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DataNode question
I've seen the tutorial on adding a File Type to netbeans, and how it
creates a multiview panel showing both the source, and whatever GUI you
want.
I'd rather have one that shows only the GUI.
So, I have extended a DataNode as part of the Node Delegate and added an
OpenCookie to open my form.
However, when I go to open the file, I get both a tab with the source code,
as well as a tab with my GUI in it (from the TopComponent I create).
I also noticed that when trying to add my OpenCookie, I had to jump through
what I considered rather significant hoops in order to add my OpenCookie to
the Lookup that was passed in.
The problem is that I wanted to call the super(DataObject, Children,
Lookup) method, but that has to be the first call in the constructor, and
once constructed, there's no way to really work with the Nodes lookup.
I went through several different shenanigans to try and get this to work,
and inevitably I simply extended ProxyLookup so I could add my own
InstnaceContent in a AbstractLookup, then proxy it with the passed in
Lookup. Then I could call super(dObj, Children.LEAF, new MyLookup(lookup)).
So, it just seems I'm doing "too much work" for this.
Should I be using a DataNode at all, vs simply a BeanNode (or something
else)? What am I going to lose (besides opening the source code window), as
in what stuff do I need to rewire on my own that I get "for free" from the
Data Node?
Does the NB file explorers only work with DataNodes?
Unrelated, how long is this mailing list going to last? When NB leaves
incubator, will this one be shut down and we'll need to resubscribe, etc.?
Any idea how long this will be?
Thanks
Regards,
Will Hartung
Re: DataNode question
Posted by Will Hartung <wi...@gmail.com>.
On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 11:13 AM, Neil C Smith <ne...@apache.org> wrote:
> Note the registerEditor() method you have by default in the DataObject!
>
> I have to say in all my similar uses I've removed that line and added the
> OpenCookie, OpenSupport, or whatever directly to getCookieSet() on the
> DataObject, generally not touching the default DataNode much if at all.
>
>
I see, I can explore that, thank you Neil.
Regards,
Will Hartung
Re: DataNode question
Posted by Neil C Smith <ne...@apache.org>.
On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 6:58 PM Will Hartung <wi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Simply, I was trying to preserve the Lookup already provided in the
> DataObject. I assume that something in that lookup was opening up the text
> editor? In your change, you simply usurped the Lookup provided by the
> DataObject.
>
Note the registerEditor() method you have by default in the DataObject!
I have to say in all my similar uses I've removed that line and added the
OpenCookie, OpenSupport, or whatever directly to getCookieSet() on the
DataObject, generally not touching the default DataNode much if at all.
Best wishes,
Neil
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Re: DataNode question
Posted by Will Hartung <wi...@gmail.com>.
On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 12:56 PM, Geertjan Wielenga <
geertjan.wielenga@googlemail.com> wrote:
> https://github.com/willhartung/nbtest/pull/1
>
> Also, get the book: leanpub.com/nbp4beginners
>
> Thanks again, Geertjan. The example worked great.
Yes, I already have the book, I was pleasantly surprised by it, it's very
good. I bought the second "porting" book also, but was disappointed to
discover that this "live" book had not been updated since 2014.
When I was doing the work with the DataNode, the problem I had was with the
Lookup.
Simply, I was trying to preserve the Lookup already provided in the
DataObject. I assume that something in that lookup was opening up the text
editor? In your change, you simply usurped the Lookup provided by the
DataObject.
With much of the stuff happening behind the scenes, is there a guideline as
to when I should or should not leverage the existing lookup? Many example
simply create an empty lookup, but this example i was leveraging did not.
Re: DataNode question
Posted by Kai Uwe Pel <ka...@asia.com>.
Sorry, we are not going to help you with Eclipse, since this is a
Netbeans mailing list.
btw, the book leanpub.com/nbp4beginners
<http://leanpub.com/nbp4beginners> is very recommended!
Regards
Kai
On 12/6/2017 5:29 AM, Er. Simar Preet Singh wrote:
> Any suggestions how to import project from Github into Eclipse?
