- add updated welcome screen

git-svn-id: https://jmonkeyengine.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@9958 75d07b2b-3a1a-0410-a2c5-0572b91ccdca

sdk/jme3-welcome-screen/manifest.mf

@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ OpenIDE-Module-Implementation-Version: 0
 OpenIDE-Module-Install: com/jme3/gde/welcome/Installer.class
 OpenIDE-Module-Layer: com/jme3/gde/welcome/layer.xml
 OpenIDE-Module-Localizing-Bundle: com/jme3/gde/welcome/Bundle.properties
+OpenIDE-Module-Requires: org.openide.windows.WindowManager
 

sdk/jme3-welcome-screen/nbproject/genfiles.properties

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-build.xml.data.CRC32=991b240e
+build.xml.data.CRC32=b1982df4
 build.xml.script.CRC32=e68af6b0
-build.xml.stylesheet.CRC32=a56c6a5b@2.49.1
+build.xml.stylesheet.CRC32=a56c6a5b@2.50.1
 # This file is used by a NetBeans-based IDE to track changes in generated files such as build-impl.xml.
 # Do not edit this file. You may delete it but then the IDE will never regenerate such files for you.
-nbproject/build-impl.xml.data.CRC32=991b240e
+nbproject/build-impl.xml.data.CRC32=b1982df4
 nbproject/build-impl.xml.script.CRC32=5d3b3399
-nbproject/build-impl.xml.stylesheet.CRC32=238281d1@2.49.1
+nbproject/build-impl.xml.stylesheet.CRC32=238281d1@2.50.1

sdk/jme3-welcome-screen/nbproject/project.xml

@@ -51,6 +51,23 @@
                         <specification-version>1.30</specification-version>
                     </run-dependency>
                 </dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.netbeans.modules.settings</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <release-version>1</release-version>
+                        <specification-version>1.35.1</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.openide.awt</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <specification-version>7.46.1</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
                 <dependency>
                     <code-name-base>org.openide.modules</code-name-base>
                     <build-prerequisite/>
@@ -83,6 +100,14 @@
                         <specification-version>8.2</specification-version>
                     </run-dependency>
                 </dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.openide.windows</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <specification-version>6.55.1</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
             </module-dependencies>
             <public-packages/>
         </data>

sdk/jme3-welcome-screen/src/com/jme3/gde/welcome/Bundle.properties

@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ OpenIDE-Module-Long-Description=\
     The jMonkeyEngine GDE Welcome Screen
 OpenIDE-Module-Name=Welcome Screen
 OpenIDE-Module-Short-Description=The jMonkeyEngine GDE Welcome Screen
+WelcomeScreenTopComponent.jTextPane1.border.title=Latest jMonkeyEngine News

sdk/jme3-welcome-screen/src/com/jme3/gde/welcome/GradPanel.java

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package com.jme3.gde.welcome;
+
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.GradientPaint;
+import java.awt.Graphics;
+import java.awt.Graphics2D;
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author normenhansen
+ */
+public class GradPanel extends JPanel {
+
+    @Override
+    protected void paintComponent(Graphics grphcs) {
+        super.paintComponent(grphcs);
+        int w = getWidth();
+        int h = getHeight();
+        Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) grphcs;
+        GradientPaint gp = new GradientPaint(
+                0, 0, Color.WHITE,
+                0, h, Color.LIGHT_GRAY);
+
+        g2d.setPaint(gp);
+        g2d.fillRect(0, 0, w, h);
+    }
+}

sdk/jme3-welcome-screen/src/com/jme3/gde/welcome/Installer.java

@@ -16,5 +16,7 @@ public class Installer extends ModuleInstall {
 
     @Override
     public void restored() {
+        System.setProperty("awt.useSystemAAFontSettings", "on");
+        System.setProperty("swing.aatext", "true");
     }
 }

