What's new in JBoss Tools 3?
To amaze its fans and win new ones, JBoss Tools comes with a long list of bug fixes and very important add-ons, like Seam 2, JBossWS, and Mac OS X support. Based on new features and the finest interactivity, JBoss Tools give us a strong feeling of control and robustness.
Here is a short list of the JBoss Tools features. These are the "checkpoints" in JBoss Tools evolution from its first release until version 3.0.0 CR2:
- Seam Tools:
- Change Seam parent project
- Easier view-id selection
- Seam pages editor preferences
- Seam Ear project validator
- Seam project settings validator
- Seam components/EL
- Sub classes/inner classes
- Hibernate Tools:
- Console configuration created for JPA project
- Export diagram
- Query editor
- Code completion for Hibernate configuration properties
hbm.xml
andcfg.xml
editor
- JBoss AS Tools:
- Drag-and-drop to JBoss Server View
- "Explore" shortcut in Server View
- More strict server launches
- JBoss AS 5 support
- JMX Console
- JBoss ESB Tools:
- XSD
jboss-esb.xml
editor
- VPE:
- Richfaces 3.3
- Restore Default for Palette
- Tabbed Page Design Option dialog
- New CSS Dialog performance
- Folding in source editor
- Memory tuning
- TLD Version support
- XUL Runner
Note
For a complete list of the JBoss Tools features, please check the http://docs.jboss.org/tools/whatsnew/ features page.
"Pretty impressive!" you may say! Well, the above list was just a brief overview of the JBoss Tools features. It is only when put under a microscope that every individual JBoss tool reveals its real power. So, what are we waiting for? Let's install it!