I Love this Survey from Javalobby
But I am not as pesimistic as the results are. Matisse is opensource so it will IMO take less than forever. Good ideas seem to get copied fast. But I have a good feeling that NetBeans is once again the innnovator - let's keep it that way.
How to Try Out Matisse
I've noticed that some people are trying out Matisse on NetBeans 4.1 release. It won't work there, it's a part of NetBeans 4.2 development version and here is the right way to make it work:
1. Download latest 4.2 Q-Build from
here. Choose Q-Build as the Build type option.
2. Use the startup option -J-Dnetbeans.form.new_layout=true or place it into NetBeans config as described
here.
3. Create a new form and natural layout will be selected by default. Don't try form editor on an old form you've created with different layout manager, it won't work.
Note that current Matisse status is alpha, so there may be unexpected changes before it gets final in 4.2 release.
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