Chapter 15. Extending the NetBeans IDE: Let's Add Some Features to the NetBeans IDE!
T he NetBeans IDE itself is a rich client application. It provides its functionality in the form of modules on top of the NetBeans Platform. That means you can extend the functionality the IDE provides the same way you would your own rich client application—by adding modules. For that purpose, in this chapter we discuss aspects that are important when dealing with the IDE.
Palettes
In Chapter 9, we developed a palette. From this palette, we could drag and drop music albums onto a specially created TopComponent. The possibility of registering a palette to a specific file type was mentioned. Registering automatically opens a registered palette whenever a file of that ...
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