sdk/jme3-welcome-screen/src/com/jme3/gde/welcome/WelcomeScreen.java

@@ -1,196 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
- * and open the template in the editor.
- */
-package com.jme3.gde.welcome;
-
-//import atmosphere.Planet;
-//import atmosphere.PlanetRendererState;
-import com.jme3.gde.core.assets.ProjectAssetManager;
-import com.jme3.gde.core.scene.PreviewRequest;
-import com.jme3.gde.core.scene.SceneApplication;
-import com.jme3.gde.core.scene.SceneListener;
-import com.jme3.gde.core.scene.SceneRequest;
-import com.jme3.gde.core.sceneexplorer.nodes.NodeUtility;
-import com.jme3.light.DirectionalLight;
-import com.jme3.material.Material;
-import com.jme3.math.ColorRGBA;
-import com.jme3.math.Vector3f;
-import com.jme3.niftygui.NiftyJmeDisplay;
-import com.jme3.renderer.Caps;
-import com.jme3.renderer.queue.RenderQueue.Bucket;
-import com.jme3.renderer.queue.RenderQueue.ShadowMode;
-import com.jme3.scene.Geometry;
-import com.jme3.scene.Mesh;
-import com.jme3.scene.Node;
-import com.jme3.scene.Spatial;
-import com.jme3.scene.shape.Sphere;
-import com.jme3.texture.Image;
-import com.jme3.texture.TextureCubeMap;
-import de.lessvoid.nifty.Nifty;
-import de.lessvoid.nifty.controls.checkbox.CheckboxControl;
-import de.lessvoid.nifty.screen.Screen;
-import de.lessvoid.nifty.screen.ScreenController;
-import java.net.URL;
-import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
-import org.netbeans.api.javahelp.Help;
-import org.openide.util.Exceptions;
-import org.openide.util.HelpCtx;
-import org.openide.util.Lookup;
-import org.openide.util.NbPreferences;
-
-/**
- *
- * @author normenhansen
- */
-public class WelcomeScreen implements ScreenController {
-
-//    PlanetRendererState planetView;
-    SceneRequest request;
-    NiftyJmeDisplay niftyDisplay;
-    Nifty nifty;
-    Screen screen;
-    Spatial skyBox;
-
-    public void startScreen() {
-        final Node rootNode = new Node("Welcome Screen");
-        request = new SceneRequest(this, NodeUtility.createNode(rootNode), new ProjectAssetManager());
-        request.setHelpCtx(new HelpCtx("com.jme3.gde.core.about"));
-        request.setWindowTitle("Welcome to jMonkeyEngine");
-        final WelcomeScreen welcomeScreen = this;
-        final DirectionalLight dirLight = new DirectionalLight();
-        dirLight.setDirection(new Vector3f(.1f, 1, .1f).normalizeLocal());
-        dirLight.setColor(ColorRGBA.Gray);
-//        SceneApplication.getApplication().addSceneListener(new SceneListener() {
-//
-//            @Override
-//            public void sceneRequested(SceneRequest request) {
-//                if (request.getRequester() == WelcomeScreen.this) {
-//                    //FIXME: planet location dont work?
-//                    if (SceneApplication.getApplication().getRenderer().getCaps().contains(Caps.OpenGL21)) {
-////                        planetView = new PlanetRendererState(new Planet(100f, new Vector3f(0, 0, 0)), dirLight);
-////                        SceneApplication.getApplication().getStateManager().attach(planetView);
-//                    }
-//                    SceneApplication.getApplication().getViewPort().getScenes().get(0).addLight(dirLight);
-//                    SceneApplication.getApplication().getCamera().setLocation(new Vector3f(0, 0, 400));
-//                    setupSkyBox();
-//                    niftyDisplay = new NiftyJmeDisplay(SceneApplication.getApplication().getAssetManager(),
-//                            SceneApplication.getApplication().getInputManager(),
-//                            SceneApplication.getApplication().getAudioRenderer(),
-//                            SceneApplication.getApplication().getGuiViewPort());
-//                    nifty = niftyDisplay.getNifty();
-//                    try {
-//                        nifty.fromXml("Interface/WelcomeScreen.xml", new URL("nbres:/Interface/WelcomeScreen.xml").openStream(), "start", welcomeScreen);
-//                    } catch (Exception ex) {