> Thanks & Regards,
> Simar Preet Singh
> +91-9815816740
> On 06-12-2017 07:09, Geertjan Wielenga wrote:
>> No, not going to help you with Eclipse. Yes, it is a book you need to
>> pay for, well worth the money. It is PDF only.
>>
>> Gj
>>
>> On Wed, 6 Dec 2017 at 02:03, Er. Simar Preet Singh
>> <er.simarpreetsingh@gmail.com <ma...@gmail.com>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> This is a paid book (leanpub.com/nbp4beginners
>> <http://leanpub.com/nbp4beginners>). Do you have soft copy of
>> this book?
>>
>> I need git project to get imported to Eclipse. May you please
>> help me in that ?
>>
>> Thanks & Regards,
>> Simar Preet Singh
>> +91-9815816740
>>
>> On 06-12-2017 02:26, Geertjan Wielenga wrote:
>>> https://github.com/willhartung/nbtest/pull/1
>>>
>>> Also, get the book: leanpub.com/nbp4beginners
>>> <http://leanpub.com/nbp4beginners>
>>>
>>> Gj
>>>
>>> On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 4:25 PM, Will Hartung
>>> <willhartung@gmail.com <ma...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 9:29 PM, Geertjan Wielenga
>>> <geertjan.wielenga@googlemail.com
>>> <ma...@googlemail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Best thing is to put code somewhere, e.g., GitHub, so
>>> someone can take a look.
>>>
>>> Yes, this mailing list will become a top level Apache
>>> mailing list automatically.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks, Geertjan.
>>>
>>> Here's simple example: https://github.com/willhartung/nbtest
>>>
>>> it contains TestModule, and it demonstrates what I'm seeing,
>>> and the Lookup that I created.
>>>
>>> Simply open and run that, and then create a "file.xyz
>>> <http://file.xyz>" someplace with a few lines of text. I put
>>> the file in /tmp, and added /tmp to the Favorites explorer.
>>> The name of the file in the explorer should be the first
>>> line of the file.
>>>
>>> When you double click on the file, it should open two tabs -
>>> one containing the text, the other a "GUI" which is simply
>>> an HTML rendering of the file.
>>>
>>> The two concerns are a) why is it opening two tabs and, b)
>>> it doesn't seem like I should have had to create my own
>>> Lookup in order to simply add a OpenCookie, so that suggests
>>> I'm doing something the wrong way.
>>>
>>> Also, curiously, when I created the module the IDE names it
>>> TestModule. When I copied it to a new place (in order to
>>> commit it), it instead opens up as "pkg" (which is the
>>> package name. Don't know what that is, the files are the same.
>>>
>>> Thanks again.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Will Hartung
>>>
>>>
>>
>
Re: DataNode question
Posted by "Er. Simar Preet Singh" <er...@gmail.com>.
Any suggestions how to import project from Github into Eclipse?
Thanks & Regards,
Simar Preet Singh
+91-9815816740
On 06-12-2017 07:09, Geertjan Wielenga wrote:
> No, not going to help you with Eclipse. Yes, it is a book you need to
> pay for, well worth the money. It is PDF only.
>
> Gj
>
> On Wed, 6 Dec 2017 at 02:03, Er. Simar Preet Singh
> <er.simarpreetsingh@gmail.com <ma...@gmail.com>>
> wrote:
>
> This is a paid book (leanpub.com/nbp4beginners
> <http://leanpub.com/nbp4beginners>). Do you have soft copy of this
> book?
>
> I need git project to get imported to Eclipse. May you please help
> me in that ?
>
> Thanks & Regards,
> Simar Preet Singh
> +91-9815816740
>
> On 06-12-2017 02:26, Geertjan Wielenga wrote:
>> https://github.com/willhartung/nbtest/pull/1
>>
>> Also, get the book: leanpub.com/nbp4beginners
>> <http://leanpub.com/nbp4beginners>
>>
>> Gj
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 4:25 PM, Will Hartung
>> <willhartung@gmail.com <ma...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 9:29 PM, Geertjan Wielenga
>> <geertjan.wielenga@googlemail.com
>> <ma...@googlemail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Best thing is to put code somewhere, e.g., GitHub, so
>> someone can take a look.
