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Re: Install Woodstock modules in Netbeans

From: Edwin Goei <Edwin.Goei_at_Sun.COM>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:53:42 -0700

Edwin Goei wrote:
> Lark Fitzgerald wrote:
>> NBM's update the underlying code but the palette should not change
>> since it was not part of the update. If you want to see components
>> that are not already there you need to import the complib. It will
>> create a new palette section with all the components.
> I don't think this user is talking about complib files. In Woodstock
> there are NBMs that can be used to replace some of the built-in
> components in NetBeans 5.5 (or later) with newer versions. These NBMs
> should update the palette entries. Also, I'd suggest to install
> locally and not globally so that the change can easily be backed out
> by manipulating the userdir. Installing globally will wipe out the old
> module and as I understand it, you cannot go back without reinstalling
> Visual Web Pack. See
> http://wiki.java.net/bin/view/Javatools/InstallingWoodstockComponentsInNetBeans
> for more info.
Sorry, I misunderstood the problem and Lark just explained it to me. If
you want to have a new component appear on the palette, you must add a
new palette item file. Look at the layer.xml file in the
woodstock/components module for examples. I'll update the wiki page.

-Edwin
>
> -Edwin
>>
>> Hope that helps,
>> Lark
>>
>> Sofiane Cherchalli wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I compiled and generated the NBM modules :
>>> com-sun-rave-webui-jsf-themes
>>> -defaulttheme.nbm and com-sun-webui-jsf.nbm.
>>>
>>> I installed then as global modules but nothing changed in the
>>> palette. I can't see Masthead and Mastfooter for instance.
>>>
>>> Did I do something wrong?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Sofiane
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