I spent about 90 minutes testing VC2: - I chose not to import 8.2 settings (since Glenn did), and installed nb-javac. - No plugins were available, but 44 plugins were already installedI created, debugged and tested Java 9 and Java 10 applications with no issues. - I created, debugged and tested Java 9 and Java 10 applications with no issues. - JDK Javadoc help worked fine, but clicking the Help button on any NetBeans window (e.g. Tools > Options) does nothing. - Moving and docking windows, and changing fonts and colors all worked fine. - All my usual keyboard shortcuts worked fine. - Like Glenn, I noticed some unnecessarily small fonts in various places. For example: Tools > Options > Fonts & Colors > Versioning: "*Some colors may not be....*" - Using Maven worked fine. - One strange minor issue: after creating a couple of Java applications and then restarting NetBeans the *Start Page > My NetBeans* incorrectly reported *<no recent project>* - *Start Page > Take A Tour *and *Start Page > What's New *send me to NetBeans 8.x pages in the browser. - *Start Page > Featured Demo* sends me to a dead YouTube link. - A very minor point, but some of the links on *Start Page > What's New > News & Tutorials *are over 4 years old! - There was just one exception in the IDE Log. It occurred when I tried to check for plugins:
usage: InstallPlugins INFO [org.netbeans.modules.autoupdate.updateprovider.DownloadListener]: Reading URL https://netbeans.apache.org/nb/updates/9.0/updates.xml.gz?unique=0efed4c50-0d22-4f46-8a74-3c8e73a52f45_cd791539-7683-474d-a14d-9f3babd241cd failed (java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect) INFO [org.netbeans.modules.autoupdate.ui.Utilities]: Connection timed out: connect java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.waitForConnect(Native Method) at java.net.DualStackPlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(DualStackPlainSocketImpl.java:85) - I realize that most of the issues I am detailing are fairly minor, and may not be specific to VC2. - No plugins and no NetBeans Help are the only two significant issues that I found with VC2. Rick On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 7:03 PM, Glenn Holmer <[email protected]> wrote: > On 07/05/2018 07:34 AM, Emilian Bold wrote: > > Build artefacts for NetCAT are available here: > > Imported 8.2 settings, installed nb-javac, everything seems very smooth. > Worked on a Swing program under JDK10 for about an hour, debugged, > profiled, gitted, &c., no problems. > > The only thing that really stuck out is the splash during updates > ("updating... turning on modules..."); the font that shows those > messages is infinitesimally small. > > -- > Glenn Holmer (Linux registered user #16682) > "After the vintage season came the aftermath -- and Cenbe." > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > >
