFaqPlatformAppAuthStrategies.asciidoc[Other strategies for authentication and authorization] |
| |
| === Branding your application |
| |
| - link:BrandingAboutDialog.asciidoc[Branding About Dialog] |
| - link:BrandingUpdaterSplash.asciidoc[Branding Updater Splash] |
| - link:DevFaqRemoveStatusBar.asciidoc[How do I remove the status bar?] |
| - link:DevFaqVersionNumber.asciidoc[How do I set the version number?] |
| - link:TranslateNetbeansModule.asciidoc[Translating a NetBeans Module] |
| |
| === Command Line Parsing |
| |
| - link:HowToEnableDisableMenusFromCommandLine.asciidoc[Can something that the user sets on the command line determine whether a menu item is enabled?] |
| - link:HowToEnableDisableModulesFromCommandLine.asciidoc[Same as the above, but this time for enabling/disabling modules?] |
| - link:HowToPassCommandLineArgumentsToANetBeansPlatformApplicationWhenRunInsideTheIDE.asciidoc[How to pass command line arguments to a NetBeans Platform application when run inside the IDE] |
| |
| === Configuration: How Modules Install Things |
| |
| - link:DevFaqDotSettingsFiles.asciidoc[What are .settings files?] |
| - link:DevFaqDotShadowFiles.asciidoc[What are .shadow files?] |
| - link:DevFaqDynamicSystemFilesystem.asciidoc[Can I dynamically change the contents of the System Filesystem at runtime?] |
| - link:DevFaqFilesystemSee.asciidoc[How can I see the filesystem?] |
| - link:DevFaqInstalledFileLocator.asciidoc[Can I bundle some additional files with my module? If so, how can I find those files to use them from my module?] |
| - link:DevFaqInstanceDataObject.asciidoc[What are .instance files?] |
| - link:DevFaqModulesGeneral.asciidoc[What are the ways a module can influence the system?] |
| - link:DevFaqModulesLayerFile.asciidoc[What is an XML layer?] |
| - link:DevFaqModulesStartupActions.asciidoc[How do I run some code when my module starts/loads/unloads?] |
| - link:DevFaqOrderAttributes.asciidoc[How do I specify the order for my menu items/toolbar buttons/files in the system filesystem?] |
| - link:DevFaqSystemFilesystem.asciidoc[What is the system filesystem?] |
| - link:DevFaqUserDir.asciidoc[What is the user directory, what is in it, and why do I need one?] |
| |
| === Converting between common data types and finding things |
| |
| - link:DevFaqDataObjectFileObject.asciidoc[How do I get a DataObject for a FileObject?] |
| - link:DevFaqDataObjectNode.asciidoc[How do I get a DataObject for a Node?] |
| - link:DevFaqFileFileObject.asciidoc[How do I get a java.io.File for a FileObject?] |
| - link:DevFaqFileObjectDataObject.asciidoc[How do I get a FileObject for a DataObject?] |
| - link:DevFaqFileObjectFile.asciidoc[How do I get a FileObject for a File?] |
| - link:DevFaqFileVsFileObject.asciidoc[FileObjects versus Files] |
| - link:DevFaqFindInstance.asciidoc[I have a .instance file. How do I get an actual object instance?] |
| - link:DevFaqFindSfs.asciidoc[How do I get a reference to the system filesystem?] |
| - link:DevFaqFolderOfInstances.asciidoc[I have a folder full of .instance files. How do I get any/all of the object instances?] |
| - link:DevFaqNodeDataObject.asciidoc[How do I get a Node for a DataObject?] |
| - link:DevFaqUriVsUrl.asciidoc[URIs and URLs] |
| |
| === Creating a Custom Programming Language |
| |
| - link:DevFaqCustomDebugger.asciidoc[How can I create a custom Debugger for my language?] |
| - link:DevFaqSyntaxHighlight.asciidoc[How do I add syntax highlighting for my language?] |
| |
| === Deploying Changes through AutoUpdate and using Autoupdate API |
| |
| - link:DevFaqAutoUpdateAPIJavadoc.asciidoc[How can I find Javadoc of Autoupdate API with hints to use it?] |
| - link:DevFaqAutoUpdateBranding.asciidoc[How can I update the splash screen, title bar and other branding items via AutoUpdate?] |
| - link:DevFaqAutoUpdateCheckEveryStartup.asciidoc[How to force to check for updates at every startup?] |
| - link:DevFaqCustomUpdateCenter.asciidoc[How can I use AutoUpdate to deploy updates and new modules for my application?] |
| - link:DevFaqHowToChangeUpdateCenterURL.asciidoc[How to change the update center URL via code?] |
| - link:DevFaqNBMPack200.asciidoc[How to deal with pack200 compression in NBM?] |
| - link:DevFaqNbmPostInstall.asciidoc[How to specify post-install code in NBM?] |
| - link:DevFaqUseNativeInstaller.asciidoc[How can I run the installer for something else during module installation?] |
| - link:FaqPluginManagerCustomization.asciidoc[What other documentation is available about AutoUpdate?] |
| |
| === Deployment using installers / NBI |
| |
