Re: [platform] IOProvider not printing when --nogui or before gui is visible

:39 skrev Patrik Karlström : > Hello, > I have this platform application that uses IOProvider to output text. > > When started with --nogui or before gui is present there is no output when > using the IOProvider. > > The doc below sounds promising but how do I e

[platform] IOProvider not printing when --nogui or before gui is visible

Hello, I have this platform application that uses IOProvider to output text. When started with --nogui or before gui is present there is no output when using the IOProvider. The doc below sounds promising but how do I ensure/enforce the use of the fallback instance? Can I delete the default

Re: [platform] Remove files referred to in update_tracking

non-windows systems since > DDE is windows specific: > > https://github.com/apache/netbeans/blob/643b64771c00c24d857773cd4d454c19f40bb57f/ide/extbrowser/src/org/netbeans/modules/extbrowser/NbDdeBrowserImpl.java#L77-L96 > > -mbien > > On 11.03.24 14:41, Patrik Karlstr

Re: [platform] Remove files referred to in update_tracking

Let's hope not! :) Also bringing this back to the list... Den mån 11 mars 2024 kl 14:26 skrev Pieter van den Hombergh < pieter.van.den.hombe...@gmail.com>: > probably not if you are not on windows. > > > met vriendelijke groet > Pieter van den Hombergh > > Op ma 11 mr

[platform] Remove files referred to in update_tracking

I'm in the process of publishing some apps to flathub.org and got a PR comment regarding the existence of nonlinux files like dll exe dylib and some excotic architectures. I can see references to them like in I deleted the dlls and it seems to be

Re: [platform] RELEASE200

> (NB 20 is also not released yet, the staged repositories are not permanent) > > regards, > -mbien > > On 25.11.23 07:58, Patrik Karlström wrote: > > So I'm testing my maven platform applications against RELEASE200 and I've > got two questions. > > I tend to exclude

[platform] RELEASE200

So I'm testing my maven platform applications against RELEASE200 and I've got two questions. I tend to exclude unneeded (by me) modules to make the apps more slim, or to provide newer dependencies such as for lang3 for example. Now I get messages like Some included modules/bundles depend on

Re: Maven + NB platform app variants

I asked the very same thing earlier on this list and I ended up using standard maven profiles. It's good for excluding modules too, and adding closed source modules to an open source pom. The reference will be visible but not the content. Note that you have to select the correct profile in both

Re: Two finger swipe left - right makes editor go wild

kl 12:19 skrev Neil C Smith : > On Thu, 2 Nov 2023 at 04:37, Patrik Karlström wrote: > > I just tested the latest daily with a fresh userdir with the default > settings and it looks good to me. > > Daily?! As in daily build, your own build of delivery, or the build > from the

Re: Two finger swipe left - right makes editor go wild

I just tested the latest daily with a fresh userdir with the default settings and it looks good to me. Thanks! Den tis 31 okt. 2023 kl 15:40 skrev Neil C Smith : > On Mon, 30 Oct 2023 at 14:06, Neil C Smith wrote: > > On Mon, 30 Oct 2023 at 13:51, Laszlo Kishalmi > wrote: > > > can confirm

Re: Two finger swipe left - right makes editor go wild

il C Smith : > On Sat, 28 Oct 2023 at 06:34, Patrik Karlström wrote: > > > > I'm not sure if this is related to the OS, Fedora in my case or if it's > a netbeans thing. > > > > Using the touchpad to scroll up and down also invokes a trigger happy > two fi

Two finger swipe left - right makes editor go wild

I'm not sure if this is related to the OS, Fedora in my case or if it's a netbeans thing. Using the touchpad to scroll up and down also invokes a trigger happy two finger swipe left and/or right and the result is that the editor might switch tabs or jump between "editor points" within the current

Re: [platform] Generating multiple app "bundles"

Thanks for the ideas, I will look into clusters, found https://netbeans.apache.org/wiki/DevFaqWhatIsACluster.html and will search my old books too. /Patrik Den lör 30 sep. 2023 kl 16:04 skrev Neil C Smith : > On Sat, 30 Sept 2023 at 11:16, Patrik Karlström wrote: > > For my maven

