Some questions on first tutorial & portlet tutorial

Question

Hi;
I am going through the tutorial in http://developers.sun.com/prodtech/javatools/jscreator/ea/jsc2/learning/tutorials/jscintro.html and first of all, this is very well written and laid out. Thank you to whoever did it.
First tutorial:
1.     When you do Ctrl+F5 it runs the page in the browser. But there is no command (that I could find) to stop the server. Does it just run until I do Ctrl-F5 again and then it switches to the new version? Or do I need to stop it somewhere when I am done testing?
2.     In the section �Editing Java Code� it:
a.     Says to enter �getSessionBean1().destroy();� in the destroy() method � why? Won�t it be destroyed automatically?
b.     Says to enter �getHyperlink1().setText(�hello�);� in the destroy. I have placed that in the destroy and every other method in the backing bean � but it does not override the text displayed in the html. How do I change the text?
3.     Is there a way to set the keyboard mapping to match Visual Studio? My fingers have muscle memory to those keys, especially for when running in the debugger.
Portlet tutorial:
1.     I am behind a firewall but everything is on my system. I did not enter the proxy settings and it does run. When/why are the proxy settings needed?
2.     My next step is a portlet. Do I have to do anything special to get AJAX for the JSF controls, or does that happen automatically?
Finally, is it better to ask portlet question on this form, or the email list [email protected]?
Again, this is a great dev environment & tutorial � best I have ever seen for portlets (although I do miss some of the features in IntelliJ).
Thanks - dave

Answer 1

1-If by running you mean it exists in the server , you are right the old version is on the server until you
     A.undeploy it (server windows \ deployment server node \deployed components node-> right click on node....
     b.redeploy a newer version by pressing CTRL+F5
you will not need to stop it explicitily because IDE will stop , undeploy and redeploy the newer version after you press CTRL+F5
2-It will destroy automatically because it is OO , but it asks you to release some resources that you get yourself
in case that they could survive the GC or they may delay until JVM get their resources.
2.b : it should works , just set the text in constructor and you will see that it effects.
i dont think that tutorial asks to set value of a component property in the destroy. . it perhaps says that set the value in constructor.
3-i think it will not be available until next version.
portlets :
1- if it asks for proxy it is just for remote servers not for locally running ones.
btw : where in project settings it asks you for proxy ?
2-For now JSF components that are available in JSC 2 EA 2 has no built in ajax features. and about the final release i do not know.
by the way there are some tutorial wich tell you how you ca make them ajax aware.
You ask them in where ever you prefer. im sure that there will be some people who answer your questions.