NetBeans IDE 6.5.1 for JavaFX 1.1.1 Release Notes

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NetBeans IDE 6.5.1 for JavaFX 1.1.1 is an update to the JavaFX 1.1 release. It contains some bug fixes and quality enhancements and incorporates the JavaFX 1.1.1 SDK, which has enhancements to improve media performance. For more information about the new and changed features in the JavaFX 1.1.1 SDK, see JavaFX 1.1.1 SDK Release Notes.

The system requirements for NetBeans IDE 6.5.1 for JavaFX 1.1.1, including the recommended version of the JDK, are available in the JavaFX System Requirements document. An Internet connection is required to download the required components and to deploy your application.

All documentation for NetBeans 6.5 for JavaFX 1.1 is also accurate for NetBeans 6.5.1 for JavaFX 1.1.1.

This release fixes the following bugs.

• Issue 157678: Code Formatting breaks line for the last bracket.
• Issue 157623: Typing in the editor throws AssertionError when Preview is enabled on a Windows system.
• Issue 155225:. Disable "Format" after "Fix Imports."
• Issue 157300: Values are not shown in Local Variables window with JDK 6 Update 12 for Windows.

Projects

• Issue 157445: Project does not run in Browser and Web Start with Pack200 compression option.
  
  Description: When the JDK 6 Update 12 is installed on a Windows system, and the Application category in the project's Properties window has Pack200 Compression selected, JavaFX applications will result in an error when run in a browser.
  
  Workaround: Disable the Pack200 option from the Application category in the project's Properties dialog box, or use a version of the JDK other than JDK 6 Update 12.

• Issue 133630: Project does not compile.
  
  Description: A project does not compile if the Java classes include JavaFX classes.
  
  Workaround: Include the JavaFX classes in project dependencies or use the Java Scripting API.

Editor

• Issue 157899: Fix import dialog sometimes loses focus on Macintosh systems.
  
  Description: In the NetBeans IDE, the Fix Imports commands will present a series of choices when there is more than one possible import. If you navigate the choices on the keyboard and press Enter, occasionally the dialog box may lose focus, and pressing the Enter key results in a new line in the Editor.
  
  Workaround: Run the Fix Imports command again, or use the mouse to select among the choices.

• Issue 155653: Fix imports adds imports for defined classes.
  
  Description: When you run the Fix Imports command in the NetBeans editor, even when the class is defined, an import line will be added if that class exists in the library.
  
  Workaround: None

Preview Feature

• Issue 151866: The Preview feature does not support the mobile platform.
  
  Description: The NetBeans IDE Preview feature does not display a preview of applications as they will look in the JavaFX 1.1.1 Mobile Emulator.
  
  Workaround: Use the mobile emulator to view the results.

Javadoc Documentation

• Issue 150256: Javadoc documentation is not displayed in the Navigator window.
  
  Description: You cannot view Javadoc documentation for functions or fields by using the Javadoc API in the Navigator window.
  
  Workaround: Generate Javadoc documentation for the project in HTML and view it in an external browser.

JavaFX Graphics

• Issue RT-3410: The FXDLoader class ignores the construction of transformations as objects in JavaFX graphics content (FXD) descriptions.
  
  Description: If the transformations translate, rotate, scale, and shear appear in JavaFX graphics (FXD) descriptions as objects using constructions such as Affine{}, they will be ignored.
  
  Workaround: Use the function Transform.affine() instead.

• Issue RT-3409: The FXDLoader class ignores the construction Color{} in JavaFX graphics content (FXD) descriptions.
  
  Description: The construction Color { r: g: b:} is ignored when it appears in JavaFX graphics (FXD) descriptions.
  
  Workaround: Use the construction Color.rgb() instead.

• Issue RT-1237: FXZ files opened with the Open File command are not displayed in the Projects window.
  
  Description: If you open an FXZ graphics file in the NetBeans IDE using the File > Open File command, you can view the graphic and source and archive information, and view the contents in the Navigator window, but the file will not appear in the Projects window. This is standard NetBeans behavior when using the Open File command.
  
