What is a module? [needs review]

Becoming a Proficient NetBeans Module Developer [needs review]

How do I get access to NetBeans sources using Mercurial (hg)? [needs review]

How do I get access to zipped NetBeans sources for a periodic build? [needs review]

What API do I want to use for x, y or z? [needs review]

I have written a module. Can I sell it? [needs review]

Why are some packages org.netbeans.api.something and others are org.netbeans.something.api? [needs review]

What is netbeans.exe, who compiles it and why is it there? [needs review]

Where is the Platform and How Can I Build It? [needs review]

How do I set up a NetBeans Platform in the IDE ? [needs review]

There sure are a lot of modules in the source tree. What are they for? [needs review]

In the Libraries tab of my application’s Project Properties, there sure are a lot of modules listed. What are they for? [needs review]

What are the basic things I should know about NetBeans' architecture to get started creating NetBeans Platform applications? [needs review]

Any tutorials out there, please? [needs review]

NetBeans API starting point [needs review]

NetBeans Annotation Cheat Sheet [needs review]

Filing a bug report [needs review]

Where can I find examples of how to use various APIs? [needs review]

Where can I find more documentation on certain APIs? [needs review]

NetBeans Certified Engineer Course [needs review]

What are some of the hooks in the application’s lifecycle I can plug into? [needs review]

My module uses some libraries. I’ve tried setting CLASSPATH but it doesn’t work. Help! [needs review]

How do module dependencies and class loading work? [needs review]

How do I have two source directories within one module? [needs review]

What class loaders are created by the module system? [needs review]

Why can’t I load properties using UIDefaults? [needs review]

I need to package some third party libraries with my module. How do I do that? [needs review]

What is an NBM? [needs review]

Can I sign NBMs I create? [needs review]

What is an SPI? How is it different from an API? [needs review]

My module requires JDK 6; how do I keep it from being loaded in JDK 5? [needs review]

What is a library wrapper module and how do I use it? [needs review]

When should I use a library wrapper module and when should I just package the library into my module? [needs review]

How to store external libraries in the NetBeans Hg repository [needs review]

How do I add native libraries to my module? [needs review]

What is an implementation dependency and when should I use one? [needs review]

My module uses some class from NetBeans' APIs. It compiles, but I get a NoClassDefFoundError at runtime. Why? [needs review]

What is a Cluster? [needs review]

What is the difference between a suite and a cluster? [needs review]

I want to reuse some of my modules in several RCP applications. How to do it? [needs review]

My project.xml lists more dependencies than I really need. How can I fix it? [needs review]

Can I work on just one or two modules from the NetBeans source base by themselves? [needs review]

Is there a standard way to provide user documentation for my module? [needs review]

Where is TopManager? I’m trying to do the examples from the O’Reilly book [needs review]

There is a class under org.netbeans.core that does what I need. Can I call/use/depend on it? [needs review]

Common calls that should be done slightly differently in NetBeans than standard Swing apps (loading images, localized strings, showing dialogs) [needs review]

How do I create a patch for a preexisting NetBeans module? [needs review]

I want to use one version of the Platform with another version of the build harness. Can I? [needs review]

I am developing a NetBeans module. What performance criteria should it satisfy? [needs review]

I want to set some flags or CLI arguments for running my NB RCP/Platform based application (such as disable assertions). How do I do that? [needs review]

How can I fix memory leaks? [needs review]

How to run a module with more memory settings [needs review]

What is a WeakListener ? [needs review]

When should I use a WeakListener ? [needs review]

How can I profile NetBeans? [needs review]

Can I test changes to the IDE without going through the license check and so on? [needs review]

How can I customize the build process? [needs review]

How can I customize the default project directory for my application, replacing "NetBeansProjects"? [needs review]

Migrating to a newer version of the Platform [needs review]

How can I launch an Ant Task on all modules of my suite? [needs review]

Do I need to restart NetBeans every time to debug new changes? [needs review]

How can I have my application compiled in a specific version of the platform ? [needs review]

How do I develop and debug annotations for NetBeans platform apps? [needs review]

How can I create localization modules using Maven? [needs review]

Why can’t I use system scope for a library wrapper module? [needs review]

Can I use JRebel to speed up development? [needs review]

How to convert an ANT-based NetBeans Module to a Maven-based NetBeans Module? [needs review]

What are the ways a module can influence the system? [needs review]

How do I run some code when my module starts/loads/unloads? [needs review]

What is a layer file, or "module layer"? [needs review]

What is the System Filesystem? [needs review]