Re: Remote Debug: Unable to create javax script engine for javascript

>Is it possible to upgrade Ant to resolve this issue? It is possible to upgrade ant, just download the latest version and point to it from NetBeans Options/Java/Ant/Ant home. Not sure if it resolves the issue though. /Patrik Den lör 30 sep. 2023 kl 19:07 skrev Blaine Heinfeld : > Using

Re: App not using proper search path for libraries when launched by NetBeans

.deb does not work with the C/C++ plugin, it complains >> about unpack200 which is nowhere to be found. >> >> Is there another way to install NetBeans on Ubuntu? >> >> Kind regards >> Fedor >> >> >> Op za 30 sep 2023 om 11:44 schreef Patrik Karl

Fwd: App not using proper search path for libraries when launched by NetBeans

. Is there another way to install NetBeans on Ubuntu? Kind regards Fedor Op za 30 sep 2023 om 11:44 schreef Patrik Karlström : > Perhaps something with snap is behind this. > Does it work when you run it from an ordinary NetBeans, not a snap one? > > /Patrik > > Den lör 30 sep. 2023 kl 09:

[platform] Generating multiple app "bundles"

For my maven platform application I need to create different Application bundles like NetBeans had pre Apache with SE, EE & C++ so I can have a couple of variants of my application with each own set of plugins. To this day, I have created different "application" projects with each dependencies

Re: App not using proper search path for libraries when launched by NetBeans

Perhaps something with snap is behind this. Does it work when you run it from an ordinary NetBeans, not a snap one? /Patrik Den lör 30 sep. 2023 kl 09:48 skrev Fedor van Eldijk : > When I run a simple application that uses a library, Ogre3D in my case, > from NetBeans, it breaks with the

Re: "NetBeans 76 was last used 32 days ago"

76 in this case is the snap version, I guess, and so the name of the userdir. /Patrik Den lör 1 juli 2023 kl 16:50 skrev Neil C Smith : > On Sat, 1 Jul 2023 at 15:34, Admin @ Goodun > wrote: > > > > This message has just appeared for me in NB 18.0. > > > > This would be useful if I could find

Re: How To Add a Custom Bug Report Feature to ErrorManager or Exceptions

Might this help? https://netbeans.apache.org/wiki/DevFaqCustomizingUnexpectedExceptionDialog.html Den fre 10 feb. 2023 17:39Sean Carrick skrev: > Hey All! > > I am working on an NBP application and am wondering how I can create a > custom "Submit Bug Report" action when using the ErrorManager

Re: Installer for Netbeans 15 on Ubuntu?

There is a snap that I like and use. https://snapcraft.io/netbeans Den ons 23 nov. 2022 01:33Owen Thomas skrev: > Is there an installer for Netbeans 15 on Ubuntu? >

Re: [platform] CLIHandler: Socket creation failed

Den tors 17 nov. 2022 kl 09:07 skrev Neil C Smith : > > > On Thu, 17 Nov 2022, 07:45 Patrik Karlström, wrote: > >> I'm packaging a platform application as an ubuntu snap without the >> network interface, https://snapcraft.io/docs/network-interface >> The app works

[platform] CLIHandler: Socket creation failed

I'm packaging a platform application as an ubuntu snap without the network interface, https://snapcraft.io/docs/network-interface The app works as expected but one is greeted with the error below on start. Is there a way to disable the network lookup? java.net.SocketException: Permission denied

Re: Simple navigation question

Do what, Select "Synchronize Editor with Views" in the View menu? Den sön 21 aug. 2022 kl 14:10 skrev Amn : > Nice!! How do you do that? > On 2022-08-18 3:43 p.m., Patrik Karlström wrote: > > Just select "Synchronize Editor with Views" in the View menu should do

Re: Simple navigation question

Just select "Synchronize Editor with Views" in the View menu should do it, live. Den tors 18 aug. 2022 kl 21:38 skrev Blake McBride : > Greetings, > > I am using NetBeans 14. I have a simple navigation question (in Java). > > Let's say I have many classes in a package hierarchy. I am editing a

Re: [platform] DialogDescriptor/NotifyDescriptor and multiple screens

a good solution, or better yet, it might be solved in swing/awt. /Patrik Den ons 20 apr. 2022 kl 10:43 skrev Neil C Smith : > On Tue, 19 Apr 2022 at 08:04, Patrik Karlström wrote: > > > > I'm trying to find a way to improve my platform applications' handling > of dialogs. >