-//                        Exceptions.printStackTrace(ex);
-//                    }
-//
-//                    // attach the nifty display to the gui view port as a processor
-//                    SceneApplication.getApplication().getGuiViewPort().addProcessor(niftyDisplay);
-//                }
-//            }
-//
-//            @Override
-//            public boolean sceneClose(SceneRequest request) {
-//                SceneApplication.getApplication().getViewPort().getScenes().get(0).removeLight(dirLight);
-//                skyBox.removeFromParent();
-//                SceneApplication.getApplication().getGuiViewPort().removeProcessor(niftyDisplay);
-//                nifty.exit();
-////                if (planetView != null) {
-////                    SceneApplication.getApplication().getStateManager().detach(planetView);
-////                }
-//                SceneApplication.getApplication().removeSceneListener(this);
-//                return true;
-//            }
-//
-//            @Override
-//            public void previewRequested(PreviewRequest request) {
-//            }
-//        });
-//        SceneApplication.getApplication().enqueue(new Callable<Object>() {
-//
-//            @Override
-//            public Object call() throws Exception {
-//                SceneApplication.getApplication().requestScene(request);
-//                return null;
-//            }
-//        });
-    }
-
-    private void setupSkyBox() {
-        Mesh sphere = new Sphere(32, 32, 10f);
-        sphere.setStatic();
-        skyBox = new Geometry("SkyBox", sphere);
-        skyBox.setQueueBucket(Bucket.Sky);
-        skyBox.setShadowMode(ShadowMode.Off);
-
-        Image cube = SceneApplication.getApplication().getAssetManager().loadTexture("Textures/blue-glow-1024.dds").getImage();
-        TextureCubeMap cubemap = new TextureCubeMap(cube);
-
-        Material mat = new Material(SceneApplication.getApplication().getAssetManager(), "Common/MatDefs/Misc/Sky.j3md");
-        mat.setBoolean("SphereMap", false);
-        mat.setTexture("Texture", cubemap);
-        mat.setVector3("NormalScale", new Vector3f(1, 1, 1));
-        skyBox.setMaterial(mat);
-
-        ((Node) SceneApplication.getApplication().getViewPort().getScenes().get(0)).attachChild(skyBox);
-    }
-
-    public void setNoStartup() {
-        NbPreferences.forModule(Installer.class).put("NO_WELCOME_SCREEN", "true");
-    }
-
-    public void startUpdating() {
-        nifty.gotoScreen("updating");
-    }
-
-    public void startIntro() {
-        nifty.gotoScreen("intro");
-    }
-
-    public void startPlanet() {
-        nifty.gotoScreen("planet");
-    }
-
-    public void creatingProjects() {
-        Lookup.getDefault().lookup(Help.class).showHelp(new HelpCtx("sdk.project_creation"));
-    }
-
-    public void importingModels() {
-        Lookup.getDefault().lookup(Help.class).showHelp(new HelpCtx("sdk.model_loader_and_viewer"));
-    }
-
-    public void editingScenes() {
-        Lookup.getDefault().lookup(Help.class).showHelp(new HelpCtx("sdk.scene_composer"));
-    }
-
-    public void editingCode() {
-        Lookup.getDefault().lookup(Help.class).showHelp(new HelpCtx("sdk.code_editor"));
-    }
-
-    public void updatingJmp() {
-        Lookup.getDefault().lookup(Help.class).showHelp(new HelpCtx("com.jme3.gde.core.updating"));
-    }
-
-    public void tutorials() {
-        Lookup.getDefault().lookup(Help.class).showHelp(new HelpCtx("jme3.beginner.hello_simpleapplication"));
-    }
-
-    public void quit() {
-        if (screen.findNiftyControl("checkbox", CheckboxControl.class).isChecked()) {
-            setNoStartup();
-        }
-        SceneApplication.getApplication().closeScene(request);
-    }
-
-    public void bind(Nifty nifty, Screen screen) {
-        this.nifty = nifty;
-        this.screen = screen;
-    }
-
-    public void onStartScreen() {
-    }
-
-    public void onEndScreen() {
-    }
-}

