Index: openide/explorer/apichanges.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/openide/explorer/apichanges.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.10
diff -u -r1.10 apichanges.xml
--- openide/explorer/apichanges.xml	10 Nov 2006 09:57:53 -0000	1.10
+++ openide/explorer/apichanges.xml	5 Apr 2007 22:21:57 -0000
@@ -25,6 +25,21 @@
 <changes>
     <change id="deleted-PropertySheetSettings">
         <api name="explorer"/>
+        <summary>Added setters to show/hide the description area and 
+        enable/disable the popup menu</summary>
+        <version major="6" minor="9"/>
+        <date day="3" month="4" year="2007"/>
+        <author login="tboudreau"/>
+        <compatibility binary="compatible" source="compatible" deprecation="no" deletion="no"/>
+        <description>Added setters for the visibility of the description area
+        and availability of the popup menu to PropertySheet
+        </description>
+        <class package="org.openide.explorer.propertysheet" name="PropertySheet" link="yes"/>
+        <issue number="88769"/>
+    </change>
+    
+    <change id="deleted-PropertySheetSettings">
+        <api name="explorer"/>
         <summary>PropertySheetSettings was deleted</summary>
         <version major="6" minor="8"/>
         <date day="9" month="11" year="2006"/>
Index: openide/explorer/manifest.mf
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RCS file: /cvs/openide/explorer/manifest.mf,v
retrieving revision 1.10
diff -u -r1.10 manifest.mf
--- openide/explorer/manifest.mf	9 Nov 2006 16:54:15 -0000	1.10
+++ openide/explorer/manifest.mf	5 Apr 2007 22:21:58 -0000
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Manifest-Version: 1.0
 OpenIDE-Module: org.openide.explorer
-OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 6.8
+OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 6.9
 OpenIDE-Module-Implementation-Version: 1
 OpenIDE-Module-Localizing-Bundle: org/openide/explorer/Bundle.properties
 
Index: openide/explorer/src/org/openide/explorer/propertysheet/PropertySheet.java
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RCS file: /cvs/openide/explorer/src/org/openide/explorer/propertysheet/PropertySheet.java,v
retrieving revision 1.14
diff -u -r1.14 PropertySheet.java
--- openide/explorer/src/org/openide/explorer/propertysheet/PropertySheet.java	28 Oct 2006 21:57:40 -0000	1.14
+++ openide/explorer/src/org/openide/explorer/propertysheet/PropertySheet.java	5 Apr 2007 22:21:59 -0000
@@ -332,12 +332,28 @@
             Exceptions.printStackTrace(e);
         }
     }
-
-    /** Enable/disable display of the description area */
-    void setDescriptionVisible(boolean val) {
+    
+    private boolean popupEnabled = true;
+    /**
+     * Set whether or not the popup menu should be available on
+     * right-click.
+     * @param val If true, right-clicking the property sheet will show a popup
+     *  offering sorting options, show/hide description area, etc.
+     * @since 6.9
+     */ 
+    public final void setPopupEnabled(boolean val) {
+        this.popupEnabled = val;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Set the visibility of the description area.
+     * 
+     * @param val Whether or not it should be visible
+     * @since 6.9
+     */ 
+    public final void setDescriptionAreaVisible (boolean val) {
         if (isDescriptionVisible() != val) {
             int state = psheet.getState();
-
             if (!val) {
                 int newState = ((state & PSheet.STATE_HAS_TABS) != 0) ? PSheet.STATE_HAS_TABS : 0;
 
@@ -348,11 +364,15 @@
 
                 psheet.setState(newState);
             }
-
-            PropUtils.saveShowDescription(val);
         }
     }
 
+    /** Enable/disable display of the description area */
+    void setDescriptionVisible(boolean val) {
+        setDescriptionAreaVisible (val);
+        PropUtils.saveShowDescription(val);
+    }
+
     boolean isDescriptionVisible() {
         return (psheet.getState() & PSheet.STATE_HAS_DESCRIPTION) != 0;
     }
@@ -762,8 +782,11 @@
     public @Deprecated boolean getDisplayWritableOnly() {
         return false;
     }
-
+    
     final void showPopup(Point p) {
+        if (!popupEnabled) {
+            return;
+        }
         JMenuItem helpItem = new JMenuItem();
         JRadioButtonMenuItem sortNamesItem = new JRadioButtonMenuItem();
         JRadioButtonMenuItem unsortedItem = new JRadioButtonMenuItem();