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NetBeans

Matisse Update Pack for NetBeans 5.0: NetBeans 5.0 users may now enjoy new features of Matisse GUI Builder. They are available on NetBeans 5.0 Beta Update Center as Matisse Update Pack for NetBeans 5.0. Features include automatic internationalization, preview with look and feel, relative font definition, context sensitive help bar, support for Java SE 6 layout, and more...»Read more
(June 16, 2006 3:10AM PT)

Portlet

Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP) 2.0 Draft Available: The OASIS Web Services for Remote Portlets technical committee reportedly has approved a draft of version 2.0 of the Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP) 2.0 for public review. The new version allows for more interactive remote-portlet applications. The review runs through August 13, and more information is available at the TC's site.»Read more
(June 16, 2006 3:09AM PT)

Community Weblogs »

BeanShell + 2D = Instant Graphics: Over the years I've worked on a number of projects that involved various 2D rendering operations. The usual cycle for such work is to tweak rendering code, compile, run, examine the results using a magnifier, and repeat until I'm happy with it. This certainly works, but takes a bit longer than is ideal. When I needed to do a lot of graphics tweaking for this years 'Extreme GUI Makeover' talk, I figured it was time to see if I could streamline this process. This blog shows what I've concocted.
zixle from JavaDesktop (July 11, 2006 03:45:08 PM PDT)

Getting started with the Aerith Mapping Component:
joshy from JavaDesktop (July 11, 2006 11:14:02 AM PDT)

Off topic blog on Distracted Drivers...: Just some thoughts on how we may need more technology to make driving safer.
johnreynolds from Community (July 11, 2006 10:38:26 AM PDT)

Also This Week

Java Communications

JI3: The Java Internet Indirection Infrastructure (ji3) project is intended to be a Java port of Internet Indirection Infrastructure using Java EE technologies, including JMS, web services, and Spring. i3 eases the deployment of services like multicast, anycast, and mobility, by decoupling the act of sending from the act of receiving. » Read more

JavaDesktop

First release of FMJ: The JavaDesktop Community is linking to the article First Release of FMJ - Open-Source JMF, in which Ken Larson announces the first release of FMJ, an open-source implementation of the Java Media Framework (JMF). It supports video capture on Linux, Windows, and Mac, and playback of a variety of popular formats. » Read more

Global Education and Learning Community

GELC seeks new name: The Global Education and Learning Community is looking for a new name, and you can help. The GELC Name Contest spells out the criteria sought for a new name for the community, and lists the payoffs for the winning suggestion. Suggestions are being accepted on a special forum through midnight (PDT) on June 23. » Read more

Java Tools

JavaTools Community Newsletter #83: The 83rd issue of the JavaTools Community Newsletter is packed with tool-related news from around the web, points to a new release from the SomnifugiJMS project, welcomes five new projects to the community, and congratulates two projects on their graduation from the incubator: jvyaml and macroshmacro. » Read more

NetBeans

Four New NetBeans Platform Tutorials: For those developing plug-ins and rich-client apps, the NetBeans Platform Tutorials page has added four new tutorials to its collection. The four new tutorials by Tim Boudreau can be found in the "APIs for Making Selections" section, and deal with context-sensitive concepts, such as enabling or disabling actions based on what's selected. » Read more

Mac Java Community

Java SE 6 Release 1 Developer Preview 3: The java-dev mailing list message Ann: Java SE 6.0 Release 1 Developer Preview 3 Now Available announces the latest build of Mustang for Mac OS X, for both Intel and PowerPC systems. This latest developer preview is available from the Apple Developer Connection to all ADC members, including those at the free "online" level. » Read more

Java Specification Requests

JSF Metadata Spec: The /jsf-metadata-spec-public project is "the public face of JSR 276: Design-Time Metadata for JavaServerTM Faces Components." It attempts to provide a standard, tool-agnostic set of design-time metadata items for JSF components, and a syntax component authors can use to provide design-time metadata. » Read more

Robotics

JVEX Robotics: The JVEX Robotics project "interfaces Java single board computers to the VEX Robotics Robotics Design System Kit. The goal is to free the Java host from low level device management by delegating these tasks to the VEX Controller that comes with the kit. The result is that a Java host can easily manage real-time VEX devices over a simple serial protocol." » Read more

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Sun Grid Cool Applications Contest: The Sun Grid Cool Apps Developer Challenge is offering a total of $50,000 in prizes to developers of the "coolest" apps for the Sun Grid Compute Utility. There are actually two contests: one for apps that use the Compute Server plugin for NetBeans (open to US and international participants), and another that actually runs on the grid (US participants only). The contest submission deadline is August 31, with a community vote scheduled for early September and announcement of the winners expected in mid-September.

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Community Events »

NL-JUG: J-Fall
October 11, 2006
Netherlands

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