Simply awesome. :-) Gj
On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 11:09 PM Graeme Ingleby <gra...@ingleby.net> wrote: > I have an Apache NetBeans fork where I’ve been working on some > modifications to the WindowManager. The most notable is the ability to > split TopComponents in floating windows like you can the main window > (including sliding modes). > > I find the NB IDE very usable as-is but I really want/need this > functionality for my custom NB platform applications. > > There are various other modifications that I feel make the window manager > a little more consistent - for example currently dragging a java file > editor out of the editor region creates a frame based floating window but > moving the same editor into the output mode and then to the desktop creates > a dialog based window. This is because NB currently determines if a > TopComponent should be treated as an editor or a view based on the Mode and > not the TopComponent. > > There are some tab icon tweaks, improved z-order handling fixes to > correctly identify a drop location, etc. All changes are documented in the > fork read-me. > > I’ve hopefully made these changes in a backward compatible manner. I’ve > got things fairly stable now and use these modifications in my IDE daily. > I’m aware the NetBeans window system can be used in many different ways and > there are many plugins available - so I need help making sure the changes > are compatible. > > I would really appreciate if other developers could try my fork and report > any issues, potential performance problems, etc. I’d love to be able to > submit a pull request but could really use a little help from the community > first. > > Apache NetBeans fork: > > https://github.com/GIngleby16/netbeans > > Clone, build and run as you would the regular repo. > > Thanks > > Graeme Ingleby > > >
