Index: apichanges.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/openide/util/apichanges.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.17
diff -u -r1.17 apichanges.xml
--- apichanges.xml	11 Jul 2006 12:45:34 -0000	1.17
+++ apichanges.xml	4 Oct 2006 11:23:22 -0000
@@ -26,6 +26,33 @@
     <apidef name="actions">Actions API</apidef>
 </apidefs>
 <changes>
+    <change id="nbpreferences">
+        <api name="util"/>
+        <summary>Added <code>NbPreferences.forModule(Class cls)</code> and
+          <code>NbPreferences.root()</code> methods as static factory methods
+          for getting preference node from NetBeans preference tree.</summary>
+        <version major="7" minor="4"/>
+        <date day="29" month="9" year="2006"/>
+        <author login="rmatous"/>
+        <compatibility addition="yes" deprecation="no"/>
+        <description>
+            <p>
+              NetBeans preference tree is provided by NetBeans implementation of preferences
+              which uses userdir as a storage. Both newly added methods return
+              preferences  node from NetBeans preference tree.
+              Method <CODE>NbPreferences.root()</CODE> returns root preference
+              node.
+              Method <CODE>NbPreferences.forModule(Class cls)</CODE> returns
+              preference node which 
+              {@link Preferences#absolutePath} depends whether class provided as a parameter 
+              was loaded as a part of any module or not. If so, then absolute path corresponds to slashified 
+              code name base of module. If not, then absolute path corresponds to class's package.
+            </p>
+        </description>
+        <class package="org.openide.util" name="NbPreferences"/>
+        <issue number="73474"/>
+    </change>
+
     <change id="icon2image">
         <api name="util"/>
         <summary>Added <code>Utilities.icon2Image</code> method to perform conversion from <code>Icon</code> to Image</summary>