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JBuilder OpenTools

Borland's JBuilder Java IDE provides the OpenTools API, which allows you to add new functionality to the IDE. I have written a number of OpenTools and I hope they will be useful to you.

Preview SelectionMargin

The SelectionMargin OpenTool adds a selection margin to the left of each editor pane. It has special selection behavior, which is mostly the same as Microsoft Word. It allows you to easily select whole lines and therefore makes it easier to copy, cut or delete whole lines. The selection margin is also used to display line numbers. Read More...

TabSize

The TabSize OpenTool can automatically change the tab size when you switch between files. Read More...

TextDragDrop

The TextDragDrop OpenTool adds Text Drag and Drop operations to editor panes and File Drop capabilities to the menu bar, tool bar and content manager. Text drag and drop editing is the easiest way to move or copy a selection of text within a file, between files, or between applications. The text you drop remains selected, which makes it easy to copy a chunk of text into several places. File drop allows you to open files dragged from the Windows Explorer (or other file manager) and dropped on JBuilder (menu bar, tool bar and content manager). Read More...