Hi Adam,
Here's a link to a template that the other contributors have used to
create their tutorials:
http://www.netbeans.org/files/documents/4/681/tutorial-template.html
Here's some other quick thoughts on potential improvements to your tutorial:
1.) It would be fantastic if you could capture a couple screenshots and
include them in the tutorial. (How many screenshots is up to you ...
any place you think it might useful for some one reading the tutorial
... I trust your judgment.)
2.) Some preliminary instructions that say something like, "If you are
planning to work with GrizzlyPex, (which unlikely given it's an
automatic test suite for Project Grizzly), you do not need to use the
Meven IDE plug-in." You might also consider giving instructions on how
to get the Meven IDE plug-in before doing the subversion checkout.
3.) For a status of how the svn checkout is going, the NetBeans IDE
Output window will list every file that has been successfully checked
out. If the Output Window is not open, you can open it with the Window
> Output. If the Output Window does not automatically open when you
initiate the subversion download, would you consider filing a bug at
http://www.netbeans.org/community/issues.html ?
Btw, does NetBeans IDE 5.5.1 include subversion in its initial download
or do you have to get it from the Update Center? IIRC, 5.5 requires you
to get it from the Update Center. If you need to get it from the Update
Center, we should probably include that in the instructions.
Looking forward to having this contribution from you, (and sending you a
t-shirt)!
Would you be interested in doing a tutorial for NetBeans IDE 6.0 too? A
first beta of NetBeans IDE 6.0 just came out today. The setup for Meven
IDE is easier for NetBeans IDE 6.0, you just get the Meven IDE from the
Update Center and Subversion is part of the initial installation. :-)
Ooh, yes we would be happy to send you a 2nd t-shirt for this
contribution too :-)
thanks,
charlie ...
Adam Duston wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
>> You can use the CSS but since the tutorials are inside the "java.net
>> template", I suspect you will get it for free. Charlie, did you have to
>>
>
> What is the "java.net template"? A Google search produced no useful
> leads. Where can I obtain the java.net template?
>
> As soon as I have the java.net template, I will submit my formatted
> tutorial in exchange for a Project Grizzly t-shirt.
>
> Adam
>
> On 9/17/07, Jeanfrancois Arcand <Jeanfrancois.Arcand_at_sun.com> wrote:
>
>> Salut,
>>
>> Adam Duston wrote:
>>
>>> Jean-Francois,
>>>
>>> When coding in Java I am an Eclipse user but, for the first time
>>> today, I installed NetBeans and compiled Grizzly with the mevenide
>>> plugin. Since I recorded my steps along the way, I think I may have
>>> inadvertently won myself a t-shirt.
>>>
>> :-) :-)
>>
>> Uh, i should mention that the
>>
>>> instructions are pretty brief, so maybe I omitted something.
>>>
>>> At any rate, I notice that the tutorials on java.net have a particular
>>> style, e.g. https://grizzly.dev.java.net/tutorials/findBugs-nb-tutorial/index.html
>>> . When I submit my tutorial, should I format it any way? Should I use
>>> the CSS from java.net and submit it in HTML format?
>>>
>> You can use the CSS but since the tutorials are inside the "java.net
>> template", I suspect you will get it for free. Charlie, did you have to
>> do anything special for the tutorial mentioned below?
>>
>> We need more tutorial like that! Small and direct to the point.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> -- Jeanfrancois
>>
>>
>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Adam
>>>
>>> p.s. Here are the steps I recorded:
>>>
>>> 1. Install Netbeans. On Ubuntu, this is totally easy: just install the
>>> Netbeans package. You will have to download the .tgz file from
>>> netbeans.org; just read the instructions that come with the package.
>>>
>>> 2. In NetBeans, go to Tools->Update Center, hit Next, and install the
>>> Subversion plugin.
>>>
>>> 3. Go to Subversion->Checkout, then enter the Grizzly svn URL:
>>> https://grizzly.dev.java.net/svn/grizzly/trunk . You'll need a
>>> username/password to access svn, of course; just register at
>>> dev.java.net. Unlike Subclipse, you won't know how far the svn
>>> checkout has gotten at any point in time because there is no progress
>>> bar. Sorry about that!
>>>
>>> 4. When I got to this point, I hadn't yet installed the mevenide
>>> plugin for Netbeans. Had I installed it, it is possible that the
>>> Grizzly Project would have opened. But, since it wasn't installed, the
>>> only Grizzly module that is packaged as a Netbeans project --
>>> grizzlypex -- opened. If only grizzlypex opens for you, then just
>>> close this project.
>>>
>>> 5. Follow these instructions to install the mevenide:
>>> http://mevenide.codehaus.org/m2-site/mevenide2-netbeans/installation.html
>>> . Note: do *NOT* use the .zip file install; it will install an old
>>> version. Instead follow the instructions under "Install using the
>>> Netbeans Update Center".
>>>
>>> 6. Now you should be able to open the trunk folder as a project in the
>>> Netbeans IDE. Just choose File->Open Project... and then select the
>>> trunk folder. This will open all the Grizzly modules as maven projects
>>> in the IDE, with "Grizzly Project" in bold. To build, simply
>>> right-click on "Grizzly Project" and choose "Build". Voila!
>>>
>>>
>>>
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