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Bug 99246

Summary: WYSIWYG editor for javadoc
Product: java Reporter: jproto <jproto>
Component: JavadocAssignee: Jan Becicka <jbecicka>
Status: NEW ---    
Severity: blocker    
Priority: P3    
Version: 5.x   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT Exception Reporter:

Description jproto 2007-03-28 13:47:16 UTC 
This is an evolution request:
Would it be possible to have a WYSIWYG editor for javadoc.
Actual editor seems to me incomplete. Javadoc is a very important part of java 
development, and the aim is to make this task easiest as possible.
Comment 1 solasola 2008-04-08 13:53:07 UTC 
I second this request.

If somebody wants decent technical documentation to his/her classes then well-formatted Javadoc is needed. Netbeans 6
gives very basic support for writing rich JavaDoc comments (almost nothing). 

Currently it is a pain in the ... to write any richer than plain text with the code editor.
When the developer navigates to a Javadoc comment, a rich text editor should be activated within the code editor and
allow correct formatting in a WYSIWYG way.

In the code editor, JavaDoc comments should be displayed as rich text, not the plain HTML code which you need to write
manually now.