sdk/jme3-welcome-screen/src/com/jme3/gde/welcome/WelcomeScreenTopComponent.form

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+
+<Form version="1.5" maxVersion="1.8" type="org.netbeans.modules.form.forminfo.JPanelFormInfo">
+  <Properties>
+    <Property name="background" type="java.awt.Color" editor="org.netbeans.beaninfo.editors.ColorEditor">
+      <Color blue="ff" green="ff" id="white" palette="1" red="ff" type="palette"/>
+    </Property>
+  </Properties>
+  <AuxValues>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_autoResourcing" type="java.lang.Integer" value="1"/>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_autoSetComponentName" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="false"/>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_generateFQN" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="true"/>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_generateMnemonicsCode" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="true"/>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_i18nAutoMode" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="true"/>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_layoutCodeTarget" type="java.lang.Integer" value="1"/>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_listenerGenerationStyle" type="java.lang.Integer" value="0"/>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_variablesLocal" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="false"/>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_variablesModifier" type="java.lang.Integer" value="2"/>
+  </AuxValues>
+
+  <Layout>
+    <DimensionLayout dim="0">
+      <Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" attributes="0">
+          <Component id="jPanel1" alignment="0" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+      </Group>
+    </DimensionLayout>
+    <DimensionLayout dim="1">
+      <Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" attributes="0">
+          <Component id="jPanel1" alignment="0" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+      </Group>
+    </DimensionLayout>
+  </Layout>
+  <SubComponents>
+    <Container class="javax.swing.JPanel" name="jPanel1">
+      <Properties>
+        <Property name="background" type="java.awt.Color" editor="org.netbeans.beaninfo.editors.ColorEditor">
+          <Color blue="ff" green="ff" red="ff" type="rgb"/>
+        </Property>
+      </Properties>
+      <AuxValues>
+        <AuxValue name="JavaCodeGenerator_CreateCodeCustom" type="java.lang.String" value="new GradPanel()"/>
+      </AuxValues>
+
+      <Layout>
+        <DimensionLayout dim="0">
+          <Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" attributes="0">
+              <Group type="102" alignment="0" attributes="0">
+                  <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                  <Component id="jScrollPane2" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+                  <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                  <Component id="jScrollPane3" min="-2" pref="230" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                  <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+              </Group>
+          </Group>
+        </DimensionLayout>
+        <DimensionLayout dim="1">
+          <Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" attributes="0">
+              <Group type="102" alignment="1" attributes="0">
+                  <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+                  <Group type="103" groupAlignment="1" attributes="0">
+                      <Component id="jScrollPane2" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+                      <Component id="jScrollPane3" pref="436" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+                  </Group>
+                  <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+              </Group>
+          </Group>
+        </DimensionLayout>
+      </Layout>
+      <SubComponents>
+        <Container class="javax.swing.JScrollPane" name="jScrollPane3">
+          <Properties>
+            <Property name="border" type="javax.swing.border.Border" editor="org.netbeans.modules.form.editors2.BorderEditor">
+              <Border info="null"/>
+            </Property>
+            <Property name="opaque" type="boolean" value="false"/>
+          </Properties>
+          <AuxValues>
+            <AuxValue name="autoScrollPane" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="true"/>
+          </AuxValues>
+
+          <Layout class="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.support.JScrollPaneSupportLayout"/>
+          <SubComponents>
+            <Component class="javax.swing.JTextPane" name="jTextPane1">
+              <Properties>
+                <Property name="editable" type="boolean" value="false"/>
+                <Property name="border" type="javax.swing.border.Border" editor="org.netbeans.modules.form.editors2.BorderEditor">
+                  <Border info="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.border.TitledBorderInfo">
+                    <TitledBorder title="Latest jMonkeyEngine News">
+                      <ResourceString PropertyName="titleX" bundle="com/jme3/gde/welcome/Bundle.properties" key="WelcomeScreenTopComponent.jTextPane1.border.title" replaceFormat="org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage({sourceFileName}.class, &quot;{key}&quot;)"/>
+                    </TitledBorder>
+                  </Border>
+                </Property>
+                <Property name="font" type="java.awt.Font" editor="org.netbeans.beaninfo.editors.FontEditor">
+                  <Font name="Lucida Grande" size="12" style="2"/>
+                </Property>
+                <Property name="foreground" type="java.awt.Color" editor="org.netbeans.beaninfo.editors.ColorEditor">
+                  <Color blue="cc" green="0" red="0" type="rgb"/>
+                </Property>
+                <Property name="caret" type="javax.swing.text.Caret" editor="org.netbeans.modules.form.RADConnectionPropertyEditor">
+                  <Connection code="null" type="code"/>
+                </Property>
+                <Property name="caretColor" type="java.awt.Color" editor="org.netbeans.beaninfo.editors.ColorEditor">
+                  <Color blue="ff" green="ff" red="ff" type="rgb"/>
+                </Property>
+                <Property name="disabledTextColor" type="java.awt.Color" editor="org.netbeans.beaninfo.editors.ColorEditor">
+                  <Color blue="cc" green="0" red="0" type="rgb"/>
+                </Property>
+                <Property name="opaque" type="boolean" value="false"/>
+              </Properties>
+            </Component>
+          </SubComponents>
+        </Container>
+        <Container class="javax.swing.JScrollPane" name="jScrollPane2">
+          <Properties>
+            <Property name="opaque" type="boolean" value="false"/>
+          </Properties>
+          <AuxValues>
+            <AuxValue name="autoScrollPane" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="true"/>
+          </AuxValues>
+
+          <Layout class="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.support.JScrollPaneSupportLayout"/>
+          <SubComponents>
+            <Component class="javax.swing.JEditorPane" name="jEditorPane1">
+              <Properties>
+                <Property name="editable" type="boolean" value="false"/>
+                <Property name="caretColor" type="java.awt.Color" editor="org.netbeans.beaninfo.editors.ColorEditor">
+                  <Color blue="ff" green="ff" red="ff" type="rgb"/>
+                </Property>
+                <Property name="opaque" type="boolean" value="false"/>
+              </Properties>
+            </Component>
+          </SubComponents>
+        </Container>
+      </SubComponents>
+    </Container>
+  </SubComponents>
+</Form>