| - link:DevInstallerAddVersioningInfo.asciidoc[How to add versioning information to be shown in "Installed Programs" (Windows-only)?] |
| |
| === Development issues, module basics and classpath issues, and information about RCP/Platform application configuration |
| |
| - link:DevFaq2SrcPaths.asciidoc[How do I have two source directories within one module?] |
| - link:DevFaqAnnotationDevelopDebug.asciidoc[How do I develop and debug annotations for NetBeans platform apps?] |
| - link:DevFaqApiSpi.asciidoc[What is an SPI? How is it different from an API?] |
| - link:DevFaqAutomaticPlatformDownload.asciidoc[How can I have my application compiled in a specific version of the platform?] |
| - link:DevFaqClassLoaders.asciidoc[What classloaders are created by the module system?] |
| - link:DevFaqCustomizeBuild.asciidoc[How can I customize the build process?] |
| - link:DevFaqDependOnCore.asciidoc[There is a class under org.netbeans.core that does what I need. Can I depend on it?] |
| - link:DevFaqExternalLibraries.asciidoc[How to store external libraries in the NetBeans Hg repository] |
| - link:DevFaqHowPackageLibraries.asciidoc[I need to package some third party libraries with my module. How do I do that?] |
| - link:DevFaqHowToFixDependencies.asciidoc[My project.xml lists more dependencies than I really need. How can I fix it?] |
| - link:DevFaqHowToReuseModules.asciidoc[Can I use modules from update center in my RCP application?] |
| - link:DevFaqImplementationDependency.asciidoc[What is an implementation dependency and what/how/when should I use one?] |
| - link:DevFaqJavaHelp.asciidoc[Is there a standard way to provide user documentation (help) for my module?] |
| - link:DevFaqMemoryLeaks.asciidoc[How can I fix memory leaks?] |
| - link:DevFaqMigratingToNewerPlatform.asciidoc[Migrating to a newer version of the Platform] |
| - link:DevFaqModuleDependencies.asciidoc[How do module dependencies/classloading work?] |
| - link:DevFaqModulePatching.asciidoc[How do I create a patch for a preexisting NetBeans module?] |
| - link:DevFaqModuleReload.asciidoc[Do I need to restart NetBeans every time to debug new changes?] |
| - link:DevFaqNativeLibraries.asciidoc[How do I add native libraries?] |
| - link:DevFaqNbIdiosyncracies.asciidoc[Common calls that should be done slightly differently in NetBeans than standard Swing apps (loading images, localized strings, showing dialogs)] |
| - link:DevFaqNbPlatformAndHarnessMixAndMatch.asciidoc[I want to use one version of the Platform with another version of the build harness. Can I?] |
| - link:DevFaqNetBeansClasspath.asciidoc[My module uses some libraries. I've tried setting CLASSPATH but it doesn't work. Help!] |
| - link:DevFaqNetBeansFullHack.asciidoc[Can I test changes to the IDE without going through the license check and so on?] |
| - link:DevFaqNetBeansProjectsDirectory.asciidoc[How can I customize the default project directory for my application, replacing "NetBeansProjects"?] |
| - link:DevFaqNoClassDefFound.asciidoc[My module uses class XYZ from NetBeans' APIs. It compiles, but I get a NoClassDefFoundError at runtime. Why?] |
| - link:DevFaqOrphanedNetBeansOrgModules.asciidoc[Can I work on just one or two modules from the NetBeans source base by themselves?] |
| - link:DevFaqPlatformRuntimeProperties.asciidoc[I want to set some flags or CLI arguments for running my NB RCP/Platform based application (such as disable assertions). How do I do that?] |
| - link:DevFaqProfiling.asciidoc[How can I profile NetBeans?] |
| - link:DevFaqRuntimeMemory.asciidoc[How to run module with more PermGen and Heap memory?] |
| - link:DevFaqSignNbm.asciidoc[Can I sign NBMs I create?] |
| - link:DevFaqSpecifyJdkVersion.asciidoc[My module requires JDK 6 - how do I keep it from being loaded on an older release?] |
| - link:DevFaqSuitesVsClusters.asciidoc[What is the difference between a suite and a cluster?] |
| - link:DevFaqTopManager.asciidoc[Where is TopManager? I'm trying to do the examples from the O'Reilly book] |
| - link:DevFaqUIResponsiveness.asciidoc[I am developing a NetBeans module. What performance criteria should it satisfy?] |
| - link:DevFaqUiDefaultsPropsNotFound.asciidoc[Why can't I load properties using UIDefaults?] |
| - link:DevFaqWeakListener.asciidoc[What is a WeakListener?] |
| - link:DevFaqWeakListenerWhen.asciidoc[When should I use a WeakListener?] |
| - link:DevFaqWhatIsACluster.asciidoc[What is a module cluster?] |
| - link:DevFaqWhatIsNbm.asciidoc[What is an "NBM"?] |
| - link:DevFaqWhenUseWrapperModule.asciidoc[When should I use a library wrapper module and when should I just package the library into my module?] |