>>
>> Yes, this mailing list will become a top level Apache
>> mailing list automatically.
>>
>>
>> Thanks, Geertjan.
>>
>> Here's simple example: https://github.com/willhartung/nbtest
>>
>> it contains TestModule, and it demonstrates what I'm seeing,
>> and the Lookup that I created.
>>
>> Simply open and run that, and then create a "file.xyz
>> <http://file.xyz>" someplace with a few lines of text. I put
>> the file in /tmp, and added /tmp to the Favorites explorer.
>> The name of the file in the explorer should be the first line
>> of the file.
>>
>> When you double click on the file, it should open two tabs -
>> one containing the text, the other a "GUI" which is simply an
>> HTML rendering of the file.
>>
>> The two concerns are a) why is it opening two tabs and, b) it
>> doesn't seem like I should have had to create my own Lookup
>> in order to simply add a OpenCookie, so that suggests I'm
>> doing something the wrong way.
>>
>> Also, curiously, when I created the module the IDE names it
>> TestModule. When I copied it to a new place (in order to
>> commit it), it instead opens up as "pkg" (which is the
>> package name. Don't know what that is, the files are the same.
>>
>> Thanks again.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Will Hartung
>>
>>
>
Re: DataNode question
Posted by Geertjan Wielenga <ge...@googlemail.com>.
No, not going to help you with Eclipse. Yes, it is a book you need to pay
for, well worth the money. It is PDF only.
Gj
On Wed, 6 Dec 2017 at 02:03, Er. Simar Preet Singh <
er.simarpreetsingh@gmail.com> wrote:
> This is a paid book (leanpub.com/nbp4beginners). Do you have soft copy of
> this book?
>
> I need git project to get imported to Eclipse. May you please help me in
> that ?
>
> Thanks & Regards,
> Simar Preet Singh
> +91-9815816740
>
> On 06-12-2017 02:26, Geertjan Wielenga wrote:
>
> https://github.com/willhartung/nbtest/pull/1
>
> Also, get the book: leanpub.com/nbp4beginners
>
> Gj
>
> On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 4:25 PM, Will Hartung <wi...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 9:29 PM, Geertjan Wielenga <
>> geertjan.wielenga@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Best thing is to put code somewhere, e.g., GitHub, so someone can take a
>>> look.
>>>
>>> Yes, this mailing list will become a top level Apache mailing list
>>> automatically.
>>>
>>>
>> Thanks, Geertjan.
>>
>> Here's simple example: https://github.com/willhartung/nbtest
>>
>> it contains TestModule, and it demonstrates what I'm seeing, and the
>> Lookup that I created.
>>
>> Simply open and run that, and then create a "file.xyz" someplace with a
>> few lines of text. I put the file in /tmp, and added /tmp to the Favorites
>> explorer. The name of the file in the explorer should be the first line of
>> the file.
>>
>> When you double click on the file, it should open two tabs - one
>> containing the text, the other a "GUI" which is simply an HTML rendering of
>> the file.
>>
>> The two concerns are a) why is it opening two tabs and, b) it doesn't
>> seem like I should have had to create my own Lookup in order to simply add
>> a OpenCookie, so that suggests I'm doing something the wrong way.
>>
>> Also, curiously, when I created the module the IDE names it TestModule.
>> When I copied it to a new place (in order to commit it), it instead opens
>> up as "pkg" (which is the package name. Don't know what that is, the files
>> are the same.
>>
>> Thanks again.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Will Hartung
>>
>>
>
>
Re: DataNode question
Posted by "Er. Simar Preet Singh" <er...@gmail.com>.
This is a paid book (leanpub.com/nbp4beginners
<http://leanpub.com/nbp4beginners>). Do you have soft copy of this book?
I need git project to get imported to Eclipse. May you please help me in
that ?