[platform] DialogDescriptor/NotifyDescriptor and multiple screens

I'm trying to find a way to improve my platform applications' handling of dialogs. Developed on a laptop, I was not aware that dialogs did not follow the main window, instead they are displayed on the main screen. I use descriptors and display them with DialogDisplayer.getDefault().notify(d) And

[platform][javafx] Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'unnamed module

Until now I have been using a jdk/jre with bundled javafx modules for platform applications, but yesterday I decided to switch to a vanilla jdk and added javafx through maven (not the NetBeans ones). Then I noticed WARNING [javafx]: Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from

[platform] Replacing jar files in modules/ext

I'm looking for a way to handle the use of LGPLv3 dependencies in a platform application with regard to the following: - permit all users to exchange the library with other API-compatible library versions (e.g. those with security- & bug-fixes) As an end user, I replaced the dependency in

Re: [platform] platform listed twice, weird duplications problems

ough. Installation= /atlas/data/git/slask/antbased/build/cluster /snap/netbeans/45/netbeans/platform /snap/netbeans/45/netbeans/platform Den lör 27 mars 2021 kl 09:00 skrev Patrik Karlström : > > I'm having two problems with my platfor

[platform] platform listed twice, weird duplications problems

I'm having two problems with my platform application that I don't know how to handle. - Exiting the IDE indicates that I have processes running of my app, but I don't. - Exiting the application with running indeterminate progress handles requires me to confirm twice that I want to "Exit IDE", my

Re: support in the absence of community help

There is this page with commercial support: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Commercial+Support Den mån 18 jan. 2021 kl 13:19 skrev Christopher C. Lanz : > > Hello, > > I have asked a question here and on stack overflow. No answers were > forthcoming. In such a situation, are

Re: [netbeans-platform] programmatically call "Show Only Editor" on startup

Better yet, don't use tabs! https://blogs.oracle.com/geertjan/farewell-to-space-consuming-weird-tabs aka NoTabsTabDisplayerUI Den mån 21 dec. 2020 kl 14:18 skrev Ralf Eichinger : > > I am developing a netbeans RELEASE90 platform based application. > all gui is placed in editor area. > Is there

Re: [platform] Settings dir for platform applications

user directory for more than a year now through many > NetBeans releases. it just runs fine, just make sure that you can read > your old configs. On the platform side I'd not expect big changes, it is > pretty stable for years. > > > On 10/25/20 5:09 AM, Patrik Karlström wrote: >

[platform] Settings dir for platform applications

The NetBeans IDE doesn't use old settings directories for later versions, is it advised for a platform application to do the same? Perhaps change it (the settings dir) every time one uses a new RELEASE of the platform? I'm able to handle my own changes in the preferences, but I don't know what's

Re: [platform][snap] How do I publish a platform app as a snap?

kl 21:19 skrev Laszlo Kishalmi < laszlo.kisha...@gmail.com>: > > On 7/25/19 9:08 AM, Patrik Karlström wrote: > > It took me a while but the missing dependencies are now published to > bintray and the just released version 1.1.2 of Mapton is using that. > > Regarding

Re: Sudden erratic behaviour by Netbeans 12.0

You will find the cache path in the menu Help/About. Shutdown netbeans, rename the cache dir and start netbeans. Yes. Den tors 1 okt. 2020 11:31David Gradwell skrev: > Hi, > > > > After months of using NetBeans 12.0 it has started behaving erratically. > > > > Specifically: > > > >1. A

[platform] Printing OpenGL/JOGL fails

I added the platform printing support by following the instructions on https://netbeans.apache.org/wiki/DevFaqHowToPrint.asciidoc to my plattform application. It works well for every TopComponent except one when it contains an OpenGL rendered map by NASA's WorldWind, then it's just blank. The

Re: NetBeans 12 and 4K monitor

Not sure if this was mentioned but the following works for me. GDK_SCALE=2 netbeans Source: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NETBEANS-2360 I tend to prefer lodpi on my XPS because of high battery consumption and fan noise when on hidpi. Den mån 7 sep. 2020 kl 07:39 skrev Klerman : >