sdk/jme3-welcome-screen/src/com/jme3/gde/welcome/WelcomeScreenTopComponent.java

@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+/*
+ * To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
+ * and open the template in the editor.
+ */
+package com.jme3.gde.welcome;
+
+import com.jme3.gde.welcome.rss.RssFeedParser;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import javax.swing.event.HyperlinkEvent;
+import javax.swing.event.HyperlinkListener;
+import javax.swing.text.html.StyleSheet;
+import org.netbeans.api.settings.ConvertAsProperties;
+import org.openide.awt.ActionID;
+import org.openide.awt.ActionReference;
+import org.openide.awt.HtmlBrowser.URLDisplayer;
+import org.openide.util.Exceptions;
+import org.openide.windows.TopComponent;
+import org.openide.util.NbBundle.Messages;
+
+/**
+ * Top component which displays something.
+ */
+@ConvertAsProperties(
+    dtd = "-//com.jme3.gde.welcome//WelcomeScreen//EN",
+autostore = false)
+@TopComponent.Description(
+    preferredID = "WelcomeScreenTopComponent",
+//iconBase="SET/PATH/TO/ICON/HERE", 
+persistenceType = TopComponent.PERSISTENCE_ALWAYS)
+@TopComponent.Registration(mode = "editor", openAtStartup = true)
+@ActionID(category = "Window", id = "com.jme3.gde.welcome.WelcomeScreenTopComponent")
+@ActionReference(path = "Menu/Window" /*, position = 333 */)
+@TopComponent.OpenActionRegistration(
+    displayName = "#CTL_WelcomeScreenAction",
+preferredID = "WelcomeScreenTopComponent")
+@Messages({
+    "CTL_WelcomeScreenAction=WelcomeScreen",
+    "CTL_WelcomeScreenTopComponent=WelcomeScreen Window",
+    "HINT_WelcomeScreenTopComponent=This is a WelcomeScreen window"
+})
+public final class WelcomeScreenTopComponent extends TopComponent implements HyperlinkListener {
+
+    private final RssFeedParser parser = new RssFeedParser("http://jmonkeyengine.org/feed/rdf/");//"http://www.chip.de/rss/rss_tests.xml");
+
+    public WelcomeScreenTopComponent() {
+        initComponents();
+        jScrollPane2.setOpaque(false);
+        jScrollPane2.getViewport().setOpaque(false);
+        jScrollPane3.setOpaque(false);
+        jScrollPane3.getViewport().setOpaque(false);
+        
+        setName(Bundle.CTL_WelcomeScreenTopComponent());
+        setToolTipText(Bundle.HINT_WelcomeScreenTopComponent());
+
+        jTextPane1.setEditorKit(parser.getEditorKit());
+        jTextPane1.setDocument(parser.getDocument());
+        jTextPane1.addHyperlinkListener(this);
+//        jEditorPane2.addHyperlinkListener(this);
+
+//        StyleSheet sheet = new StyleSheet();
+//        sheet.addRule("background-color: transparent;");
+//        parser.getEditorKit().setStyleSheet(sheet);
+        
+        try {
+            jEditorPane1.setPage(new URL("http://jmonkeyengine.org/wiki/doku.php/sdk:welcome?do=export_xhtmlbody"));
+//                jEditorPane1.setPage(new URL("nbres:/com/jme3/gde/core/docs/core-about.html"));
+        } catch (IOException ex) {
+            try {
+                jEditorPane1.setPage(new URL("nbres:/com/jme3/gde/core/docs/core-about.html"));
+            } catch (IOException ex1) {
+                Exceptions.printStackTrace(ex1);
+            }
+        }
+//        jEditorPane2.setBackground(new Color(0, 0, 0, 128));
+//        jTextPane1.setBackground(new Color(0, 0, 0, 128));
+        parser.updateFeed();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method is called from within the constructor to initialize the form.
+     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is always
+     * regenerated by the Form Editor.
+     */
+    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">//GEN-BEGIN:initComponents
+    private void initComponents() {
+
+        jPanel1 = new GradPanel();
+        jScrollPane3 = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
+        jTextPane1 = new javax.swing.JTextPane();
+        jScrollPane2 = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
+        jEditorPane1 = new javax.swing.JEditorPane();
+
+        setBackground(java.awt.Color.white);
+
+        jPanel1.setBackground(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
+
+        jScrollPane3.setBorder(null);
