[Java-gnome-developer] Updates in CVS

[Jeffrey M. <Jef...@Br...>]

One of the areas that severely lacked in Java-GNOME was the 
generated javadocs didn't have comments.  This is about
to change.  I have checked code into CVS that allows the
generator to insert comments into the code for a couple
of the constructs.   These comments are then inserted
into the javadocs.  If you have wanted to help the project
out but weren't sure how to contribute you could add comments
to the defs file.  For an example of how this is done you could
look at src/defs/gtk.defs.  The comments can only be inserted
into the "define-object" and "define-func" constructs but
more is to follow.

I have also placed a new document on the website.  It is a
comparison between the Java-GNOME APIs and the native library
APIs.  In the document you will find a table for each widget.
The table has three columns; one for the native API, one for
the corresponding Java-GNOME API and the third to indicate
if we have verified if the Java-GNOME API works properly.
Currently the third column is blank for all widgets.  By the
time of the next release this column will be filled in.  The
next release (0.7.1) will focus on completing this document
by adding methods where they currently do not exist, verifying 
the APIs in examples, and fixing broken methods.

Is anybody on the list using Java-GNOME with an IDE other 
than emacs or vi?  If so, would you consider writing a short
HOWTO describing what steps you had to complete in order to
get Java-GNOME to work with your IDE?

Thanks
-Jeffrey Morgan