| - link:DevFaqWrapperModules.asciidoc[What is a library wrapper module and how do I use it?] |
| - link:FaqRunSameTargetOnAllModules.asciidoc[How can I launch an Ant Task on all modules of my suite?] |
| |
| === Dialogs API |
| |
| - link:DevFaqDialogControlOKButton.asciidoc[How can I control when the OK button is enabled] |
| - link:DevFaqDialogsApiIntro.asciidoc[What is the Dialogs API and How Do I Use It?] |
| |
| === Editor and Edited Files |
| |
| - link:DevFaqEditorCodeCompletionAnyJEditorPane.asciidoc[How to add code completion to any JEditorPane] |
| - link:DevFaqEditorGetCurrentDocument.asciidoc[How can I get the currently open document in the selected editor?] |
| - link:DevFaqEditorHowIsMimeLookupComposed.asciidoc[How is MimeLookup composed?] |
| - link:DevFaqEditorHowToAddCodeTemplates.asciidoc[How to add code templates?] |
| - link:DevFaqEditorHowToAddDiffView.asciidoc[How to use the diff view in my own application/plugin?] |
| - link:DevFaqEditorHowToGetMimeTypeFromDocumentOrJTextComponent.asciidoc[How to get mime type from Document or JTextComponent?] |
| - link:DevFaqEditorHowToReuseEditorHighlighting.asciidoc[How to reuse XML syntax highlighting in your own editor] |
| - link:DevFaqEditorJEPForMimeType.asciidoc[How can I create JEditorPane for a specific document type?] |
| - link:DevFaqEditorWhatIsMimeLookup.asciidoc[What is MimeLookup?] |
| - link:DevFaqEditorWhatIsMimePath.asciidoc[What is MimePath?] |
| - link:DevFaqFileEditorContextMenuAddition.asciidoc[Can I add a menu item to the context menu of the Java source editor?] |
| - link:DevFaqFindCaretPositionInEditor.asciidoc[How can I get the position of the caret/line in the selected editor?] |
| - link:DevFaqGetOpenEditorWindows.asciidoc[How can I get a list of open editors/documents?] |
| - link:DevFaqI18nFileEncodingQueryObject.asciidoc[Project Encoding vs. File Encoding - What are the precedence rules used in NetBeans 6.0?] |
| - link:DevFaqListenEditorChanges.asciidoc[How can I track what file the user is currently editing?] |
| - link:DevFaqModifyOpenFile.asciidoc[Is it safe to programmatically modify a file which is open in the editor?] |
| - link:DevFaqMultipleProgrammaticEdits.asciidoc[I want to make some programmatic changes to the edited file. How can I do it so one Undo undoes it all?] |
| - link:DevFaqOpenFileAtLine.asciidoc[How can I open a file in the editor at a particular line number and column?] |
| - link:DevFaqOpenReadOnly.asciidoc[How can I open a file in the editor in read-only mode?] |
| - link:DevFaqSyntaxColoring.asciidoc[Can I add syntax coloring for my own data object/MIME type?] |
| |
| === File Management (within the IDE/Application) |
| |
| - link:DevFaqOpenFile.asciidoc[How can I open a file in the IDE programatically?] |
| |
| === Files and Data Objects |
| |
| - link:DevFaqDataLoader.asciidoc[What is a DataLoader?] |
| - link:DevFaqDataObject.asciidoc[What is a DataObject?] |
| - link:DevFaqDataObjectInItsCookieSet.asciidoc[The next button is never enabled when I create my DataObject from a template. Help!] |
| - link:DevFaqDataSystemsAddPopupToAllFolders.asciidoc[How do I add a menu item to the popup menu of every folder in the system?] |
| - link:DevFaqFileAttributes.asciidoc[What are file attributes?] |
| - link:DevFaqFileChoosers.asciidoc[I need to show a file chooser. How can I remember most-recently-used directories?] |
| - link:DevFaqFileContextMenuAddition.asciidoc[Can I add a menu item to the context menu of every Java source file?] |
| - link:DevFaqFileObject.asciidoc[What is a FileObject?] |
| - link:DevFaqFileObjectInMemory.asciidoc[How can I create a FileObject in memory?] |
| - link:DevFaqFileRecognition.asciidoc[How does NetBeans recognize files?] |
| - link:DevFaqFileSystem.asciidoc[What is a FileSystem?] |
| - link:DevFaqImplementFilesystem.asciidoc[I'm having trouble implementing this filesystem....] |
| - link:DevFaqListenForChangesInNonExistentFile.asciidoc[I want to listen for changes in a file that may not exist or may be deleted and re-created] |
| - link:DevFaqListenForOpenEvents.asciidoc[How can I be notified when a file is opened?] |
| - link:DevFaqListenForSaveEvents.asciidoc[How can I be notified when a file is modified and saved?] |
| - link:DevFaqListeningForFileChanges.asciidoc[I am listening for changes in a folder/file but when there are changes I do not receive an event] |
| - link:DevFaqMIMEResolver.asciidoc[How can I create declarative MIMEResolver and add new file type?] |