Re: IDE JAXB library for maven-Javafx

Looks like I only need org.glassfish.jaxb jaxb-runtime 2.3.3 Den fre 28 aug. 2020 kl 08:56 skrev Patrik Karlström : > I have a project where I have the following deps, perhaps you can get some > inspiratio

[platform] StatusBar and ShowOnlyEditor

Activating ShowOnlyEditor in a platform application hides the status bar. Is it possible to keep the status bar visible even when ShowOnlyEditor is activated? /Patrik

Re: [platform] Module load order maven application

This is really cool, first I noticed that the nbm-maven-plugin supports configuration, then that I don't have to use them. :) Looking at a module's *generated* manifest tells me that they end up there due to their maven dependency. Nice! Den fre 14 aug. 2020 kl 18:42 skrev Patrik Karlström

Re: [platform] Module load order maven application

a lot of sense. I will start declaring manifest dependencies, moduleType, and add something like the WindowManager.invokeWhenUIReady() that modules can register for and be run after the foundation of the application is set up and ready to go. /Patrik > > --emi > > joi, 13 aug. 2020, 13:46 P

[platform] Module load order maven application

Lately I've been experiencing problematic behavior in a platform application with close to 40 modules, NetBeans ones un-counted. I believe that it's related to the fact that I did not declare any OpenIDE-Module-Module-Dependencies in the manifests and that the module load order changed somehow.

Re: Map in editor

Something like the minimap plugin? http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/71031/minimap or https://github.com/msteiger/jxmapviewer2? Den lör 4 juli 2020 kl 00:34 skrev Geertjan Wielenga : > > What does your question mean? I don’t think anyone can help you if you > can’t provide more info. > > Gj >

Re: Navigate CTL-B/CTL-SHIFT-B not working

It looks really strange with NetBeans 8.2 Patch 2 on NB12. Perhaps you should start with a clean userdir. Where is your text cursor when hitting Ctl-B? It's context dependent. Den mån 15 juni 2020 kl 21:06 skrev slipbits : > *Product Version:* Apache NetBeans IDE 12.0 > *Updates:* NetBeans IDE

Re: [snap][ide] How do one edit harness files on snap?

read-only and always will be, this is one of it's beauty. >>> >>> If you need to develop against the platform you can download the >>> platform (or IDE binary) , then patch it there, and add the platform to >>> the platforms. >>> >>> When it is

Re: [snap][ide] How do one edit harness files on snap?

beauty. > > If you need to develop against the platform you can download the > platform (or IDE binary) , then patch it there, and add the platform to > the platforms. > > When it is merged you could use the netbeans-dev Snap package which is > updated every Thursday from master.

[snap][ide] How do one edit harness files on snap?

Until https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/2153 is merged and released I thought I would edit my own app.sh in /snap/netbeans/29/netbeans/harness/launchers/. Since everything below /snap is read-only, is it another way? As a stab in the dark I created

Re: Java 14 / Netbeans download problem

Pack200 was removed in Java 14. https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/367 Try the zip version of NetBeans and see if it works. Den ons 18 mars 2020 kl 19:58 skrev Chris Olsen : > Hello, Everyone -- > >I just downloaded the AdoptOpenJDK, and installed it via the .msi > file. Then I attempted to

Re: [platform] Getting a hook for 'status: ready'

Stupid me. That was not the platform talking. Den ons 18 mars 2020 kl 08:14 skrev Patrik Karlström : > Under some circumstances, my platform application is not performing so > well during startup. > There is a lot of JavaFX stuff invoked too in the top components being > restored. &

[platform] Getting a hook for 'status: ready'

Under some circumstances, my platform application is not performing so well during startup. There is a lot of JavaFX stuff invoked too in the top components being restored. I've been experimenting with a delay that makes the FX stuff kick in 45 seconds after application start and that is

Re: [testimonial] Distributing NetBeans Platform App with JavaFX really do work

it. I do bundle the custom made jre with the NetBeans Platform based application. Den mån 16 mars 2020 kl 03:56 skrev Ty Young : > > On 3/15/20 6:42 AM, Patrik Karlström wrote: > > Given my problems the last couple of months and seeing people here in the > same situation, I though

[testimonial] Distributing NetBeans Platform App with JavaFX really do work

Given my problems the last couple of months and seeing people here in the same situation, I thought that I should write about what I ended up doing. It was really easy in the past when one could just distribute the application and then relying on the “world wide” JRE to take care of the rest.