How can I see the system filesystem (FileUtil.getConfigRoot())? [needs review]

What are *.instance files? [needs review]

What are *.settings files? [needs review]

What are *.shadow files? [needs review]

What is the user directory, what is in it, and why do I need one? [needs review]

How do I specify the order for my menu items/toolbar buttons/files in the system filesystem? [needs review]

Can I dynamically change the contents of the System Filesystem at runtime? [needs review]

Can I bundle some additional files with my module? If so, how can I find those files to use them from my module? [needs review]

Installing things declaratively as opposed to programmatically [needs review]

When do I use which registration method? [needs review]

Which Way Should I Use To Register an Object in the Default Lookup? [needs review]

Should I register an object in my layer file using .instance or .settings files? What about .shadow files or serialization? [needs review]

How do I add an action to the menu bar? [needs review]

How do I add an action to the Toolbar? [needs review]

How do I add a toggle-able action to the toolbar/main menu? [needs review]

How do I add an action to the toolbar of the editor? [needs review]

How do I create an Action that is automatically enabled and disabled depending on the selection? [needs review]

How do I make a checkable action that represents a preference option? [needs review]

What is the Actions folder in the system filesystem, and why should I use it? [needs review]

How do I add an action (incl. shortcut) at runtime? [needs review]

How do I add an action to a file of a given mime-type? [needs review]

How do I add an action to a the popup menu of the Java editor? [needs review]

How do I add an action to the context menu of all editors? [needs review]

How do I add an action to a project node’s popup menu of my own project type? [needs review]

How do I add an action to a folder? [needs review]

How can I add actions to all folder nodes?

How can I to add actions to the Java package node? [needs review]

How do I add an action to the tools menu? [needs review]

How do I add an action to my custom node type ? [needs review]

How do I make my Node have a submenu on its popup menu? [needs review]

How do I add an action to the global popup menu of tabs? [needs review]

How do I add a drop-down menu to a toolbar button? [needs review]

How do I add a dropdown menu to toolbar that is selectively enabled/disabled? [needs review]

How do I hide/remove default toolbar buttons and/or menu items? [needs review]

How do I hide and show toolbars the way the debugger does? [needs review]

How do I add an action to the context menu of the members or hierarchy view? [needs review]

Some module in the IDE etc. already has a menu item I can use. I just want to rename it. Can I? [needs review]

How can I change the contents of a menu according to the selected file in the editor? [needs review]

Can I add submenus to context or main menus, instead of single menu items? [needs review]

How do I change the closing action of the MainWindow? [needs review]

How do I get the Open File item on the File menu into my platform application? [needs review]

Looking at the UI how do I find a module that implements a menu item? [needs review]

How can I add a JSeparator to the main toolbar? [needs review]

How do I remove a menu item or toolbar button from an application’s GUI? [needs review]

How do I have only shortcut keys for an action? [needs review]

How do I change the appearance of the menu items and toolbar buttons for my action? [needs review]

How do you invoke the View/IDE Log Action programmatically? [needs review]

How do I Add Content to the Global Context? [needs review]

How do i add an icon to the context menu? [needs review]

How do I invoke an action programmatically? [needs review]

How can I reuse and/or organise actions only by using annotations (@ActionReferences)? [needs review]

How do I define and localise the keymap category of an action? [needs review]

How do I create an action which can be invoked by a macro? [needs review]

DevFaqHowCreateAnActionObject [needs review]

How do keybindings work? [needs review]

Can I bind one key to more than one action? [needs review]

Why should I use D- for Ctrl and O- for Alt - I thought C stood for Ctrl and A stood for alt? [needs review]

I want my action to appear between to existing items/in a specific place in the menu. Can I do that? [needs review]

What are editor-specific keybindings and how are they different from global ones? [needs review]

How do I find out which keybindings are already in use? [needs review]

How do I add default shortcuts for SystemActions (like cut, paste, etc)? [needs review]

How to get the shortcut/shortkey of an action at runtime? [needs review]

How to set the shortcut of an action outside of your own module? [needs review]

What is a Lookup? [needs review]

What uses Lookup? [needs review]

Why use this strange convention - wouldn’t a Map be good enough? [needs review]

How do I use Java Generics with Lookup? [needs review]

How can I override an instance in the Default Lookup? [needs review]

What is the difference between getCookie(Class), SharedClassObject.get(Class) and Lookup.lookup(Class)? [needs review]

How do I implement my own lookup or proxy another one? [needs review]

If there is more than one of a type in a Lookup, which instance will I get? [needs review]

How can I find out what is in a Lookup? [needs review]

