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this should be pretty easy but useful. under Tools-->Options-->Formatting-->Java-->Blank Lines, add the ability to insert blank lines before javadoc comments. many people don't want to skip lines between self-explanatory field names as this wastes space, so the blank lines before and after fields is usually left to '0'. however, on the fields that one does provide a comment for, it is more readable and aesthetically pleasing to skip a line, so that there is space between the comment and the preceding class member. since there are other conceivable use cases, such as not wanting to skip lines between method signatures in interfaces unless there's a javadoc comment, it may be a good idea to make the option a bit more generic, such as 'Before/After Members with Javadoc Comments'. this would be the better option, but may be a bit trickier to implement.
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Seems to be closely related to 17839.