Re: [snap] Edit netbeans.conf

ache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Font+Rendering+Issues > On 1/24/20 5:48 AM, Patrik Karlström wrote: > > How do I edit netbeans.conf on a snap install? > /var/lib/snapd/snap/netbeans-dev/45/netbeans/etc/netbeans.conf > resides on a write protected file system. > >

[snap] Edit netbeans.conf

How do I edit netbeans.conf on a snap install? /var/lib/snapd/snap/netbeans-dev/45/netbeans/etc/netbeans.conf resides on a write protected file system.

Re: [platform] IOProvider - org.netbeans.api.io vs org.openide.windows

far it's a happy new year. :) Den tis 31 dec. 2019 kl 16:50 skrev Emilian Bold : > IOProvider.getDefault does return the first match in the global lookup if > you look at the source. > > --emi > > mar., 31 dec. 2019, 16:41 Patrik Karlström a scris: > >&g

Re: [platform] IOProvider - org.netbeans.api.io vs org.openide.windows

; > On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 4:00 PM Patrik Karlström wrote: > > > > While trying to solve a problem related to class loading > ClassNotFoundException ... starting from ... > > I noticed that there are actually two IOProviders available, one in > org.netbeans.api.io and the

[platform] IOProvider - org.netbeans.api.io vs org.openide.windows

While trying to solve a problem related to class loading ClassNotFoundException ... starting from ... I noticed that there are actually two IOProviders available, one in org.netbeans.api.io and the other one in org.openide.windows. How come? They are similar, but not identical. Any guidelines on

Re: [lookup] Accessing dynamically created objects through lookup

gt;> * @param items >> */ >> public void putAll(Class type, Collection items) { >> synchronized (lock) { >> Collection all = lookupAll(type); >> remove(all); >> for (T item : items) { >> content.add

[lookup] Accessing dynamically created objects through lookup

I feel somewhat stupid asking this one, but I just can't grip how to "publish" a "dynamically created" object so it will show up in lookupAll(). This is a really small library I'm working on and the only NetBeans dependency I have is org-openide-util-lookup, if that matters at all. The following

Re: [platform] Adding the WindowManager to a SwingNode

/trixon/stagewm/core/Initializer.java Maybe it's possible to improve it, or focus on a JavaFx WindowManager. Den mån 16 sep. 2019 kl 12:49 skrev Patrik Karlström : > I'm working on a hybrid platform app in the sense of combing Swing and > JavaFx. > Swing is used for the main window

[platform] Adding the WindowManager to a SwingNode

I'm working on a hybrid platform app in the sense of combing Swing and JavaFx. Swing is used for the main window, dialogs and the "window manager tabs", everything else is JavaFx, including the content of the TopComponents. The tool- and statusbar is also JavaFx.

Re: [platform][snap] How do I publish a platform app as a snap?

the box. >6. You can also ask Snapcraft to build the Snaps for you adding a >Github hook. > > So for start try to build a working Snap locally, then get a snapcraft > account, ask Snapcraft to build the Snap for you, then publish the Snap! > On 7/7/19 2:38 AM, Neil C Smith w

Re: Netbeans 11.1 not supporting JDK 1.7

unning 11.1 itself on JDK 8 as well as JDK 12 to see if it >> makes a difference. A big thumbs up to whomever figures out the cause of >> this problem. >> >> Gj >> >> On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 3:48 PM Patrik Karlström >> wrote: >> >>> It's repro

Re: Netbeans 11.1 not supporting JDK 1.7

It's reproduceable for me too on Manjaro Linux. Den tis 23 juli 2019 kl 15:39 skrev Geertjan Wielenga : > So far I've been able to reproduce this on Mac OSX, i.e., in 11.0 I can > register JDK 7 while in 11.1 this fails, trying to find out why. Then again > 11.0 is the LTS release, so you should

Re: [platform][snap] How do I publish a platform app as a snap?

