JavaDoc is a Mac OS X Dashboard widget to quickly access the local Java API.

JavaDoc is Snow Leopard ready!

Local Java API documentation must be installed. You can do this from the XTools installer options, on the Mac OS X DVD, or from http://connect.apple.com/.

History

• 0.1
• first alpha release
• 0.2
• design change, security fix
• 0.3
• use a compiled plugin instead of a script
• searches the whole API
• 0.4
• searches in every standard package
• you can add your own search paths
• the search is now case insensitive
• 0.5
• can search Java 1.5 documentation
• 0.6
• you can choose your favorite browser
• sleeker design
• persistent focus
• file paths can have spaces
• 0.7
• fixed bug with Java 1.5
• fixed bug that prevented custom API search if official documentation was not installed
• allow tilde use in the custom paths
• universal binary compilation
• 0.8
• leopard update
• 0.9
• searches latest java doc path
• remove java doc files quarantine

Todo

• enable autocompletion
• add a popup menu to choose the package

How can I add my own search paths ?

Open the file ~/Library/Preferences/ch.seriot.widget.JavaDoc.plist and add your paths as below :

<dict>
   <key>searchPaths</key>
   <array>
      <string>...</string>
      <string>/Users/nst/my_doc_path/</string>
   </array>
</dict>

How can I use JavaDoc with my favorite browser ?

Open the file ~/Library/Preferences/ch.seriot.widget.JavaDoc.plist and type your browser identifier as below :

<dict>
   <key>browser</key>
   <string>org.mozilla.firefox</string>
</dict>