How can I add support for `Lookup`s on nodes representing my file type? [needs review]

When should I use Lookup in my own APIs? [needs review]

After adding my class to Lookup I get a "ClassNotFoundException" when trying to look it up, why? [needs review]

Using Event Bus in NetBeans [needs review]

How do I lazy-load an item in the Lookup? [needs review]

How can I register services into the default lookup using the system filesystem? [needs review]

How does NetBeans recognize files? [needs review]

What is a FileObject? [needs review]

What is a FileSystem? [needs review]

What are File Attributes? [needs review]

What is a DataObject? [needs review]

What is a DataLoader? [needs review]

How can I be notified when a file is modified and saved?? [needs review]

How can I be notified when a file is opened? [needs review]

How do I add an item to for every folder in the system? [needs review]

Can I add a menu item to the context menu of every Java source file? [needs review]

I’m having trouble implementing this filesystem…​. [needs review]

How do I add support for an XML type with a different extension? [needs review]

The next button is never enabled when I create my DataObject from a template. Help! [needs review]

How can I create a FileObject in memory? [needs review]

How can I create declarative MIMEResolver and add new file type? [needs review]

I am listening for changes in a folder/file but when there are changes I do not receive an event [needs review]

I want to listen for changes in a file that may not exist or may be deleted and re-created [needs review]

I need to show a file chooser when my action runs. Can I remember the most recently used directories? [needs review]

Files vs. file objects [needs review]

URIs and URLs [needs review]

How do I get a java.io.File for a FileObject?

How do I get a FileObject for a File?

How do I get a DataObject for a FileObject?

How do I get a FileObject for a DataObject?

How do I get a Node for a DataObject?

How do I get a DataObject for a Node?

How do I get a reference to the system filesystem?

I have a .instance file. How do I get an actual object instance? [needs review]

I have a folder full of .instance files. How do I get any/all of the object instances? [needs review]

How can I get a list of open editor windows? [needs review]

How can I find the currently open document in the selected editor? [needs review]

How can I track what file the user is currently editing? [needs review]

How can I get the position of the caret in the currently selected editor window? [needs review]

How can I open a file in the editor in read-only mode? [needs review]

How can I open a particular file at a particular line number and column? [needs review]

How to get mime type from Document or JTextComponent? [needs review]

Is it safe to programmatically modify a file which is open in the editor? [needs review]

I want to make some programmatic changes to the edited file. How can I do it so one Undo undoes it all? [needs review]

Can I add syntax coloring for my own data object/MIME type? [needs review]

How to add code completion to any JEditorPane [needs review]

What is MimePath? [needs review]

What is MimeLookup? [needs review]

How is MimeLookup composed? [needs review]

How can I create JEditorPane for a specific document type? [needs review]

Project Encoding vs. File Encoding - What are the precedence rules used in NetBeans 6.x? [needs review]

Can I add a menu item to the context menu of the Java source editor? [needs review]

How to use the diff view in my own application/plugin [needs review]

How to reuse XML syntax highlighting in your own editor [needs review]

How to add code templates? [needs review]

How can I open a file in the IDE programatically? [needs review]

I want my module to disable some of the modules that would normally be enabled. Possible? [needs review]

How do I debug a module I’m building? [needs review]

Can I disable Auto Update (for example, while running tests)? [needs review]

How Can I Change the NetBeans Splash Screen Shown When A User Installs a Module Requiring Restart? [needs review]

Can I obfuscate a module? [needs review]

Why am I getting a ClassCastException when the class is clearly of the right type? [needs review]

Can two or more modules contain the same package? [needs review]

Can I create a console or server (non-GUI) app with the NetBeans Platform? [needs review]

How can code in one module be notified when other modules are loaded or unloaded? [needs review]

What is an autoload module? [needs review]

How fix module dependencies automatically? [needs review]

What is a Node? [needs review]

What is "explorer"? [needs review]

What is an ExplorerManager? [needs review]

What is an Explorer view? [needs review]

How do I show a Node to my Explorer View? [needs review]

I need to create my own Nodes. What should I subclass? [needs review]

How do I serialize my nodes? [needs review]

I need to show Nodes for objects that are slow to create. How do I compute Node children on a background thread? [needs review]

How do I create a TopComponent to show an explorer view? [needs review]

I have a reference to an existing Node from some other module. Can I add cookies/properties/actions/children? [needs review]

Can I add or remove children of a node on the fly? [needs review]

How do I make a particular node visible in the Explorer, and maybe select it? [needs review]

