Efxclipse/Tutorials/AddingE(fx)clipse to eclipse

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).

Installing e(fx)clipse IDE.

1. Select the "Help" menu.
2. Select the "Install New Software..." option.
3. Select the "--All Available Sites --" option from the "Work with:" drop down list.
4. Uncheck the "Group items by category" check box in the bottom details section.
5. 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.
6. Press the "Next >" button.
7. Press the "Next >" button.
8. Press the "I accept the terms of the license agreement" radio button.
9. Press the "Finish" button.
10. Wait about 2 minutes for the install to complete.
11. Press the "Yes" button.

Setup a target platform for your application development

1. Open Window > Preferences > Plugin-in Development > Target Platform
2. Click Add ...
3. Select "Nothing: Start with an empty target definition".
4. Enter "e(fx)clipse" as the target platform name.
5. Press the "Add..." button.
6. Select Software Site. Then press the "Next >" button.
7. 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.
8. Expand "FX Target" and check "Target Platform for Eclipse"
9. Uncheck "Include required software" check box.
10. Finish and activate the new target.
11. The resolving will take less then one minute on most systems.
12. Press the "Finish" button.
13. Make the new "e(fx)elipse" Target definition the default.
14. Press the "Apply" button.
15. Press the "OK" button.

A quick peak at what is now installed

New Wizards

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New Preferences

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New View

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