Thanks for this work Graeme!
I will take a look into this Fork this coming weekend and will let you know
my observations
with regards
Tushar
Tushar Joshi, Nagpur: http://www.tusharjoshi.com
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On Fri, Jun 7, 2019 at 2:47 AM Geertjan Wielenga <geert...@apache.org>
wrote:
> 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
> >
> >
> >
>