6. You can also ask Snapcraft to build the Snaps for you adding a >Github hook. > > So for start try to build a working Snap locally, then get a snapcraft > account, ask Snapcraft to build the Snap for you, then publish the Snap! > On 7/7/19 2:38 AM, Neil C Smith wrote: >

Re: [platform][snap] How do I publish a platform app as a snap?

Den sön 7 juli 2019 kl 11:38 skrev Neil C Smith : > On Sun, 7 Jul 2019 at 09:32, Patrik Karlström wrote: > > Are there any documented (netbeans) steps somewhere that I can follow? > > I'm not sure if the build task is documented anywhere yet? But > definitely look at > http

[platform][snap] How do I publish a platform app as a snap?

My platform app Mapton is besides from being downloadable as a zip available through the AUR . Since I have noticed that NetBeans itself is available as a snap package, I thought it would be nice if Mapton was so too. The problem

Re: [PLATFORM] API (Documentation) Updates

s://bits.netbeans.org/9.0/javadoc/apichanges.html > > Gj > > > On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 4:46 PM Patrik Karlström wrote: > >> I'm really happy to see the maven artifacts for NB10 & NB11, >> but coming from NB82 makes me think of all the new stuff I don't know >>

[PLATFORM] API (Documentation) Updates

I'm really happy to see the maven artifacts for NB10 & NB11, but coming from NB82 makes me think of all the new stuff I don't know anything about. How can one as developer of a platform based application keep track of changes made to new releases of the platform? Patrik

Re: NetBeans Platform Showcase

Den mån 14 jan. 2019 kl 18:34 skrev Geertjan Wielenga < geertjan.wiele...@googlemail.com>: > Awesome! > > Here's the page so far: > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/on+top+of+NetBeans > > Should definitely be the input for a new subpage of netbeans.apache.org. > > Gj > >

NetBeans Platform Showcase

Do we have an "Apache version" of the Platform Showcase https://platform.netbeans.org/screenshots.html? I thought I’d add a platform app of mine Mapton - Some kind of map application https://mapton.org. /Patrik

NetBeansDeveloperFAQ in one big HTML file

On http://wiki.netbeans.org/NetBeansDeveloperFAQ there is a link, http://deadlock.netbeans.org/hudson/job/faqsuck/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/other/faqsuck/build/faq.html, to the now non existing one page html. I could not find it on https://netbeans.apache.org/wiki/ and I really did enjoy that

Re: ToggleFullScreenAction fails on MacOS

Class().getMethod("requestToggleFullScreen", Window.class); > > requestToggleFulLScreen.invoke(application, window); > } catch (Exception e) { > System.out.println("An exception occurred while trying to > toggle full screen mode"); >

Re: ToggleFullScreenAction fails on MacOS

, hold down the option > key when clicking the green button. > > On 7 Jun 2018, at 00:44, Patrik Karlström wrote: > > Den ons 6 juni 2018 kl 14:36 skrev Emilian Bold < > emilian.b...@protonmail.ch>: > >> The actual NPE might help. Maybe you have to create a dummy even

Re: ToggleFullScreenAction fails on MacOS

mmary > > --emi > > ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ > > On 6 June 2018 2:36 PM, Patrik Karlström wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Actions.forID("Window", > "org.netbeans.core.windows.actions.ToggleFullScreenAction").actionPerformed(null); > > >

ToggleFullScreenAction fails on MacOS

Hi, Actions.forID("Window", "org.netbeans.core.windows.actions.ToggleFullScreenAction").actionPerformed(null); I *think* that I have successfully run the code above on a mac a couple of years back, but that might have been before they changed their maximize/full screen handling. Today I noticed

Re: [PLATFORM] Listening to Show Only Editor changes

Den fre 11 maj 2018 kl 06:32 skrev Patrik Karlström <pat...@trixon.se>: > Hi, > How do I listen to Show Only Editor changes and at the same time, get the > state it's in? > Inspired by the source of https://github.com/apache/incubator-netbeans/blob/master/core.windows/src

[PLATFORM] Listening to Show Only Editor changes

Hi, How do I listen to Show Only Editor changes and at the same time, get the state it's in? My primary need is to do this from a TopComponent that needs to adapt to the changes, but I'm also intereseted in a more 'global scope', (WindowManager?). -Patrik