  Workaround: If you want to see the file in the Projects window, choose Window > Favorites to display the file structure on your local system in the Projects window, then open the FXZ file.

• Issue RT-1484: Stand-alone FXD files cannot be viewed graphically in the NetBeans IDE.
  
  Description: If you open a stand-alone JavaFX Data File (FXD) in the NetBeans IDE, you can only view the source description, not the graphic or the archive information. When an FXD file is included in a compressed FXZ file, the file can be viewed either as text or as a graphic, and archive information will be available.
  
  Workaround: View the graphic form of stand-alone FXD files by using the JavaFX Graphics Viewer.

• Issue RT-2431: When viewing JavaFX graphics files in the NetBeans IDE, selection of an element in the graphic does not select the tree node in the Navigator window.
  
  Description: If you open a JavaFX graphic (FXZ file) for viewing in the NetBeans IDE and select an object within that graphic, the corresponding FXZ component file is not highlighted in the Navigator window.
  
  Workaround: None.

• Issue RT-2393 and 2306: An incorrect error message is displayed when there is not enough memory to display a JavaFX graphic.
  
  Description: Either the text ERR_CannotRender is displayed or an OutOfMemoryException is thrown when not enough memory is available to display a JavaFX graphic in the NetBeans IDE.
  
  Workaround: None.

• Issue RT-1963: The location of the parsing error shown for FXD source code is not always correct.
  
  Description: When the contents of a JavaFX Data File (FXD) are displayed, the algorithm used to parse the code treats tab characters as if they occupy one column. Therefore, the actual location of the error might differ from the location that is given.
  
  Workaround: None.

• Issue RT-1830: Changes to an FXZ archive file and FXD document are not handled separately when tracking file changes.
  
  Description: Normally, when changes are made to a file in the NetBeans IDE, the tab showing the file name displays an asterisk. In the case of JavaFX compressed graphics files (FXZ), and the data files they contain (FXD), undoing changes to the FXD file cancels the File Changed status of the FXZ file, even if another change to the FXZ file was already made. For example, if a component file is added to the FXZ file, the file name shows an asterisk to mark that it is changed. If the FXD file contained in that same FXZ file is then edited, and the Undo command is used to undo the edits, the asterisk for the FZ file disappears.
  
  Workaround: None.

• Issue RT-2336: Text is not antialiased in the NetBeans IDE FXZ Viewer preview.
  
  Description: Text is not properly antialiased when previewed in the NetBeans IDE.
  
  Workaround: None. Note that this is a viewing issue. It does not affect antialiasing when the JavaFX application is deployed.

Samples

• Issue: Not all JavaFX 1.1.1 samples can compile and run on the JavaFX 1.1.1 Mobile Emulator.
  
  Description: Only samples with the Mobile Ready icon can compile and run on the JavaFX Mobile Emulator. The Mobile Ready icon is displayed in the left sidebar of the sample description.

• Issue: Samples might not be displayed in the browser.
  
  Description: If you access the Internet through a proxy, and your browser does not display the samples, you might need to modify your proxy settings.
  
  Workaround: For information about configuring proxy settings on the Java platform, go to the Java Networking and Proxies page.

Mac OS Specific Issues

• Issue 151504: Cannot uninstall JavaFX NetBeans module (nbms) files.
  
  Description: The installer marks JavaFX nbms files as system files and they cannot be uninstalled.
  
  Workaround: You must be logged in as administrator to delete JavaFX nbms files.

• Issue 151536: AccessControlException is thrown when you run the Weather application.
  
  Description: An AccessControlException is thrown when running the WeatherFX application as a Web Start application.
  
  Workaround: Follow these steps:

1. Open the WeatherFX application project in the NetBeans IDE, right-click the project, and select Properties.
2. Select Application in the Categories pane.
3. Under specific properties additional to the Common Application Properties, select Self Signed Jar.

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