| - link:DevFaqNewXMLFileType.asciidoc[How do I add support for an XML type with a different extension?] |
| |
| === Getting Started |
| |
| - link:DefFaqMapApisToTasks.asciidoc[What API do I want to use for x, y or z?] |
| - link:DevFaqAccessSourcesUsingMercurial.asciidoc[How do I get sources for NetBeans using Mercurial (hg)?] |
| - link:DevFaqAccessSourcesWeb.asciidoc[How do I get zipped sources for a periodic build?] |
| - link:DevFaqBecomingProficient.asciidoc[Becoming a proficient module developer] |
| - link:DevFaqGeneralPackageNamingConventions.asciidoc[Why are some packages org.netbeans.api.something and others are org.netbeans.something.api?] |
| - link:DevFaqGeneralWhatIsNetBeansExe.asciidoc[What is netbeans.exe, who compiles it and why is it there?] |
| - link:DevFaqGeneralWhereIsJavadoc.asciidoc[Where can I find Javadoc for the IDE and Platform?] |
| - link:DevFaqGeneralWhereIsPlatformHowToBuild.asciidoc[Where is the Platform and how can I build it?] |
| - link:DevFaqLibrariesModuleDescriptions.asciidoc[In the Libraries tab of my application's Project Properties, there sure are a lot of modules listed. What are they for] |
| - link:DevFaqNetBeansPlatformManager.asciidoc[How do I set up a NetBeans Platform in the IDE?] |
| - link:DevFaqSellingModules.asciidoc[I have written a module. Can I sell it?] |
| - link:DevFaqSourceTreeModuleDescriptions.asciidoc[There sure are a lot of modules in the source tree. What are they for] |
| - link:DevFaqWhatIsAModule.asciidoc[What is a module?] |
| |
| === Getting support, where to find examples |
| |
| - link:DevFaqFileBug.asciidoc[Filing a bug report] |
| - link:DevFaqMoreDocsOnCertainAPIs.asciidoc[Where can I find more documentation on certain APIs?] |
| - link:DevFaqSampleCode.asciidoc[Examples of how to use various APIs] |
| - link:NetBeansCertifiedEngineerCourse.asciidoc[Can I get training material for the NetBeans Certification course?] |
| |
| === HTML Browser |
| |
| - link:DevFaqHowToOpenURL.asciidoc[How to open a URL in the internal/default HTML browser?] |
| |
| === JavaHelp |
| |
| - link:DevFaqHelpGuidelines.asciidoc[JavaHelp integration guide] |
| - link:DevFaqIdeWelcome.asciidoc[How do I fix problems about 'ide.welcome'?] |
| - link:DevFaqJavaHelpForNodeProperties.asciidoc[How can I hook up JavaHelp to property sets or individual properties?] |
| - link:DevFaqJavaHelpNotDisplayed.asciidoc[Why doesn't my JavaHelp content show up?] |
| - link:DevFaqJavaHelpOverrideCustom.asciidoc[How can I override JavaHelp to display my own custom help or documentation?] |
| |
| === Key Bindings |
| |
| - link:DevFaqAddDefaultActionShortcuts.asciidoc[How do I add default shortcuts for SystemActions (like cut, paste, etc)?] |
| - link:DevFaqAddShortCutForAction.asciidoc[How to set the shortcut of an action outside of your own module?] |
| - link:DevFaqGetShortCutForAction.asciidoc[How to get the shortcut/shortkey of an action at runtime?] |
| - link:DevFaqGlobalVsEditorKeybindings.asciidoc[What about editor-specific keybindings?] |
| - link:DevFaqKeybindings.asciidoc[How do key bindings work?] |
| - link:DevFaqKeybindingsInUse.asciidoc[Which keybindings are already being used?] |
| - link:DevFaqLogicalKeybindings.asciidoc[Why should I use D- for Ctrl and O- for Alt? I thought C- stood for Ctrl and A- stood for Alt!] |
| - link:DevFaqOrderActions.asciidoc[I want my action to appear between two existing items/in a specific place in the menu. Can I do that?] |
| - link:DevFaqRebindingKeys.asciidoc[Binding one key to more than one action] |
| |
| === Licensing Issues |
| |
| - link:DevFaqEpl3rdPartySources.asciidoc[Where to download sources of EPL third-party components?] |
| - link:DevFaqLgpl3rdPartySources.asciidoc[Where to download sources of LGPL third-party components?] |
| - link:DevFaqLic3rdPartyComponents.asciidoc[NetBeans Platform and 3rd party components] |
| - link:DevFaqMpl3rdPartySources.asciidoc[Where to download sources of MPL third-party components?] |
| |
| === Logging and Error Handling |
| |
| - link:DevFaqAddTimestampToLogs.asciidoc[How can I add a timestamp to the logs?] |
| - link:DevFaqCustomizingUnexpectedExceptionDialog.asciidoc[How can I customize the Unexpected Exception dialog?] |
| - link:DevFaqLogging.asciidoc[Using java.util.logging in NetBeans] |
| - link:DevFaqUIGestures.asciidoc[UI Logging through Gestures Collector] |
| - link:DevFaqUnexpectedExceptionDialog.asciidoc[How can I suppress the Unexpected Exception dialog?] |
| |
| === Look and Design |
| |
| - link:DevFaqChangeLookAndFeel.asciidoc[How can I set the Swing look and feel on startup?] |
