Activity of Aug. 11, 2010

Post date: Aug 15, 2010 4:35:6 AM

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The tools we will be installing for our development kits at school are

• • The Java Development Kit (JDK)

  • A text editor, Notepad++

  • A fairly simple integrated development environment (IDE) called BlueJ

  • A fairly complex IDE called eclipse

Notepad++ requires some configuration so that we can more easily compile and run Java programs.

• 1. Check the Plugins menu to see if menu item NppExec is present. If so, skip to step 5.

  2. Navigate to Plugins | Plugin Manager | Show Plugin Manager | Available.

  3. Find the NppExec plugin, check the box beside it, and click on Install.

  4. Click Yes to restart Notepad++.

  5. Navigate to Plugins | NppExec | Execute...

  6. Make sure <temporary script> is showing in the bottom left.

  7. In the textbox labeled Command(s), enter the code javac "$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)" as a temporary script.

  8. Click on Save..., enter Compile Java for the script name, and click on Save again.

  9. Make sure <temporary script> is showing in the bottom left.

  10. In the textbox labeled Command(s), enter the code java -classpath "$(CURRENT_DIRECTORY)" $(NAME_PART) as a temporary script.

  11. Click on Save..., enter Run Java for the script name, and click on Save again.

  12. Navigate to Plugins | NppExec | Advanced Options...

  13. Choose the Associated script Compile Java.

  14. Click on Add/Modify.

  15. Click on OK and acknowledge that you will have to restart by clicking again on OK.

  16. Navigate to Plugins | NppExec | Advanced Options...

  17. Choose the Associated script Run Java.

  18. Click on Add/Modify.

  19. Click OK twice, then exit and restart the program.

  20. Now navigate to Settings | Shortcut mapper... | Plugin commands.

  21. Find Compile Java and double click on it.

  22. Create the shortcut Ctrl+F11 and click OK.

  23. Find Run Java and double click on it.

  24. Create the shortcut Ctrl+F12 and click OK.

  25. Click Close and you are finished.

Two small batch files provide quick access to the console or Notepad++ with the JDK directory included in the path: console.txt and notepad++.txt. Change the extension .txt to .bat after these get to your computer. If you using a home computer, the content of these files will have to change to match the way you have installed your tools.