Thanks & Regards,
Simar Preet Singh
+91-9815816740
On 06-12-2017 02:26, Geertjan Wielenga wrote:
> https://github.com/willhartung/nbtest/pull/1
>
> Also, get the book: leanpub.com/nbp4beginners
> <http://leanpub.com/nbp4beginners>
>
> Gj
>
> On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 4:25 PM, Will Hartung <willhartung@gmail.com
> <ma...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 9:29 PM, Geertjan Wielenga
> <geertjan.wielenga@googlemail.com
> <ma...@googlemail.com>> wrote:
>
> Best thing is to put code somewhere, e.g., GitHub, so someone
> can take a look.
>
> Yes, this mailing list will become a top level Apache mailing
> list automatically.
>
>
> Thanks, Geertjan.
>
> Here's simple example: https://github.com/willhartung/nbtest
> <https://github.com/willhartung/nbtest>
>
> it contains TestModule, and it demonstrates what I'm seeing, and
> the Lookup that I created.
>
> Simply open and run that, and then create a "file.xyz
> <http://file.xyz>" someplace with a few lines of text. I put the
> file in /tmp, and added /tmp to the Favorites explorer. The name
> of the file in the explorer should be the first line of the file.
>
> When you double click on the file, it should open two tabs - one
> containing the text, the other a "GUI" which is simply an HTML
> rendering of the file.
>
> The two concerns are a) why is it opening two tabs and, b) it
> doesn't seem like I should have had to create my own Lookup in
> order to simply add a OpenCookie, so that suggests I'm doing
> something the wrong way.
>
> Also, curiously, when I created the module the IDE names it
> TestModule. When I copied it to a new place (in order to commit
> it), it instead opens up as "pkg" (which is the package name.
> Don't know what that is, the files are the same.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Regards,
>
> Will Hartung
>
>
Re: DataNode question
Posted by Geertjan Wielenga <ge...@googlemail.com>.
https://github.com/willhartung/nbtest/pull/1
Also, get the book: leanpub.com/nbp4beginners
Gj
On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 4:25 PM, Will Hartung <wi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 9:29 PM, Geertjan Wielenga <
> geertjan.wielenga@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> Best thing is to put code somewhere, e.g., GitHub, so someone can take a
>> look.
>>
>> Yes, this mailing list will become a top level Apache mailing list
>> automatically.
>>
>>
> Thanks, Geertjan.
>
> Here's simple example: https://github.com/willhartung/nbtest
>
> it contains TestModule, and it demonstrates what I'm seeing, and the
> Lookup that I created.
>
> Simply open and run that, and then create a "file.xyz" someplace with a
> few lines of text. I put the file in /tmp, and added /tmp to the Favorites
> explorer. The name of the file in the explorer should be the first line of
> the file.
>
> When you double click on the file, it should open two tabs - one
> containing the text, the other a "GUI" which is simply an HTML rendering of
> the file.
>
> The two concerns are a) why is it opening two tabs and, b) it doesn't seem
> like I should have had to create my own Lookup in order to simply add a
> OpenCookie, so that suggests I'm doing something the wrong way.
>
> Also, curiously, when I created the module the IDE names it TestModule.
> When I copied it to a new place (in order to commit it), it instead opens
> up as "pkg" (which is the package name. Don't know what that is, the files
> are the same.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Regards,
>
> Will Hartung
>
>
Re: DataNode question
Posted by Will Hartung <wi...@gmail.com>.
On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 9:29 PM, Geertjan Wielenga <
geertjan.wielenga@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Best thing is to put code somewhere, e.g., GitHub, so someone can take a
> look.
>
> Yes, this mailing list will become a top level Apache mailing list
> automatically.
>
>
Thanks, Geertjan.
Here's simple example: https://github.com/willhartung/nbtest
it contains TestModule, and it demonstrates what I'm seeing, and the Lookup
that I created.
Simply open and run that, and then create a "file.xyz" someplace with a few
lines of text. I put the file in /tmp, and added /tmp to the Favorites
explorer. The name of the file in the explorer should be the first line of
the file.
When you double click on the file, it should open two tabs - one containing
the text, the other a "GUI" which is simply an HTML rendering of the file.
The two concerns are a) why is it opening two tabs and, b) it doesn't seem
like I should have had to create my own Lookup in order to simply add a
OpenCookie, so that suggests I'm doing something the wrong way.
Also, curiously, when I created the module the IDE names it TestModule.
