Index: openide/util/apichanges.xml
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RCS file: /shared/data/ccvs/repository/openide/util/apichanges.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.21
diff -u -r1.21 apichanges.xml
--- openide/util/apichanges.xml	8 Dec 2006 14:38:16 -0000	1.21
+++ openide/util/apichanges.xml	4 Jan 2007 07:40:26 -0000
@@ -27,6 +27,23 @@
 </apidefs>
 <changes>
 
+    <change id="Utilities.isMac">
+        <api name="util"/>
+        <summary>Added <code>Utilities.isMac()</code> method</summary>
+        <version major="7" minor="7"/>
+        <date day="11" month="1" year="2007"/>
+        <author login="rkubacki"/>
+        <compatibility addition="yes"/>
+        <description>
+            <p>
+                Added a <code>Utilities.isMac()</code> method for checking 
+                if current platform is Mac.
+            </p>
+        </description>
+        <class package="org.openide.util" name="Utilities"/>
+        <issue number="61044"/>
+    </change>
+
     <change id="Parameters">
         <api name="util"/>
         <summary>Added <code>Parameters</code></summary>
Index: openide/util/nbproject/project.properties
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RCS file: /shared/data/ccvs/repository/openide/util/nbproject/project.properties,v
retrieving revision 1.24
diff -u -r1.24 project.properties
--- openide/util/nbproject/project.properties	8 Dec 2006 14:38:16 -0000	1.24
+++ openide/util/nbproject/project.properties	4 Jan 2007 07:40:26 -0000
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 javac.source=1.5
 module.jar.dir=lib
 
-spec.version.base=7.6.0
+spec.version.base=7.7.0
 
 # For XMLSerializer, needed for XMLUtil.write to work w/ namespaces under JDK 1.4:
 
Index: openide/util/src/org/openide/util/Utilities.java
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RCS file: /shared/data/ccvs/repository/openide/util/src/org/openide/util/Utilities.java,v
retrieving revision 1.23
diff -u -r1.23 Utilities.java
--- openide/util/src/org/openide/util/Utilities.java	5 Oct 2006 23:43:28 -0000	1.23
+++ openide/util/src/org/openide/util/Utilities.java	4 Jan 2007 07:40:27 -0000
@@ -325,6 +325,14 @@
         return (getOperatingSystem() & OS_WINDOWS_MASK) != 0;
     }
 
+    /** Test whether NetBeans is running on MacOS.
+     * @since 7.7
+    * @return <code>true</code> if Mac, <code>false</code> if some other manner of operating system
+    */
+    public static final boolean isMac() {
+        return (getOperatingSystem() & OS_MAC) != 0;
+    }
+
     /** Test whether NetBeans is running on some variant of Unix.
     * Linux is included as well as the commercial vendors.
     * @return <code>true</code> some sort of Unix, <code>false</code> if some other manner of operating system
@@ -1701,7 +1709,7 @@
                         if (wildcard) {
                             needed |= Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getMenuShortcutKeyMask();
 
-                            if ((getOperatingSystem() & OS_MAC) != 0) {
+                            if (isMac()) {
                                 if (!usableKeyOnMac(i.intValue(), needed)) {
                                     needed &= ~Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getMenuShortcutKeyMask();
                                     needed |= KeyEvent.CTRL_MASK;
@@ -1994,7 +2002,7 @@
     }
 
     /** @return size of the screen. The size is modified for Windows OS
-     * - some pointes are subtracted to reflect a presence of the taskbar
+     * - some points are subtracted to reflect a presence of the taskbar
      *
      * @deprecated this method is almost useless in multiple monitor configuration
      *
@@ -2007,7 +2015,7 @@
 
         if (isWindows() && !Boolean.getBoolean("netbeans.no.taskbar")) {
             screenSize.height -= TYPICAL_WINDOWS_TASKBAR_HEIGHT;
-        } else if ((getOperatingSystem() & OS_MAC) != 0) {
+        } else if (isMac()) {
             screenSize.height -= TYPICAL_MACOSX_MENU_HEIGHT;
         }
 
@@ -2803,7 +2811,7 @@
         Image image = null;
 
         // First check for Mac because its part of the Unix_Mask
-        if (getOperatingSystem() == OS_MAC) {
+        if (isMac()) {
             image = loadImage("org/openide/util/progress-cursor-mac.gif"); //NOI18N
         } else if (isUnix()) {
             image = loadImage("org/openide/util/progress-cursor-motif.gif"); //NOI18N