Inspiration and Expression

Netbeans Platform and Memory File System

Normally, using Netbeans Platform you have to use DataObject.find() and use the OpenCookie to open the DataObject (eg: file, etc) to be opened on the Editor TopComponent. However, for certain case, I do not have the file yet eg: in Sketsa menu File – New. We do not want to create or store this as file yet, in case the user choose to discard the file. The file will be written to the disk, when the user choose either Save or Save As

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Tags: Java, Netbeans Platform

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How to convert SVG String to SVGDocument ?

Just simply use StringReader to wrap your string and pass it to DocumentFactory as the example below

Note: this sample utilize Apache Batik

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Tags: Batik, Java, SVG

Posted in Apache Batik, Java, Sketsa, SVG | 2 Comments »

Netbeans Platform and Default User Directory Settings

If you build application on top of Netbeans Platform, the default user directory setting will be in .app-name/dev. Well, this will quickly turn become problem when you deploy your next version of application, because the next version will read that directory settings for any persistence object and try to load it. If the new version is compatible then everything will works ok, if not then it is become big problem.

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Tags: Ant, Branding, Java, Netbeans Platform

Posted in Java, Netbeans | 2 Comments »

Write better Javadoc with links

You build your application and public API, and now you want to publish or give your API Javadoc to others. But what happen is that your Javadoc API looks ugly because all the external link eg: link to standard Java class (String, JComponent, JPanel, etc) have no link at all and just plain text. See the image below

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Tags: Ant, Java

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Netbeans Platform and Most Recently Used files (MRU)

This is a tutorial on how to create most recently used files for the Netbeans Platform based application, like you see in the Sketsa or Citra FX.

Note: this tutorial utilize the new NbPreferences available in the upcoming Netbeans 6

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Tags: Java, Netbeans Platform

Posted in Citra FX, Java, Netbeans, Sketsa | 3 Comments »

Symbol Library 2.1.0 released

Today, we just released Sketsa Plugins Symbol Library 2.1.0, this plugins allows the user to drag and drop prebuild SVG symbol or shape into the canvas.

This release add new symbols and minor enhancements.

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Tags: KIYUT, Sketsa, SVG

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Netbeans Platform Branding and version info

By default Netbeans Platform based application automatically insert the version information by using the platform build number (the first or last 4 digits, correct me if I am wrong). And currently there is no easy ways to set or update this version info, unless you want to dig through the branding folder and change the value manually.

Fortunately, the flexibility of Netbeans IDE (ant based build system) allow us to automate this stuff. Below is how I automate it

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Tags: Ant, Branding, Java, Netbeans Platform

Posted in Java, Netbeans | 17 Comments »

Netbeans Platform i18n and localization

Netbeans Platform allows the application to be localized, the only problem is that it is not quite clear on the documentation, especially how to override the localization for Netbeans default menu eg: File, Edit, Windows, etc

Note: The is based on Netbeans 5.5.1

So to localize Netbeans Platform default menu, you could do the following

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Tags: Java, Localization, Netbeans Platform

Posted in Java, Netbeans | 6 Comments »

Netbeans Platform parsing command line arguments

New features in Netbeans Platform 6 is the ability to parsing command line, so let’s try to parse command line to automatically open document on startup. This example below are using Sketsa SVG Editor as an example
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Tags: Branding, Java, Netbeans Platform

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