Best GUI/IDE for JSF or JSP tag libs?

[Chris]

I'm looking for a simple, lightweight editor for JSP pages. It should
have support for JSP tag libraries or JSF, so I can pick components off
a palette and insert them into a page.

Any suggestions?

 

[Unpredictable]

I think, the netbeans 5.5 supports all that you want.

 

[roohbir]

I'm looking for a simple, lightweight editor for JSP pages. It should
have support for JSP tag libraries or JSF, so I can pick components off
a palette and insert them into a page.

Any suggestions?

I agree with Unpredictable. I have been using NetBeans for awhile and
it does all this and more.
I have NetBeans 5.5. It has a good set of documentation in case you
need it.
Cheers
Roohbir

 

[Shinya Koizumi]

I agree with Unpredictable. I have been using NetBeans for awhile and
it does all this and more.
I have NetBeans 5.5. It has a good set of documentation in case you
need it.
Cheers
Roohbir

I agree with all, but sometimes java ide is very heavy and with a lot of
problems.
With the limited pc at home, I always use the dreamweaver..., but i am going
to buy
one next month.^_^)

 

[Chris]

I think, the netbeans 5.5 supports all that you want.

I'll try it, but I'm guessing that it doesn't meet the "simple,
lightweight" requirement. Will check it out anyway.

 

[Lew]

I'll try it, but I'm guessing that it doesn't meet the "simple,
lightweight" requirement. Will check it out anyway.

The "I" in "IDE" stands for "integrated". That belies "simple, lightweight",
since by definition what it "integrates" is a host of features.

So which will it be? Simple and lightweight, or an IDE?

Netbeans is, in my own personal esthetic, much easier to use than Eclipse, but
essentially all the major IDEs will do what you want, except be lightweight
since they are IDEs.

For lightweight, use vi and Ant. That is not sarcasm, although personally I
prefer emacs and Ant. Emacs gives me all the syntax-coloring and indentation
power I want.

When I need integration, say of Javadocs, Web server, compiler and builder,
libraries, deployment and debugging, then I use an IDE, in my case Netbeans by
preference.

Your request is like asking for a sports car that goes from 0-60 mph (0-100
kph) in 4.2 seconds that will also seat seven and get 40 miles to the gallon
(OK, whatever that is in km per litre) and be totally survivable in the event
of a crash.

- Lew

 

[Chris]

The "I" in "IDE" stands for "integrated". That belies "simple,
lightweight", since by definition what it "integrates" is a host of
features.

So which will it be? Simple and lightweight, or an IDE?

Netbeans is, in my own personal esthetic, much easier to use than
Eclipse, but essentially all the major IDEs will do what you want,
except be lightweight since they are IDEs.

For lightweight, use vi and Ant. That is not sarcasm, although
personally I prefer emacs and Ant. Emacs gives me all the
syntax-coloring and indentation power I want.

When I need integration, say of Javadocs, Web server, compiler and
builder, libraries, deployment and debugging, then I use an IDE, in my
case Netbeans by preference.

Your request is like asking for a sports car that goes from 0-60 mph
(0-100 kph) in 4.2 seconds that will also seat seven and get 40 miles to
the gallon (OK, whatever that is in km per litre) and be totally
survivable in the event of a crash.

You will note that I did not ask for "Javadocs, Web server, compiler and
builder, libraries, deployment and debugging" or anything of the sort.
What I asked for was "a simple, lightweight editor for JSP pages. It
should have support for JSP tag libraries or JSF, so I can pick
components off a palette and insert them into a page." This is not an
unreasonable request.

Plenty of such editors exist for other environments. There are a number
of emerging editors for AJAX components, for example. There are editors
for other tagging systems, like Cold Fusion (ever heard of Homesite?).
There are screen designers for proprietary GUIs. I'm just wondering if
someone has done it for JSF.

Note that I have *not* asked for a way to edit or step through Java
code. Just a designer, that's all.