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<h1>Eclipse Web Tools Platform 1.5 - New and Noteworthy</h1>
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<h2>Server Tools</h2>
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<p>Support for automatically downloading and installing server adapters has been expanded to include
WebSphere Application Server Community Edition v1.0 and Pramati Server v4.1.</p>
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<p>Server adapters are now downloaded in the background, allowing users to continue working while they
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<p>A new set of dialogs allows the user to decide what to do when they have used "Run on Server" in a
different mode than the server is running in, e.g. choosing Debug on Server when the server is in Run mode.
The dialog has new options as well, allowing the user to change the mode of the server and to enable or
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<p>The new <b>Launching</b> preference page allows the user to customize launch options and configure
how the UI will behave when the server is in a different mode than what the user has requested.</p>
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