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Bug 94255

Summary:	RFE: add a 'do not show this anymore' checkbox to the welcome screen.
Product:	obsolete	Reporter:	bugbridge <bugbridge>
Component:	visualweb	Assignee:	Mark Dey <markdey>
Status:	NEW ---
Severity:	blocker	CC:	lfitzgerald
Priority:	P4
Version:	5.x
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows XP
URL:	http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5063696
Issue Type:	ENHANCEMENT	Exception Reporter:

Description bugbridge 2007-02-03 03:09:55 UTC

On 2006-07-10 lfitzgerald wrote:

The forum thread "The annoying welcome tab in the editor" was updated
by tgeliot on Jul 3, 2006 with this remark:

  Woo-hoo! Thanks! I found that immortal Welcome tab a pain, too.

  In fact, I suggest putting a copy of your instructions down at the bottom of
the Welcome tab, so that every new user can readily see how to get rid of it. 
Or just have a checkbox on the Welcome screen, saying "don't show this any more".

http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5063696