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The TabOrder OpenTool is an add-on module for the Borland JBuilder IDE that allows the user to re-order the tabs in JBuilder's content pane.
To install TabOrder , you must copy the
following two JAR files to the JBuilder
/lib/ext directory. So if you have installed
JBuilder in the directory
C:\JBuilder5\, you would need to copy these files
to the directory C:\JBuilder5\lib\ext.
Note that if you have installed another OpenTool written by the author of
TabOrder (John McGrath), you may already
have a copy of JPMOTLib.jar in the /lib/ext
directory. If that is the case, you should make sure that the newer
version of this library is used.
You can determine the version of either JAR file by simply running the JAR. From Windows Explorer, you can run it by double-clicking on the JAR file. From a command line, use the command of the form:
java -jar JPMOTLib.jar
After copying the files, you must restart JBuilder and press the accept button in the License Agreement dialog box in order to activate TabOrder.
Usage information for TabOrder is available here. This documentation can also be viewed from the TabOrder dialog by pressing the Help button.
The TabOrder OpenTool has been tested with both JBuilder 4.0 and 5.0 running under JDK 1.3. It will not work with JBuilder 3.5 or earlier versions. It may or may not work with subsequent versions. It is even possible that it will not work with any build of JBuilder other than those with which it has been tested.
Since the JBuilder OpenTools API does not provide a mechanism for re-ordering the content pane tabs, TabOrder has to use some rather unorthadox techniques in order to accomplish its task. As a result, it very well may not work with subsequent versions of JBuilder.
If you have problems with the installation of the TabOrder OpenTool, questions regarding the installation of any OpenTool, questions regarding the operation of JBuilder, or any general Java questions, you are encouraged to visit the appropriate newsgroup on the Borland news server. There you will find many good people who are willing to help others with technical problems. You will likely find the author of this program as well.
Information on the Borland JBuilder newsgroups is available at:
http://www.borland.com/newsgroups/.
If you believe that you have encountered a bug in the operation of the TabOrder OpenTool or have a suggestion for an improvement that will be of use to many others, please send me e-mail at: