we intend to add support for the XUL platform in the Netbeans IDE, using the features that netbeans already has and adding more features that are helpful in designing interface using XUL such as a GUI builder for XUL intended to allow developers developing XULRunner and XUL Web Applications develop them with ease and speed.the features that the plugin will include are as follows :
support for jXUL
XUL Editor with (completion, syntax highlightning, folding, structural view,
preview, formatting and refractoring,Code Sidebar with XUL Tags and code Snippets).
Extension launcher.
XUL Wizards (for XUL Project, XUL Page).
XUL Nature project.
XUL Perspective.
XUL Extension export system.
Debugger (or integration with Mozilla XUL JS Debugger).
Easy XUL Preview in a tab or a separate XUL Window.more