| - link:DevFaqCustomFontSize.asciidoc[I have a custom component. How can I make it respond to --fontsize like the rest of NetBeans?] |
| - link:DevFaqImagesForDarkLaf.asciidoc[How to provide non-inverted images for dark LookAndFeels like DarkMetal/Darcula?] |
| |
| === Lookup |
| |
| - link:DevFaqLookup.asciidoc[What is a Lookup?] |
| - link:DevFaqLookupContents.asciidoc[How can I find out what is in a Lookup] |
| - link:DevFaqLookupCookie.asciidoc[What is the difference between getCookie(Class), SharedClassObject.findObject(Class) and Lookup.lookup(Class)?] |
| - link:DevFaqLookupDefault.asciidoc[What is the "default Lookup"?] |
| - link:DevFaqLookupEventBus.asciidoc[Event Bus in NetBeans] |
| - link:DevFaqLookupForDataNode.asciidoc[How can I add support for lookups on nodes representing my file type?] |
| - link:DevFaqLookupGenerics.asciidoc[How do I use Java generics with Lookup?] |
| - link:DevFaqLookupHowToOverride.asciidoc[How can I override an instance in the Lookup?] |
| - link:DevFaqLookupImplement.asciidoc[How do I implement my own lookup or proxy another one?] |
| - link:DevFaqLookupLazyLoad.asciidoc[How do I lazy-load an item in the lookup?] |
| - link:DevFaqLookupNonSingleton.asciidoc[If there is more than one of a type in a Lookup, which instance will I get?] |
| - link:DevFaqLookupPackageNamingAndLookup.asciidoc[After adding my class to Lookup I get a "ClassNotFoundException" when trying to look it up, why?] |
| - link:DevFaqLookupVsHashmap.asciidoc[Why use Lookup - wouldn't a Map be good enough?] |
| - link:DevFaqLookupWhere.asciidoc[What uses Lookup?] |
| - link:DevFaqSysFsLookupRegistration.asciidoc[How can I register services into the lookup using the system filesystem?] |
| - link:DevFaqWhenLookup.asciidoc[When should I use Lookup in my own APIs?] |
| |
| === Mavenized Builds |
| |
| - link:DevFaqMavenHowToMigrateFromANT.asciidoc[How to convert an ANT-based NetBeans Module to a Maven-based NetBeans Module?] |
| - link:DevFaqMavenL10N.asciidoc[How can I create localization modules using Maven?] |
| - link:DevFaqMavenPlatformRebel.asciidoc[Can I use JRebel to speed up development?] |
| - link:DevFaqMavenSystemScope.asciidoc[Why can't I use system scope for a library wrapper module?] |
| |
| === Module System |
| |
| - link:Autoload.asciidoc[What is an autoload module?] |
| - link:DevFaqChangeRestartSplash.asciidoc[How can I change the NetBeans splash screen shown when an installed module requires restart?] |
| - link:DevFaqDisableAutoupdate.asciidoc[Can I disable Auto Update (for example, while running tests)?] |
| - link:DevFaqFixDependencies.asciidoc[How fix module dependencies automatically?] |
| - link:DevFaqModuleCCE.asciidoc[Why am I getting a ClassCastException when the class is clearly of the right type?] |
| - link:DevFaqModuleDupePackages.asciidoc[Can two or more modules contain the same package?] |
| - link:DevFaqModuleLoadUnloadNotification.asciidoc[How can code in one module be notified when other modules are loaded or unloaded?] |
| - link:DevFaqModuleObfuscation.asciidoc[How can I obfuscate a module?] |
| - link:DevFaqNonGuiPlatformApp.asciidoc[Can I create a console or server (non-GUI) app with the NetBeans Platform?] |
| - link:DevFaqSuppressExistingModule.asciidoc[I want my module to disable some of the modules that would normally be enabled. Possible?] |
| - link:DevFaqTutorialsDebugging.asciidoc[How do I debug a module I'm building?] |
| |
| === NetBeans Developer FAQ |
| |
| - link:FaqIndex.asciidoc[list of other FAQs] |
| - link:HowToAddFAQEntries.asciidoc[How To Add FAQ Entries] |
| |
| === Nodes and Explorer |
| |
| - link:DevFaqAddDoingEvilThingsToForeignNodes.asciidoc[I have a reference to an existing Node from some other module. Can I add cookies/properties/children?] |
| - link:DevFaqAddingRemovingChildrenDynamically.asciidoc[Can I add, remove or reorder children of a node on the fly?] |
| - link:DevFaqChangeNodeAppearance.asciidoc[How can I change my node's appearance?] |
| - link:DevFaqCreateExplorerPanel.asciidoc[How do I create a TopComponent (tab in the main window) to show some Nodes?] |
| - link:DevFaqCutCopyPaste.asciidoc[How do I handle cut, copy and paste?] |
| - link:DevFaqExpandAndSelectSpecificNode.asciidoc[How do I make a particular node visible in the Explorer, and maybe select it?] |
| - link:DevFaqExplorer.asciidoc[What is "explorer"?] |
| - link:DevFaqExplorerConnectNode.asciidoc[How do I show a Node in my explorer view?] |
| - link:DevFaqExplorerManager.asciidoc[What is an ExplorerManager?] |