When I copied it to a new place (in order to commit it), it instead opens
up as "pkg" (which is the package name. Don't know what that is, the files
are the same.
Thanks again.
Regards,
Will Hartung
Re: DataNode question
Posted by Geertjan Wielenga <ge...@googlemail.com>.
Best thing is to put code somewhere, e.g., GitHub, so someone can take a
look.
Yes, this mailing list will become a top level Apache mailing list
automatically.
Thanks,
Gj
On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 12:05 AM, Will Hartung <wi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, thanks John.
>
> As I understand it, I was to post here as a "user" of the NB Platform,
> rather than a "developer" of the Netbeans code base.
>
> We'll let this fester and see what may come of it. Will it be mushrooms or
> flowers?
>
> On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 2:59 PM, John McDonnell <mc...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Will,
>>
>> I cannot begin to answer the main question in itself but if you don't get
>> an answer here try the 'dev' mailing list.
>>
>> On that note, In Apache Projects, AFAIK ALL projects have both a 'dev'
>> and 'users' mailing lists. 'dev' is for developers of the codebase and you
>> might find people there more able to answer your questions, while the
>> 'users' mailing list is users in general. So no when NetBeans leaves its
>> incubator state there will still be both a dev and users mailing lists,
>> they will just be {dev/users}@netbeans.apache.org - I assume this list
>> is moved over to this new address seamlessly...
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> John
>>
>> On 4 December 2017 at 22:50, Will Hartung <wi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I've seen the tutorial on adding a File Type to netbeans, and how it
>>> creates a multiview panel showing both the source, and whatever GUI you
>>> want.
>>>
>>> I'd rather have one that shows only the GUI.
>>>
>>> So, I have extended a DataNode as part of the Node Delegate and added an
>>> OpenCookie to open my form.
>>>
>>> However, when I go to open the file, I get both a tab with the source
>>> code, as well as a tab with my GUI in it (from the TopComponent I create).
>>>
>>> I also noticed that when trying to add my OpenCookie, I had to jump
>>> through what I considered rather significant hoops in order to add my
>>> OpenCookie to the Lookup that was passed in.
>>>
>>> The problem is that I wanted to call the super(DataObject, Children,
>>> Lookup) method, but that has to be the first call in the constructor, and
>>> once constructed, there's no way to really work with the Nodes lookup.
>>>
>>> I went through several different shenanigans to try and get this to
>>> work, and inevitably I simply extended ProxyLookup so I could add my own
>>> InstnaceContent in a AbstractLookup, then proxy it with the passed in
>>> Lookup. Then I could call super(dObj, Children.LEAF, new MyLookup(lookup)).
>>>
>>> So, it just seems I'm doing "too much work" for this.
>>>
>>> Should I be using a DataNode at all, vs simply a BeanNode (or something
>>> else)? What am I going to lose (besides opening the source code window), as
>>> in what stuff do I need to rewire on my own that I get "for free" from the
>>> Data Node?
>>>
>>> Does the NB file explorers only work with DataNodes?
>>>
>>> Unrelated, how long is this mailing list going to last? When NB leaves
>>> incubator, will this one be shut down and we'll need to resubscribe, etc.?
>>> Any idea how long this will be?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Will Hartung
>>>
>>>
>>
>
Re: DataNode question
Posted by Will Hartung <wi...@gmail.com>.
Hi, thanks John.
As I understand it, I was to post here as a "user" of the NB Platform,
rather than a "developer" of the Netbeans code base.
We'll let this fester and see what may come of it. Will it be mushrooms or
flowers?
On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 2:59 PM, John McDonnell <mc...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi Will,
>
> I cannot begin to answer the main question in itself but if you don't get
> an answer here try the 'dev' mailing list.
>
> On that note, In Apache Projects, AFAIK ALL projects have both a 'dev' and
> 'users' mailing lists. 'dev' is for developers of the codebase and you
> might find people there more able to answer your questions, while the
> 'users' mailing list is users in general. So no when NetBeans leaves its
> incubator state there will still be both a dev and users mailing lists,
> they will just be {dev/users}@netbeans.apache.org - I assume this list is
> moved over to this new address seamlessly...
