NetBeans 6.5 M1 is out and a cool feature you can use in there is Quick Search which is a NetBeans-wide search. You can invoke it using Ctrl + I. You search query is looked up in across the IDE- the menu items and help sets.
In case there is an action associate with your search query, you can also invoke that action simply by pressing the ENTER key. For eg. searching for 'New Project' will show you in the Actions section- a result to invoke the 'New Project' wizard.
What this essentially means is that you can invoke all menu items without hunting for the mouse. You will have to take less frequent breaks to get hold of that mouse.
Quick Search API
You can also use this feature in your own NetBeans modules or NetBeans platform applications. See Geertjan's blog entry on this.
NetBeans Podcast Episode 44
NetBeans Podcast Episode 44 (download) is out and Geertjan and Llyod talks about:
- 00:58 NetBeans 6.5 Milestone 1
- 10:15 NetCAT 6.5, introduced by project co-ordinator Jiri Kovalsky
- 14:37 Jaroslav Tulach's API Design Tip
- 17:53 Project of the Podcast: VisualVM, introduced by technical lead Tomas Hurka
- 26:30 Plugin of the podcast: Breadcrumb
- 28:25 NetBeans Puzzler
See Geertjan's blog entry
