The Yahoo! User Interface Library, better known as YUI, version 2.6.0 was released earlier this month, and is now supported by Aptana Studio. YUI 2.6.0 includes numerous fixes, enhancements, and optimizations; introduces a new Carousel Control; breaks the Paginator Control out from DataTable; and makes final eight components that were previously designated beta.

In addition, YUI 2.6.0 also includes a huge number of functional examples—all of which are available, along with code assist, code completion, built-in API documentation, and more, when you install the YUI 2.6.0 plugin for Aptana Studio.

To get the YUI 2.6.0 plugin for Aptana Studio:

1. First, if you do not have it already, get Aptana Studio. It's free, open source software.
2. In Aptana Studio, open the Plugins Manager by choosing Window > Show View > Other... > Aptana Standard Views > Plugins Manager.
   
3. In the Plugins Manager, select Yahoo! User Interface (YUI) 2.6.0 and click the green + icon ( ) to install.
   
4. In the Updates dialog box, expand the tree until you see the available "Aptana Support for YUI" plugins. Select Aptana Support for YUI 2.6.0.00002 and click Next.
   
5. In the Install dialog box, accept the terms of the license agreement and then click Next.
6. In the Verification dialog box, click Install.
7. In the next Install dialog box, click Finish.
8. Aptana Studio will begin downloading the YUI 2.6.0 plugin. Click Yes when you're prompted to restart.

To get started using YUI 2.6.0 in Aptana Studio, do one of the following:

• Click the New Project button ( ) on the toolbar.
  1. Choose Default Web Project in the dialog that appears and click Next.
     
  2. Give your project a name and click Next.
  3. Check the Yahoo! User Interface (YUI) 2.6 box and continue clicking Next until you see a Finish button.
• Expand the YUI 2.6 Samples node in the Samples view, right-click on one of the folders, and choose Import sample as project.
  All of the samples for that category, as well as the library and asset files they depend on, will appear in your project. For example, if you right-click on carousel, you'll get a sample file that shows how to use a selection spotlight with the Carousel control, one that shows how to use a circular Carousel control, one that demonstrates partially revealing previous and next items in a Carousel, and so on.