>
> Regards
>
> John
>
> On 4 December 2017 at 22:50, Will Hartung <wi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I've seen the tutorial on adding a File Type to netbeans, and how it
>> creates a multiview panel showing both the source, and whatever GUI you
>> want.
>>
>> I'd rather have one that shows only the GUI.
>>
>> So, I have extended a DataNode as part of the Node Delegate and added an
>> OpenCookie to open my form.
>>
>> However, when I go to open the file, I get both a tab with the source
>> code, as well as a tab with my GUI in it (from the TopComponent I create).
>>
>> I also noticed that when trying to add my OpenCookie, I had to jump
>> through what I considered rather significant hoops in order to add my
>> OpenCookie to the Lookup that was passed in.
>>
>> The problem is that I wanted to call the super(DataObject, Children,
>> Lookup) method, but that has to be the first call in the constructor, and
>> once constructed, there's no way to really work with the Nodes lookup.
>>
>> I went through several different shenanigans to try and get this to work,
>> and inevitably I simply extended ProxyLookup so I could add my own
>> InstnaceContent in a AbstractLookup, then proxy it with the passed in
>> Lookup. Then I could call super(dObj, Children.LEAF, new MyLookup(lookup)).
>>
>> So, it just seems I'm doing "too much work" for this.
>>
>> Should I be using a DataNode at all, vs simply a BeanNode (or something
>> else)? What am I going to lose (besides opening the source code window), as
>> in what stuff do I need to rewire on my own that I get "for free" from the
>> Data Node?
>>
>> Does the NB file explorers only work with DataNodes?
>>
>> Unrelated, how long is this mailing list going to last? When NB leaves
>> incubator, will this one be shut down and we'll need to resubscribe, etc.?
>> Any idea how long this will be?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Will Hartung
>>
>>
>
Re: DataNode question
Posted by John McDonnell <mc...@gmail.com>.
Hi Will,
I cannot begin to answer the main question in itself but if you don't get
an answer here try the 'dev' mailing list.
On that note, In Apache Projects, AFAIK ALL projects have both a 'dev' and
'users' mailing lists. 'dev' is for developers of the codebase and you
might find people there more able to answer your questions, while the
'users' mailing list is users in general. So no when NetBeans leaves its
incubator state there will still be both a dev and users mailing lists,
they will just be {dev/users}@netbeans.apache.org - I assume this list is
moved over to this new address seamlessly...
Regards
John
On 4 December 2017 at 22:50, Will Hartung <wi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've seen the tutorial on adding a File Type to netbeans, and how it
> creates a multiview panel showing both the source, and whatever GUI you
> want.
>
> I'd rather have one that shows only the GUI.
>
> So, I have extended a DataNode as part of the Node Delegate and added an
> OpenCookie to open my form.
>
> However, when I go to open the file, I get both a tab with the source
> code, as well as a tab with my GUI in it (from the TopComponent I create).
>
> I also noticed that when trying to add my OpenCookie, I had to jump
> through what I considered rather significant hoops in order to add my
> OpenCookie to the Lookup that was passed in.
>
> The problem is that I wanted to call the super(DataObject, Children,
> Lookup) method, but that has to be the first call in the constructor, and
> once constructed, there's no way to really work with the Nodes lookup.
>
> I went through several different shenanigans to try and get this to work,
> and inevitably I simply extended ProxyLookup so I could add my own
> InstnaceContent in a AbstractLookup, then proxy it with the passed in
> Lookup. Then I could call super(dObj, Children.LEAF, new MyLookup(lookup)).
>
> So, it just seems I'm doing "too much work" for this.
>
> Should I be using a DataNode at all, vs simply a BeanNode (or something
> else)? What am I going to lose (besides opening the source code window), as
> in what stuff do I need to rewire on my own that I get "for free" from the
> Data Node?
>
> Does the NB file explorers only work with DataNodes?
>
> Unrelated, how long is this mailing list going to last? When NB leaves
> incubator, will this one be shut down and we'll need to resubscribe, etc.?
> Any idea how long this will be?
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards,
>
> Will Hartung
>
>