On May 12, 2:00 pm, Jorge Ortalli <[email protected]> wrote:
> > In Netbeans go to Tool -> Java Platforms, and in the Javadoc tab add
> > the zip file you just downloaded. Alt+F1 should work now!
>
> The only documentation I found is this book "*The Java Language
> Specification, Third Edition*<http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/index.html>",
> It can be downloaded but in pdf or html format. I cannot figure out how to
> add it to IDE.
The most convenient way to add it to Netbeans is probably to install
the PDFViewer plugin from Tools, Plugins. I'm sure it is available in
Netbeans 6.5 and 6.5.1. For older versions of Netbeans, I cannot say
for sure if it is available.
Then you can bookmark and search any remote or local pdf from within
Netbeans.
Test it remotely and if you find it takes too long to load, maybe
install the specification locally.
If you find again it is too slow, just open the file with your
favorite pdf reader.
I've used it on Mac, but to say the truth, it was too slow, so I've
some useful pdf in the dock and load them directly with Apercu.
What you cannot do is clicking on something in the editor and hope it
will open the spec for you at the right page.
You may also if you are on Vista, or Mac, use intelligent folders.
As for the API doc, check that you have put the right absolute path to
the doc in Netbeans Java platform. Then check that the shortcut to
access the doc (in Preferences) is not colliding with some global
shortcut on your system. In case, it is, just change it to another one
and use this new shortcut to access the API.
I cannot be more explicit since I'm not on a Windows machine. Be aware
that sometimes the click event is not catched by the editor.
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