+        jScrollPane3.setOpaque(false);
+
+        jTextPane1.setEditable(false);
+        jTextPane1.setBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createTitledBorder(org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage(WelcomeScreenTopComponent.class, "WelcomeScreenTopComponent.jTextPane1.border.title"))); // NOI18N
+        jTextPane1.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Lucida Grande", 2, 12)); // NOI18N
+        jTextPane1.setForeground(new java.awt.Color(0, 0, 204));
+        jTextPane1.setCaret(null);
+        jTextPane1.setCaretColor(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
+        jTextPane1.setDisabledTextColor(new java.awt.Color(0, 0, 204));
+        jTextPane1.setOpaque(false);
+        jScrollPane3.setViewportView(jTextPane1);
+
+        jScrollPane2.setOpaque(false);
+
+        jEditorPane1.setEditable(false);
+        jEditorPane1.setCaretColor(new java.awt.Color(255, 255, 255));
+        jEditorPane1.setOpaque(false);
+        jScrollPane2.setViewportView(jEditorPane1);
+
+        javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanel1Layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(jPanel1);
+        jPanel1.setLayout(jPanel1Layout);
+        jPanel1Layout.setHorizontalGroup(
+            jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
+            .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
+                .addContainerGap()
+                .addComponent(jScrollPane2)
+                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
+                .addComponent(jScrollPane3, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 230, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
+                .addContainerGap())
+        );
+        jPanel1Layout.setVerticalGroup(
+            jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
+            .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, jPanel1Layout.createSequentialGroup()
+                .addContainerGap()
+                .addGroup(jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING)
+                    .addComponent(jScrollPane2)
+                    .addComponent(jScrollPane3, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 436, Short.MAX_VALUE))
+                .addContainerGap())
+        );
+
+        javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(this);
+        this.setLayout(layout);
+        layout.setHorizontalGroup(
+            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
+            .addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
+        );
+        layout.setVerticalGroup(
+            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
+            .addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
+        );
+    }// </editor-fold>//GEN-END:initComponents
+
+    // Variables declaration - do not modify//GEN-BEGIN:variables
+    private javax.swing.JEditorPane jEditorPane1;
+    private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel1;
+    private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane2;
+    private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane3;
+    private javax.swing.JTextPane jTextPane1;
+    // End of variables declaration//GEN-END:variables
+
+    @Override
+    public void componentOpened() {
+        // TODO add custom code on component opening
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void componentClosed() {
+        // TODO add custom code on component closing
+    }
+
+    void writeProperties(java.util.Properties p) {
+        // better to version settings since initial version as advocated at
+        // http://wiki.apidesign.org/wiki/PropertyFiles
+        p.setProperty("version", "1.0");
+        // TODO store your settings
+    }
+
+    void readProperties(java.util.Properties p) {
+        String version = p.getProperty("version");
+        // TODO read your settings according to their version
+    }
+
+    public void hyperlinkUpdate(HyperlinkEvent he) {
+        if (he.getEventType() == HyperlinkEvent.EventType.ACTIVATED) {
+            URLDisplayer.getDefault().showURL(he.getURL());
+        }
+    }
+}