How do I get at the file that a particular node represents? [needs review]

How should I keep track of what the current nodeselection in the Explorer window is? Should I use the ExplorerManager ? [needs review]

I need to add-to/remove-from/customize the content of my Node/DataObject/TopComponent’s Lookup. How do I do it? [needs review]

I need to write some code that tracks the global selection. What should I do? [needs review]

How do I "decorate" nodes that come from another module (i.e. add icons, actions)? [needs review]

How do I preserve the column attributes of a TreeTableView? [needs review]

How do I remove the "…​" buttons of a TreeTableView? [needs review]

How can I make sortable columns in a TreeTableView? [needs review]

How can I add a "View" capability for data my node represents [needs review]

How can I implement "Select all/Deselect all/Invert selection" features? [needs review]

Why do my nodes in the Explorer always have an expand-box by them, even though they have no children? [needs review]

How can I prevent (or override) the node deletion dialog? [needs review]

How can I change my node’s appearance? [needs review]

How do I handle cut, copy and paste? [needs review]

How can I graphically create a ChoiceView in using the GUI designer? [needs review]

How can I design explorer views in Mantisse GUI editor? [needs review]

I have a Node.Property for a file. How can I control the file chooser that is the custom editor? [needs review]

I have a Node.Property. I want to control its appearance or custom editor somehow. What options are available? [needs review]

I want to allow other modules to inject objects into my Node’s Lookup or elsewhere (Actions, Properties…​) [needs review]

How do I add horizontal scrolling support in the OutlineView component? [needs review]

How to execute a long running task from an action without blocking the GUI? [needs review]

How to run/execute an external program? [needs review]

Can something that the user sets on the command line determine whether a menu item is enabled? [needs review]

Same as the above, but this time for enabling/disabling modules? [needs review]

How to pass command line arguments to a NetBeans Platform application when run inside the IDE [needs review]

What is a background thread and why do I need one? [needs review]

I need to run some code on a background thread. Can the platform help me? [needs review]

When should I use RequestProcessor.getDefault() and when should I create my own RequestProcessor? [needs review]

What APIs come with built-in background thread handling? [needs review]

How can I operation occasionally on a background thread, but reschedule it if something happens to delay it? [needs review]

How do I add syntax highlighting for my language? [needs review]

How can I create a custom Debugger for my language? [needs review]

How do I let the user set preferences/options/customization/configuration for my module/application? [needs review]

Can I add new panels to the Options window? [needs review]

How to register options for export/import to module’s layer? [needs review]

How do I change the application’s Java start parameters? [needs review]

How can configure my options panel to be found by global quicksearch or options search? [needs review]

How do you open the option dialog with a preselected category? [needs review]

How do you change the configuration of other modules? [needs review]

What is the Window System? [needs review]

What is a Mode in the Windowing System? [needs review]

What is a TopComponent in the Window System? [needs review]

How do I use Matisse/GroupLayout (new form editor/layout manager in 5.0) in my window system components? [needs review]

I want to show my own component(s) in the main window - where do I start? [needs review]

Windows & dialogs [needs review]

How does the declarative XML API for the window system work? [needs review]

What are the various window system file formats like .wstcref and how do I use them? [needs review]

My TopComponent always opens in the editor area, but I want it to open in the same place as XYZ? [needs review]

Why does TopComponent have a getLookup() method? What is it for? [needs review]

I want to disable the popup menu on the toolbars in the main window. How do I do that? [needs review]

How can I change the executable’s icon? [needs review]

NetBeans Window System - what happens during startup [needs review]

How Can I Replace the Window Manager? [needs review]

How do I adjust the initial size/position of the main window? [needs review]

I want to create a TopComponent class to use as an editor, not a singleton [needs review]

How can I change my TopComponent to not be a singleton (NB version up to 6.9)? [needs review]

I have a non-singleton TopComponent. Can I write actions which show all available instances in the main menu? [needs review]

Which TopComponents are open? [needs review]

How to override the default size of an existing window? [needs review]

How to create a custom window mode? [needs review]

How to change main title contents? [needs review]

How can I customize the window system via the latest 7.1 techniques/enhancements? [needs review]

How to mix lightweight (Swing) and heavyweight (AWT) components? [needs review]

How to maximize a TopComponent? [needs review]

What is the Dialogs API and How Do I Use It? [needs review]

How can I control when the OK button is enabled? [needs review]

How to change selected tab of Multiview? [needs review]

How can I open a Project programatically? [needs review]

How to get the project for the actual file in the editor? [needs review]

How to get the name or icon of a project? [needs review]

How to get the name of the active project group ? [needs review]

How to listen for projects to be opened/closed? [needs review]

Is it possible to extend an existing project type?