| - link:DevFaqExplorerViews.asciidoc[What is an Explorer View?] |
| - link:DevFaqExplorerViewsInMantisse.asciidoc[How can I design explorer views in Mantisse GUI editor?] |
| - link:DevFaqFilesFromNodes.asciidoc[How do I get at the file that a particular node represents?] |
| - link:DevFaqGraphicalChoiceView.asciidoc[How can I graphically create a ChoiceView?] |
| - link:DevFaqNodeChildrenDotLeaf.asciidoc[Why do my nodes in the Explorer always have an expand-box by them, even though they have no children?] |
| - link:DevFaqNodeDeletionDialog.asciidoc[How can I prevent (or override) the node deletion dialog?] |
| - link:DevFaqNodeInjectingLookupContents.asciidoc[I want to allow other modules to inject objects into my Node's Lookup, or Actions into its actions] |
| - link:DevFaqNodePropertyForFiles.asciidoc[I have a Node.Property for a file. How can I control the file chooser that is the custom editor?] |
| - link:DevFaqNodeSelectAll.asciidoc[How can I implement "Select all/Deselect all/Invert selection" features?] |
| - link:DevFaqNodeSerialize.asciidoc[How to serialize my nodes?] |
| - link:DevFaqNodeSubclass.asciidoc[I need to create my own Nodes. What should I subclass?] |
| - link:DevFaqNodeViewCapability.asciidoc[How can I add a "View" capability for data my node represents?] |
| - link:DevFaqNodesChildFactory.asciidoc[I need to show Nodes for objects that are slow to create. How do I compute Node children on a background thread?] |
| - link:DevFaqNodesCustomLookup.asciidoc[I need to add to/remove from/customize the content of my Node/DataObject/TopComponent's Lookup. How do I do it?] |
| - link:DevFaqNodesDecorating.asciidoc[How do I "decorate" nodes that come from another module (i.e. add icons, actions)?] |
| - link:DevFaqOutlineViewHorizontalScrolling.asciidoc[How can I add horizontal scrolling support to the OutlineView component?] |
| - link:DevFaqPropertyEditorHints.asciidoc[I have a Node.Property. I want to control its appearance or custom editor somehow. Can I do that without writing my own property editor?] |
| - link:DevFaqSortableTTVColumns.asciidoc[How can I make sortable columns in a TreeTableView?] |
| - link:DevFaqSuppressEditTTVColumns.asciidoc[How do I remove the "..." buttons of a TreeTableView?] |
| - link:DevFaqTrackGlobalSelection.asciidoc[I need to write some code that tracks the global selection. What should I do?] |
| - link:DevFaqTrackingExplorerSelections.asciidoc[Tracking selections in the Explorer] |
| - link:DevFaqViewSaveTTVColumns.asciidoc[How do I preserve the column attributes of a TreeTableView?] |
| - link:DevFaqWhatIsANode.asciidoc[What is a Node?] |
| |
| === Output Window |
| |
| - link:DevFaqCustomIOProvider.asciidoc[How to implement custom IOProvider?] |
| - link:DevFaqInput.asciidoc[How to get user input in the Output Window?] |
| - link:DevFaqOWColorText.asciidoc[How to use color text in Output Window?] |
| - link:DevFaqOWTabEmbedding.asciidoc[How do I embed output window tab to another component?] |
| - link:DevFaqOutputWindow.asciidoc[How do I create my own tab in the output window and write to it?] |
| - link:DevFaqOutputWindowExternalProcess.asciidoc[How do I route the output from an external process to the output window?] |
| |
| === Printing |
| |
| - link:DevFaqHowToPrint.asciidoc[Help, the Print menu item is disabled!] |
| |
| === Programmatic access to Java Sources |
| |
| - link:DevFaqObtainSourcesOfAJavaClass.asciidoc[How to obtain a source file for a Java class and open in the editor?] |
| - link:DevFaqScanForClasses.asciidoc[How can I scan a classpath to find all classes of a particular type?] |
| - link:JavaHT_GetAllMembers.asciidoc[How do I Get All Methods/Fields/Constructors of a Class?] |
| - link:JavaHT_Modification.asciidoc[How can I programmatically modify a Java source file?] |
| - link:Java_DevelopersGuide.asciidoc[Java_DevelopersGuide] |
| |
| === Project Handling |
| |
| - link:DevFaqGetNameOfProjectGroup.asciidoc[How to get the name of the active project group?] |
| - link:DevFaqGetNameOrIconForProject.asciidoc[How to get the name or icon of a project?] |
| - link:DevFaqGetProjectForFileInEditor.asciidoc[How to get the project of the active file in the editor?] |
| - link:DevFaqListenForOpeningClosingProject.asciidoc[How to listen for projects to be opened/closed?] |
| - link:DevFaqOpenProjectProgramatically.asciidoc[How can I open a Project programatically?] |
| |
| === Project Types |
| |
| - link:DevFaqActionAddProjectCustomizer.asciidoc[How to add a new panel to a Project Properties dialog?] |