sdk/jme3-welcome-screen/src/com/jme3/gde/welcome/rss/Feed.java

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+package com.jme3.gde.welcome.rss;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Lars Vogel
+ */
+public class Feed {
+
+    final String title;
+    final String link;
+    final String description;
+    final String language;
+    final String copyright;
+    final String pubDate;
+    final List<FeedMessage> entries = new ArrayList<FeedMessage>();
+
+    public Feed(String title, String link, String description, String language,
+            String copyright, String pubDate) {
+        this.title = title;
+        this.link = link;
+        this.description = description;
+        this.language = language;
+        this.copyright = copyright;
+        this.pubDate = pubDate;
+    }
+
+    public List<FeedMessage> getMessages() {
+        return entries;
+    }
+
+    public String getTitle() {
+        return title;
+    }
+
+    public String getLink() {
+        return link;
+    }
+
+    public String getDescription() {
+        return description;
+    }
+
+    public String getLanguage() {
+        return language;
+    }
+
+    public String getCopyright() {
+        return copyright;
+    }
+
+    public String getPubDate() {
+        return pubDate;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "Feed [copyright=" + copyright + ", description=" + description
+                + ", language=" + language + ", link=" + link + ", pubDate="
+                + pubDate + ", title=" + title + "]";
+    }
+}

sdk/jme3-welcome-screen/src/com/jme3/gde/welcome/rss/FeedMessage.java

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+package com.jme3.gde.welcome.rss;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Lars Vogel
+ */
+public class FeedMessage {
+
+    String title;
+    String description;
+    String link;
+    String author;
+    String guid;
+
+    public String getTitle() {
+        return title;
+    }
+
+    public void setTitle(String title) {
+        this.title = title;
+    }
+
+    public String getDescription() {
+        return description;
+    }
+
+    public void setDescription(String description) {
+        this.description = description;
+    }
+
+    public String getLink() {
+        return link;
+    }
+
+    public void setLink(String link) {
+        this.link = link;
+    }
+
+    public String getAuthor() {
+        return author;
+    }
+
+    public void setAuthor(String author) {
+        this.author = author;
+    }
+
+    public String getGuid() {
+        return guid;
+    }
+
+    public void setGuid(String guid) {
+        this.guid = guid;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "FeedMessage [title=" + title + ", description=" + description
+                + ", link=" + link + ", author=" + author + ", guid=" + guid
+                + "]";
+    }
+}

