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diff --git a/documentation/introduction/intro-eclipse.asciidoc b/documentation/introduction/intro-eclipse.asciidoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b2fb127f7b --- /dev/null +++ b/documentation/introduction/intro-eclipse.asciidoc @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +title: Support for the Eclipse IDE +order: 3 +layout: page +--- + +[[intro.eclipse]] += Support for the Eclipse IDE + +While Vaadin is not bound to any specific IDE, and you can in fact easily use it +without any IDE altogether, we provide special support for the Eclipse IDE, +which has become the most used environment for Java development. The support is +provided in the Vaadin Plugin for Eclipse, which helps you in: + +* Creating new Vaadin projects + +* Creating custom themes + +* Creating custom client-side widgets + +* Easily upgrading to a newer version of the Vaadin library + + +Using the Vaadin Plugin for Eclipse is the recommended way of installing Vaadin +for development. Downloading the installation package that contains the JARs or +defining Vaadin as a Maven dependency is also possible. + +Installing and updating the Eclipse plugin is covered in +<<dummy/../../../framework/getting-started/getting-started-eclipse#getting-started.eclipse,"Vaadin +Plugin for Eclipse">> and the creation of a new Vaadin project using the plugin +in +<<dummy/../../../framework/getting-started/getting-started-first-project#getting-started.first-project.creation,"Creating +the Project">>. See +<<dummy/../../../framework/themes/themes-eclipse#themes.eclipse,"Creating a +Theme in Eclipse">> and +<<dummy/../../../framework/gwt/gwt-eclipse#gwt.eclipse,"Starting It Simple With +Eclipse">> for instructions on using the different features of the plugin. + + + |