KM> Ed, KM> Hmmm., fascinating development. In this bundle, I don't see the KM> "managed-bean-javadocs" directory, nor do I see any changes in section 5.1 KM> of the prose document. KM> Have the Java EE folks discussed how managed beans and WebBeans will be KM> reconciled, since they have different XML formats and annotations? For KM> example, in Java EE 6, is @ManagedBean more or less the same as @Named? That discussion is in progress. I do know that the EE managed bean spec will not specify the XML deployment descriptor. That will be left to the consumer, such as JSF. Ed -- | ed.burns(a)sun.com | office: 408 884 9519 OR x31640 | homepage: | http://ridingthecrest.com/