sdk/jme3-welcome-screen/src/com/jme3/gde/welcome/rss/RssFeedParser.java

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+package com.jme3.gde.welcome.rss;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Lars Vogel, normenhansen
+ */
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.List;
+import javax.swing.text.BadLocationException;
+import javax.swing.text.Document;
+import javax.swing.text.html.HTML;
+import javax.swing.text.html.HTMLDocument;
+import javax.swing.text.html.HTMLEditorKit;
+import javax.xml.stream.XMLEventReader;
+import javax.xml.stream.XMLInputFactory;
+import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamException;
+import javax.xml.stream.events.XMLEvent;
+import org.openide.util.Exceptions;
+
+public class RssFeedParser {
+
+    static final String TITLE = "title";
+    static final String DESCRIPTION = "description";
+    static final String CHANNEL = "channel";
+    static final String LANGUAGE = "language";
+    static final String COPYRIGHT = "copyright";
+    static final String LINK = "link";
+    static final String AUTHOR = "author";
+    static final String ITEM = "item";
+    static final String PUB_DATE = "pubDate";
+    static final String GUID = "guid";
+    private final URL url;
+    private final HTMLEditorKit ekit;
+    private final HTMLDocument doc;
+
+    public RssFeedParser(String feedUrl) {
+        try {
+            this.url = new URL(feedUrl);
+            ekit = new HTMLEditorKit();
+            doc = new HTMLDocument();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public HTMLDocument getDocument() {
+        return doc;
+    }
+
+    public HTMLEditorKit getEditorKit() {
+        return ekit;
+    }
+
+    public void updateFeed() {
+        Thread t = new Thread(new Runnable() {
+            public void run() {
+                try {
+                    final Feed feed = readFeed();
+                    java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
+                        public void run() {
+                            List<FeedMessage> msgs = feed.getMessages();
+                            try {
+                                for (FeedMessage feedMessage : msgs) {
+                                    //AttributeSet set = new SimpleAttributeSet();
+                                    ekit.insertHTML(doc, doc.getLength(),
+                                            "<h3><a href='"
+                                            + feedMessage.getLink()
+                                            + "'>"
+                                            + feedMessage.getTitle()
+                                            + "</a>",
+                                            0,
+                                            0,
+                                            HTML.Tag.H3);
+//                                    ekit.insertHTML(doc, doc.getLength(),
+//                                            "<p>"
+//                                            + feedMessage.getDescription()
+//                                            + "",
+//                                            0,
+//                                            0,
+//                                            HTML.Tag.P);
+                                    ekit.insertHTML(doc, doc.getLength(),
+                                            "<br/>",
+                                            0,
+                                            0,
+                                            null);
+                                }
+                                doc.insertString(0, "", null);
+                            } catch (BadLocationException ex) {
+                                Exceptions.printStackTrace(ex);
+                            } catch (IOException ex) {
+                                Exceptions.printStackTrace(ex);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    });
+                } catch (Exception ex) {
+                    Exceptions.printStackTrace(ex);
+                }
+            }
+        });
+        t.start();
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("null")
+    public Feed readFeed() {
+        Feed feed = null;
+        try {
+
+            boolean isFeedHeader = true;
+            // Set header values intial to the empty string
+            String description = "";
+            String title = "";
+            String link = "";
+            String language = "";
+            String copyright = "";
+            String author = "";
+            String pubdate = "";
+            String guid = "";
+
+            // First create a new XMLInputFactory
+            XMLInputFactory inputFactory = XMLInputFactory.newInstance();
+            // Setup a new eventReader
+            InputStream in = read();
+            XMLEventReader eventReader = inputFactory.createXMLEventReader(in);
+            // Read the XML document
+            while (eventReader.hasNext()) {
+
+                XMLEvent event = eventReader.nextEvent();
+
+                if (event.isStartElement()) {
+                    if (event.asStartElement().getName().getLocalPart() != null && event.asStartElement().getName().getLocalPart().equals(ITEM)) {
+                        if (isFeedHeader) {
+                            isFeedHeader = false;
+                            feed = new Feed(title, link, description, language,
+                                    copyright, pubdate);
+                        }
+                        event = eventReader.nextEvent();
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    if (event.asStartElement().getName().getLocalPart() != null && event.asStartElement().getName().getLocalPart().equals(TITLE)) {
+                        event = eventReader.nextEvent();
+                        title = event.asCharacters().getData();
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (event.asStartElement().getName().getLocalPart() != null && event.asStartElement().getName().getLocalPart().equals(DESCRIPTION)) {
+                        event = eventReader.nextEvent();
+                        description = event.asCharacters().getData();
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    if (event.asStartElement().getName().getLocalPart() != null && event.asStartElement().getName().getLocalPart().equals(LINK)) {
+                        event = eventReader.nextEvent();
+                        //System.out.println("Teh hack: " + event.toString() + event.getClass());
+                        Object chars = event.asCharacters();
+                        if (chars instanceof javax.xml.stream.events.Characters) {
+                            javax.xml.stream.events.Characters jchars = (javax.xml.stream.events.Characters) chars;
+                            link = jchars.getData();
+                        } else {
+                            link = event.asCharacters().getData();
+                        }
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    if (event.asStartElement().getName().getLocalPart() != null && event.asStartElement().getName().getLocalPart().equals(GUID)) {
+                        event = eventReader.nextEvent();
+                        guid = event.asCharacters().getData();
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (event.asStartElement().getName().getLocalPart() != null && event.asStartElement().getName().getLocalPart().equals(LANGUAGE)) {
+                        event = eventReader.nextEvent();
+                        language = event.asCharacters().getData();
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (event.asStartElement().getName().getLocalPart() != null && event.asStartElement().getName().getLocalPart().equals(AUTHOR)) {
+                        event = eventReader.nextEvent();
+                        author = event.asCharacters().getData();
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (event.asStartElement().getName().getLocalPart() != null && event.asStartElement().getName().getLocalPart().equals(PUB_DATE)) {
+                        event = eventReader.nextEvent();
+                        pubdate = event.asCharacters().getData();
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (event.asStartElement().getName().getLocalPart() != null && event.asStartElement().getName().getLocalPart().equals(COPYRIGHT)) {
+                        event = eventReader.nextEvent();
+                        copyright = event.asCharacters().getData();
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                } else if (event.isEndElement()) {
+                    if (event.asEndElement().getName().getLocalPart() != null && event.asEndElement().getName().getLocalPart().equals(ITEM)) {
+                        FeedMessage message = new FeedMessage();
+                        message.setAuthor(author);
+                        message.setDescription(description);
+                        message.setGuid(guid);
+                        message.setLink(link);
+                        message.setTitle(title);
+                        feed.getMessages().add(message);
+                        event = eventReader.nextEvent();
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (XMLStreamException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+        return feed;
+
+    }
+
+    private InputStream read() {
+        try {
+            return url.openStream();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+    }
+}