Eclipse Multiple Monitor Bug

While Eclipse does work across multiple monitors, I know of one bug that I find quite annoying.

I use 3 monitors, with the main source view occupying my center screen, and the output console occuping the left screen, and all the misc views (outline, problem view etc) taking up the right monitor. Continue reading

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JBuilder Registration Woes…

Because of continuing registration issues, I thought it would be interesting to post my thoughts…

The place I work has a poor internet connection (hundreds of employees share a limited isp connection so download bandwidth is limited and large downloads are frowned upon) so I got Codegear (aka Borland) to send me a JBuilder CD.

When I first installed the app, it installed well, but when I went to register, the licensing application responded that the registraion file I was trying was not valid. Continue reading

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Rambling thoughts about JBuilder 2007…

I recently made the jump to JBuilder 2007. As a long time user of JBuilder (I started using JBuilder back with version 3) I have to start off saying that this version is quite a bit different from any other JBuilder. If you are an Eclipse user you will be quite comfortable with v2007, otherwise there is a hefty learning curve.

At the moment, I am actually having trouble with the registration process, so I have not yet tried out the borland specific features, I am just getting familiar with the Eclipse 3.2 functionality.

One thing I noticed right away is that I find the UI designer a big letdown from the old JBuilder.

I will post more here in a bit when I get further along in the process.

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