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Efxclipse/Tutorials/AddingE(fx)clipse to eclipse

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Installing e(fx)clipse IDE.

How to install e(fx)clipse on a Mars 4.5.0 version of eclipse These instructions were written and the screen captures taken with a clean install of the Eclipse for RCP and RAP Developers 64 bit package available here (http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-rcp-and-rap-developers/marsr). The Operating system used was Windows 7 SP1. These steps do not include the install of eclipse 4.5.0 (Mars).

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  1. Select the Help menu.
  2. Select the Install New Software... option.
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  1. Select the --All Available Sites -- option from the Work with: drop down list.
  2. Uncheck the Group items by category check box in the bottom details section.
  3. Check only the e(fx)clipse - IDE Name option. All the other options starting with e(fx)clipse - IDE are subsets of the full e(fx)clipse IDE. The e(fx)clipse - Minimal JavaFX OSGi integration bundles option is out of scope for these instructions.
  4. Press the Next > button.
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  1. Press the Next > button.
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  1. Press the I accept the terms of the license agreement radio button.
  2. Press the Finish button.
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  1. Wait about 2 minutes for the install to complete.
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  1. Press the Yes button.

Setup a target platform for your application development

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  1. Open Window > Preferences > Plugin-in Development > Target Platform
  2. Click Add ... on the right.
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  1. Select Nothing: Start with an empty target definition.
  2. Press the Next > button.
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  1. Enter e(fx)clipse as the target platform name.
  2. Press the Add... button.
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  1. Select Software Site. Then press the Next > button.
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  1. Enter http://download.eclipse.org/efxclipse/runtime-released/2.0.0/site as the site. Press the enter key while in the Work with: text box.
  2. Expand FX Target and check Target Platform for Eclipse
  3. Uncheck Include required software check box.
  4. Press the Finish button.
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  1. The resolving will take less then one minute on most systems.
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  1. Check the e(fx)clipse check box to make the new target platform the (Active) platform.
  2. Press the Apply button.
  3. Press the OK button.

A quick peak at what is now installed

New Wizards

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FXGraph File.png
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JavaFX Main Class.png
JavaFX Preloader Class.png
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New Preferences

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Preferences JavaFX CSSExtDsl Compiler.png
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Preferences FXGraph.png
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Preferences FXGraph Syntax Coloring.png
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New View

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