Add your own Shortcuts to the Masthead without java or eclipse knowledge

In one of my last posts  (Add Custom Actions to the Masthead (Shortcut Buttonbar) in Notes 9) i have shown to you how to add your own Shortcuts to the Masthead with an eclipse extension. To do this you need basic java skills and an eclipse installation properly configured for Notes plugin development. I have got many replies that many Notes developers/admins do not have the prerequisites to follow my tutorial and so i have promised to provide a new tutorial without the need for java or eclipse skills.

The first step is to install the ShortcutButtonbarEnabler widget in your Notes client.  I will show you how to deploy this widget in an enterprise environment with the widget catalog in a future blog post.

Then create an icon for your shortcut in the size 16x16 pixel and with a transparent background. The colours should be similar to the other Masthead icons so that you get a consistent design. Save the icon as a PNG.

Holiday Reading: Redbook Performance Optimization and Tuning Techniques for IBM Processors

I am on vacation and it is raining outside. So it works out well that in july IBM released a new redbook about Performance Optimization and Tuning Techniques for IBM Processores. The redbook  contains chapters for all three operating systems which runs on Power Systems (IBM i, AIX and Linux). If you are a Developer or advanced Admin on Power Systems this redbook is my recommendation to get a good understanding what to do to get the most of your Power System.


Table of contents

Chapter 1. Optimization and tuning on IBM POWER8
Chapter 2. The POWER8 processor
Chapter 3. The POWER Hypervisor
Chapter 4. AIX
Chapter 5. IBM i
Chapter 6. Linux
Chapter 7. Compilers and optimization tools for C, C++, and Fortran
Chapter 8. Java
Chapter 9. DB2
Chapter 10. WebSphere Application Server
Appendix A. Analyzing malloc usage under AIX
Appendix B. Performance tooling and empirical performance analysis

Die Hölle kann doch zufrieren

Wie der Standard und Heise berichten gehen Apple und IBM eine Partnerschaft ein um Enterprise Anwendungen auf die iOS Geräte zu bringen. Das ist echt eine Kehrtwende in der Politik von Apple nach dem sie noch vor Kurzem ohne mit der Wimper zu zucken auf Macs IBM Notes kaputt gemacht haben, nur weil sie selber gerne eine App mit dem Namen Notes haben wollten.

Ich denke IBM wird von dieser Partnerschaft wesentlich mehr profitieren als Apple, denn Apple wird Zugeständnisse machen müssen damit die Enterpriseanwendungen wirklich so laufen wie IBM das will und oft werden gerade diese Einschränkungen die im Enterpriseumfeld notwendig sind den Konsumenten gar nicht schmecken. Bisher sind nämlich iPhones vor allem auch deshalb bei Benutzern so beliebt, weil sie im Vergleich zu Blackberries oder anderen Plattformen nur sehr geringen Enterpriserichtlinien unterliegen.

Auf jeden Fall eines ist sicher. Steve Jobs wird im Grab auf höchster Stufe rotieren. Zuerst eine Kooperation mit IBM und dann noch ein iPhone mit 6". Das hätte es bei Apple unter Steve Jobs sicher nicht gegeben.

Updated Todo Activator widget adds Todo icon to the Masthead (ShortCutButtonBar)

For all who do not have the skills to extend Notes by them self, i have updated my To do Activator widget with an To Do icon for the masthead. So if you have already installed the To do Activator widget upgrade it to the latest version and if not try it to get the most out of your Notes client.

Add Custom actions to the new Masthead (Shortcut Buttonbar) in Notes 9 (Part2)

In the first part of this multi part tutorial i have shown you how to create the structure of the plugin and how to import and add an icon to the build configuration of your plugin. In the second part i will show you which dependency and extension you have to add to get your icon in the Masthead.

Open your plugin.xml with a double click. Go to the "Dependencies" tab and select "Add" to add a dependency.

Add Custom Actions to the Masthead (Shortcut Buttonbar) in Notes 9 (Part1)

The Masthead (Shortcut Button bar) that was added to Notes with version 9 is only of limited use if you can not add your own actions to it, so in todays post i want to show how to extend the masthead with your own actions so that you can give your users the best usability possible.

If you do not have java and eclipse skills, you can try my tutorial Add your own Shortcuts to the Masthead without java or eclipse knowledge instead of this.

Workaround for problem with widget deployment in Notes 9

In one of my last posts i blogged about a bug in Notes 9 which breaks the automatic deployment of widget through the widget catalog. As IBM is still analyzing the problem and our rollout should start next week, i have developed a small plugin which temporarily fixes this problem.

Let's build a better Support Experience together

IBM is designing a new support experience and needs our help to better understand what questions customers want to ask about IBM Notes. If you want submit your questions you can use the "Questions for IBM Support page"

The questions will not be answered by IBM, but should help them to better understand what questions customer have.