To continue from my first and second article, As we know designer 8.5.1 entirely built on Eclipse framework so most of the domino experts definitely believe on the fact that there is a new era started where we need to get used to with Eclipse framework for Lotus Notes development. However , It's not going to be as easy as it was before when fresh graduate can develop Lotus Notes applications.
The best thing about domino designer 8.5.1 is to guide developer to use best practices in coding like, Add comments automatically whenever you add new functions or subs , Compel not to use undeclared variables etc.however , To increase developers productivity in Domino designer 8.5.1, They have to learn Eclipse framework to some extent. Let's check how can you make most in Designer 8.5.1,
1-Customize annotations: Customize the display of annotations in editors settings to interact better with Lotus Script/Java editors. Here is the effect,

Here is the effect,

Note: Unfortunately this feature only works for Java but not for Lotus Script . However,I believe designer team will fix this when actual release will come.
3- Spelling : Enable spell checker to remove incorrect spellings in your comments.



Note:Unfortunately this feature doesn't work correctly in Lotus Script code but works well in Java code. I believe this could be fixed in actual release.
4- View keyword shortcuts : It's a great way to increase your productivity in Eclipse framework. To get the all keyword list instantly press Ctrl+Shift+L





September 9, 2009 at 12:13 AM
tooooo good... very imformative
September 9, 2009 at 9:42 AM
Good overview, Thanks Rishi
October 11, 2009 at 4:30 AM
What about the LS debugging capabilities, are they improved as well?
June 14, 2012 at 1:24 AM
Thanks for such an informative article and the extensive explanation, it's been very useful. PSD to WordPress