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diff --git a/documentation/introduction/intro-eclipse.asciidoc b/documentation/introduction/intro-eclipse.asciidoc index ef7a642af1..e698aef3bc 100644 --- a/documentation/introduction/intro-eclipse.asciidoc +++ b/documentation/introduction/intro-eclipse.asciidoc @@ -5,28 +5,31 @@ layout: page --- [[intro.eclipse]] -= Support for the Eclipse IDE += Support for IDEs 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. +without any IDE altogether, we provide special support for the Eclipse IDE, IntelliJ IDEA, and the NetBeans IDE, which have become the most used environment for Java development. -*_Vaadin Plug-in for Eclipse_* helps you in: +An official Vaadin plug-in is available for the Eclipse and NetBeans IDEs. +It helps in: * creating new Vaadin projects, * creating custom themes, -* creating custom client-side widgets, and +* creating custom client-side widgets, + +* downloading add-ons from the Vaadin directory, and * easily upgrading to a newer version of the Vaadin library. -Using the Vaadin plug-in 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. +Availability of the features depends on the IDE. +The ultimate edition of IntelliJ IDEA comes with built-in support for Vaadin. -*_Vaadin Designer_* is a commercial Eclipse plug-in that enables visual editing of Vaadin UIs and composites. -See <<dummy/../../../designer/designer-overview#designer.overview, "Vaadin Designer">> for its complete reference. +*_Vaadin Designer_* is a commercial plug-in available for the Eclipse IDE and IntelliJ IDEA. +It enables visual editing of declarative designs that you can use in your applications. +See <<dummy/../../../designer/designer-overview#designer.overview, "Vaadin Designer">> for more information. -Installation of the Eclipse IDE and the plug-in is covered in <<dummy/../../../framework/installing/installing-eclipse#installing.eclipse,"Installing the Eclipse IDE">>. -The creation of a new Vaadin project using the plug-in is covered in <<dummy/../../../framework/getting-started/getting-started-first-project#getting-started.first-project.creation,"Creating a Project in the Eclipse IDE">>. -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 plug-in. +Using the Vaadin plug-in is the recommended way of installing Vaadin for development. +Installing the IDEs and the plug-ins is covered in <<dummy/../../../framework/installing/installing-overview#installing, "Installing Development Tools">>. +The creation of a new Vaadin project with each IDE is covered in <<dummy/../../../framework/getting-started/getting-started-first-project#getting-started.overview, "Creating a Vaadin Project">>. |