| - link:DevFaqActionAddProjectCustomizerToMultipleTypes.asciidoc[How do I register a "ProjectCustomizer" to multiple project types?] |
| - link:DevFaqActionAddProjectPopUp.asciidoc[How do I add an action to a project popup menu?] |
| - link:DevFaqActionAddProjectTypePopUp.asciidoc[How do I add an action to a project popup menu of a specific project type?] |
| - link:DevFaqActionAllAvailableProjectTypes.asciidoc[How determine all available project types?] |
| - link:DevFaqAddFileTemplateToNewFileContentMenu.asciidoc[How can I define the available File types when the user right-clicks the project folder and chooses "New"?] |
| - link:DevFaqIdentifyMain.asciidoc[How do I identify the "main project"?] |
| - link:DevFaqPossibleToExtend.asciidoc[Is it possible to extend an existing project type?] |
| |
| === Properties and PropertySheet |
| |
| - link:DevFaqPropertySheetEditors.asciidoc[How do I change the default behavior of PropertySheet editors?] |
| - link:DevFaqPropertySheetHideDescription.asciidoc[How do I hide the description area in property window?] |
| - link:DevFaqPropertySheetNodes.asciidoc[How do I show my node's properties in the Properties view?] |
| - link:DevFaqPropertySheetReadonlyProperty.asciidoc[How do I add a readonly property?] |
| - link:DevFaqPropertySheetTabs.asciidoc[How do I display different groups of properties on buttons in the property sheet the way Matisse does?] |
| |
| === Running and Writing tests |
| |
| - link:DevFaqTestDataObject.asciidoc[Writing Tests for DataObjects and DataLoaders] |
| - link:DevFaqTestUsingSystemFileSystem.asciidoc[How do I test something which uses the System Filesystem?] |
| - link:DevFaqUsingSimpletests.asciidoc[Using NbModuleSuite & friends] |
| - link:DevRunningTestsPlatformApp.asciidoc[Running tests on a platform application] |
| - link:NetBeansDeveloperTestFAQ.asciidoc[NetBeans Developer Test FAQ] |
| - link:TestingThingsThatUseFileObjectDataObjectDataFolder.asciidoc[Testing things that use FileObjects] |
| |
| === Settings |
| |
| - link:DevFaqExportImport.asciidoc[How to register options for export/import to module's layer?] |
| - link:DevFaqExtendOptionsSearch.asciidoc[How can I configure my options panel to be found by global quicksearch or options search?] |
| - link:DevFaqExtendOptionsWindow.asciidoc[Can I add new panels to the Options window?] |
| - link:DevFaqHowToChangeSettingsFromAnExternalModules.asciidoc[How do you change the configuration of other modules?] |
| - link:DevFaqJavaStartParms.asciidoc[How do I change the application's Java start parameters?] |
| - link:DevFaqOpenOptionsAtCategory.asciidoc[How do you open the option dialog with a preselected category?] |
| - link:DevFaqSetPrefs.asciidoc[How do I let the user set preferences/options/customization/configuration for my module/application?] |
| |
| === Tasks and Progressbar |
| |
| - link:DevFaqExternalExecution.asciidoc[How to run/execute an external program?] |
| - link:DevFaqTaskLongRunningAsyncTask.asciidoc[How to execute a long running task from an action without blocking the GUI?] |
| |
| === Threading |
| |
| - link:DevFaqBackgroundThread.asciidoc[What is a background thread and why do I need one?] |
| - link:DevFaqRequestProcessor.asciidoc[When should I use RequestProcessor.getDefault() and when should I create my own RequestProcessor?] |
| - link:DevFaqRequestProcessorTask.asciidoc[How can I run an operation occasionally on a background thread, but reschedule it if something happens to delay it?] |
| - link:DevFaqThreading.asciidoc[I need to run some code on a background thread. Can the platform help me?] |
| - link:DevFaqThreadingBuiltIn.asciidoc[What APIs come with built-in background thread handling?] |
| |
| === Tutorials and important starting points |
| |
| - link:DevFaqAnnotationList.asciidoc[NetBeans Annotation Cheat Sheet] |
| - link:DevFaqApisBasics.asciidoc[What are the basic things I should know about NetBeans' architecture to get started creating NetBeans Platform applications?] |
| - link:DevFaqTutorialsAPI.asciidoc[NetBeans API starting point] |
| - link:DevFaqTutorialsIndex.asciidoc[Any tutorials out there, please?] |
| |
| === Using Enterprise Resources from NetBeans module |
| |
| - link:DevFaqAppClientOnNbPlatformTut.asciidoc[Java EE Application Client on top of NetBeans Platform Tutorial] |
| - link:DevFaqCallEjbFromNbm.asciidoc[How to call EJB from NetBeans module] |
| |
| === Using Sounds |
| |
| - link:DevFaqMakeItTalk.asciidoc[How to make my application talk?] |
| - link:DevFaqUseSounds.asciidoc[How to use sounds in my application?] |
| |
| === Versioning |
| |
