Downloading and Installing a Developmental Build of JavaFX Script Plugin for NetBeans IDE 6.1

The JavaFX Script Plugin for NetBeans IDE 6.1 uses the JavaFX Script language that is based on the OpenJFX Compiler. Use the following steps to download and install a developmental build of this version of the plugin.

1. Download and install NetBeans IDE 6.1 from the NetBeans IDE 6.1 Download page.
   
2. Download this developmental build of the JavaFX Script plugin NetBeans IDE 6.1 that is based on the OpenJFX compiler.
   Choose a zip or tar.gz file depending on your platform.
   
3. Unzip the file locally.
   
4. Start NetBeans IDE by using the appropriate step from the following list:
   
   
   • Windows, Solaris and Linux. Double-click the NetBeans desktop icon.
   • Mac. On Mac OS, the 6.1 executable is installed in the /Applications/NetBeans/ directory. Double-click the NetBeans icon in this folder.
   Note: If you are still using a version of the NetBeans IDE 6.1 that was built prior to the official final release, you need to modify the ${nb-install-dir}/etc/netbeans.conf file and replace the switch option -J-ea with -J-da before you start the IDE. This workaround is needed to successfully build JavaFX Script applications in NetBeans IDE 6.1. It turns off assertions, which are enabled in older builds of the NetBeans IDE 6.1 by default. This has been resolved in the final release of the NetBeans IDE 6.1.
5. Choose Tools > Plugins from the main menu of the IDE.
   
6. Select the Downloaded tab and click Add Plugins.
   
7. Install the JavaFX Script plugins:
   1. Use the file chooser to locate the JavaFX Script plugin bits you've just downloaded and unzipped on your system.
   2. Select all the .nbm files included in the downloaded bits, and click Open.
      The Plugins dialog is updated with your selection, as shown in the following image.
      
      
      
   3. Click Install and follow the instructions in the Installer.
      
8. Restart the IDE.