How do I add a new panel to a Project Properties dialog? [needs review]

How do I identify the "main project"? [needs review]

How do I register a "ProjectCustomizer" to multiple project types? [needs review]

How determine all available project types? [needs review]

How can I define the available File types when the user right-clicks the project folder and chooses "New"? [needs review]

How to add versioning actions like GIT, Mercurial, SVN, CVS to my own nodes? [needs review]

Help the Print menu item is disabled! [needs review]

How to open a URL in the internal/default HTML browser? [needs review]

How do I make a file template which actually creates a set of files at once? [needs review]

I am creating a non-IDE application. How do I enable/control templates? [needs review]

How do I show that a user has filled an invalid input into my wizard? [needs review]

How to open files in editor after project creation? [needs review]

How to customize the text of default buttons in wizard dialog (Finish, Cancel, etc)? [needs review]

How do I change the default behavior of PropertySheet editors? [needs review]

How do I show my node’s properties in the Properties view? [needs review]

How do I display different groups of properties on buttons in the property sheet the way Matisse does? [needs review]

How do I hide the description area in property window [needs review]

How do I add a readonly property? [needs review]

How do I create my own tab in the output window and write to it? [needs review]

How do I route the output from an external process to the output window? [needs review]

How do I implement a custom IOProvider? [needs review]

How do I embed output window tab to another component? [needs review]

How to use color text in Output Window [needs review]

How to get user input in the Output Window? [needs review]

Java EE Application Client on top of the NetBeans Platform Tutorial [needs review]

How to call EJB from NetBeans module [needs review]

Using NbModuleSuite & friends [needs review]

Running Tests on a Platform Application [needs review]

NetBeans Developer Test FAQ [needs review]

Testing Things That Use FileObject/DataObject/DataFolder [needs review]

Writing Tests For DataObjects and DataLoaders [needs review]

How do I test something which uses the System Filesystem? [needs review]

Branding About Dialog [needs review]

Branding Updater Splash [needs review]

How do I set the version number? [needs review]

How do I remove the status bar?

Translate Your NetBeans Module [needs review]

Other strategies for authentication and authorization [needs review]

Using java.util.logging in NetBeans [needs review]

UI Logging through Gestures Collector [needs review]

How can I suppress the Unexpected Exception dialog? [needs review]

How can I customize the Unexpected Exception dialog ? [needs review]

How Do I Add a Timestamp to the Logs? [needs review]

Module Helpset Integration FAQs [needs review]

How do I fix problems about 'ide.welcome'? [needs review]

Why doesn’t my JavaHelp content show up? [needs review]

How Can I Hook Up JavaHelp to Property Sets or Individual Properties? [needs review]

How can I override JavaHelp to display my own help or documentation? [needs review]

How can I set the Swing look and feel on startup? [needs review]

I have a custom component. How can I make it respond to --fontsize like the rest of NetBeans? [needs review]

How to provide non-inverted images for dark LookAndFeels like DarkMetal/Darcula? [needs review]

How can I use AutoUpdate to deploy updates and new modules for my application? [needs review]

How can I update the splash screen, title bar and other branding items via AutoUpdate? [needs review]

How to customize Plugin Manager? [needs review]

How can I find Javadoc of Autoupdate API with hints to use it? [needs review]

How to specify post-install code in NBM [needs review]

How can I run the installer for something else during module installation? [needs review]

Using pack200 compression for NBM files [needs review]

How to force to check for updates at every startup? [needs review]

How to change the update center URL via code? [needs review]

How to add versioning information to be shown in "Installed Programs" (Windows-only)? [needs review]

How do I Get All Methods/Fields/Constructors of a Class? [needs review]

JavaHT_How can I programmatically modify a Java source file? [needs review]

How do I obtain a source file for a Java class and open it in the editor? [needs review]

How can I scan a classpath to find all classes of a particular type? [needs review]

Java Infrastructure Developer’s guide (AKA Concepts & HowTos) [needs review]

I got a ClassNotFoundException or NoClassDefFoundError. How can I fix it? [needs review]

I find files missing from the source ZIP file [needs review]

What third party libraries are in the Platform and what are their licenses? [needs review]

Where to download sources of MPL third-party components? [needs review]

Where to download sources of LGPL third-party components? [needs review]

Where to download sources of EPL third-party components? [needs review]

How to make my application talk? [needs review]

How to use sounds in my application? [needs review]