| - link:ProjectVersioning.asciidoc[How to add versioning actions like GIT, Mercurial, SVN, CVS to my own nodes?] |
| |
| === When There Are Multiple Ways To Do Something... |
| |
| - link:DevFaqModulesDeclarativeVsProgrammatic.asciidoc[Installing things declaratively vs. installing things programmatically] |
| - link:DevFaqRegisterObjectsViaInstanceOrSettingsFiles.asciidoc[Should I register an object in my layer file using .instance or .settings files? What about .shadow files?] |
| - link:DevFaqWaysToRegisterInDefaultLookup.asciidoc[Which way should I register an object in the default Lookup?] |
| - link:DevFaqWhenToUseWhatRegistrationMethod.asciidoc[I need to register some object to be found at runtime, or run some code on startup. Which way should I use?] |
| |
| === When things go wrong: Troubleshooting |
| |
| - link:DevFaqTroubleshootClassNotFound.asciidoc[I've got a class not found error/exception. How can I fix it?] |
| - link:DevFaqTroubleshootMissingItemsInZippedSources.asciidoc[I find files missing from the source ZIP file] |
| |
| === Window System |
| |
| - link:DevFaqCustomWindowMode.asciidoc[How to create a custom window mode?] |
| - link:DevFaqCustomizeWindowSystem.asciidoc[How can I customize the window system via the latest 7.1 techniques/enhancements?] |
| - link:DevFaqEditorTopComponent.asciidoc[I want to create a TopComponent class to use as an editor, not a singleton] |
| - link:DevFaqExecutableIcon.asciidoc[How can I change the executable's icon?] |
| - link:DevFaqInitialMainWindowSize.asciidoc[How do I set the initial size of the main window?] |
| - link:DevFaqMainTitle.asciidoc[How to change main title contents?] |
| - link:DevFaqMixingLightweightHeavyweight.asciidoc[How to mix lightweight (Swing) and heavyweight (AWT) components?] |
| - link:DevFaqMultipleTopComponentAction.asciidoc[I have a non-singleton TopComponent. Can I write actions which show all available instances in the main menu?] |
| - link:DevFaqNonSingletonTopComponents.asciidoc[How can I change my TopComponent to not be a singleton?] |
| - link:DevFaqOverrideDefaultWindowSize.asciidoc[How to override the default size of an existing window?] |
| - link:DevFaqReplaceWindowSystem.asciidoc[How can I replace the Window System?] |
| - link:DevFaqWindowsAndDialogs.asciidoc[Windows and dialogs] |
| - link:DevFaqWindowsComponentHowTo.asciidoc[I want to show my own component(s) in the main window - where do I start?] |
| - link:DevFaqWindowsGeneral.asciidoc[What is the window system] |
| - [[DevFaqWindowsInternals|How does the window system _really_ work?]] |
| - link:DevFaqWindowsMatisse.asciidoc[How do I use Matisse/GroupLayout (new form editor/layout manager in 5.0) in my windowing system components] |
| - link:DevFaqWindowsMaximizeViaCode.asciidoc[How to maximize a TopComponent?] |
| - link:DevFaqWindowsMode.asciidoc[What are Modes?] |
| - link:DevFaqWindowsNoActionsOnToolbars.asciidoc[I want to disable the popup menu on the toolbars in the main window. How do I do that?] |
| - link:DevFaqWindowsOpenInMode.asciidoc[My TopComponent always opens in the editor area, but I want it to open in the same place as XYZ] |
| - link:DevFaqWindowsOpenTopComponents.asciidoc[Which TopComponents are open?] |
| - link:DevFaqWindowsTopComponent.asciidoc[What are TopComponents?] |
| - link:DevFaqWindowsTopComponentLookup.asciidoc[Why does TopComponent have a getLookup() method? What is it for?] |
| - link:DevFaqWindowsWstcrefAndFriends.asciidoc[How do I use .wstcrf/.wsmode/.settings files to install my module's components in the window system?] |
| - link:DevFaqWindowsXmlApi.asciidoc[How does the XML API for installing window system components work?] |
| |
| === Wizards and Templates |
| |
| - link:DevFaqMakeGroupTemplate.asciidoc[How do I make a file template which actually creates a set of files at once?] |
| - link:DevFaqOpenFilesAfterProjectCreation.asciidoc[How to open files in editor after project creation?] |
| - link:DevFaqTemplatesInNonIdeApp.asciidoc[I am creating a non-IDE application. How do I enable/control templates?] |
| - link:DevFaqWizardChangeLabelsOfDefaultButtons.asciidoc[How to customize the button text of default buttons of a wizard (Finish, Cancel, etc.)?] |
| - link:DevFaqWizardPanelError.asciidoc[How do I show that a user has filled an invalid input into my wizard?] |
| |
| === XML Multiview API |
| |
| - link:DevFaqMultiViewChangeTabInCode.asciidoc[How to change selected tab of Multiview?] |
| |
| -NOTE:* This document was automatically converted to the AsciiDoc format on 2018-02-07, and needs to be reviewed. |
