You should see a window that looks like this: You can type in any profile name you like. On the right, where you can select the size, click "12." Then close this window by clicking on the window's close button.Ĭlose up the "General" preferences by clicking on the triangle to the left of "General." Click the triangle next to "Java" and then click the triangle next to "Code Style." Then click "Formatter." Here's what you should see:Ĭlick the button that says "New.". _double-click _on "Java Editor Text Font."Īs you can see, there's some text following "Java Editor Text Font." Don't worry about it. In the window in the middle, click on the triangle next to "Java." Then On the left pane is a list of types of things you can configure.Ĭlick on the triangle to the left of "General." Then click on the triangle to the left of "Appearance." Then click on "Colors and Fonts." You should see a window like this: In the Eclipse menu bar, click on the Eclipse menu and then on "Preferences.". You don't _have _to configure Eclipse so that it looks like how I use it, but you'll probably avoid some confusion if you do so. Lots of buttons and panes, but nothing of consequence. You won't see this screen again, even if you quit Eclipse and relaunch it. I recommend that you just click the checkbox next to "Use this as the default and do not ask again" and then click "OK."Ĭlick on the folded-over arrow on the right. Of course, the workspace name will have your user name in place of "thc." You can choose whatever place you want for your workspace, but it's easiest to just use the default you're given.
You'll see something like the following window: Are you sure you want to open it?" Click "Open." When you launch Eclipse for the first time, you'll be asked "'Eclipse' is an application downloaded from the Internet. Now you will be able to launch Eclipse by clicking on the icon in the dock. You'll see an application named "Eclipse" it has a purple icon with white horizontal stripes. (This step is not required, but it's strongly recommended.) Double click the "eclipse" folder. In other words, when you're done, the Applications folder should have directly within it a folder named "eclipse." Make sure that you doĭrag it into a folder that's already within Applications.
Then drag the "eclipse" folder in with the other applications. The easiest way to do so is to open a new window in the Finder and click on Applications in the list you get on the left-hand side. You will see a folder named "eclipse."ĭrag the "eclipse" folder into your Applications folder. Find in your Downloads folder, and drag it to the Desktop. You will normally have an icon for the Downloads folder on the right-hand side of the dock.
INSTALLING ECLIPSE ON MAC OS X DOWNLOAD
The download will go to your Downloads folder.
INSTALLING ECLIPSE ON MAC OS X ARCHIVE
Just click "OK" so that the downloaded file opens with Archive Utility. And the "Get It Faster Here" locations might be different, but that doesn't matter, either.) Click on the green, downward pointing arrow. (The location next to the green, downward-pointing arrow might not be Virginia Tech, but that's OK.
(Even if you have nice, new 64-bit Mac, it should run the 32-bit version just fine.) Next to that are links labeled "Mac OS X 32 Bit" and "Mac OS X 64 Bit." Click on the "Mac OS X 32 Bit" link. The first item listed is "Eclipse IDE for Java Developers (98 MB)." On the right is a green, downward-pointing arrow.