Sure, depending on what floats your boat, here is a useful set of video tutorials: http://eclipsetutorial.sourceforge.net/totalbeginner.html and here is the screenshot flava: https://eclipse-tutorial.dev.java.net/eclipse-tutorial/part1.html
Yusuf Saib Android ·T· · ·Mobile· stick together The views, opinions and statements in this email are those of the author solely in their individual capacity, and do not necessarily represent those of T-Mobile USA, Inc. On Jul 15, 9:25 am, stephen rigg <stevie...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank yu sooo much for yur assistance. Everything went smoothly. > One last request cn yu snd me a link of a website, that can show me how to > use eclipse bcuz the android developer website is a little complicated for a > beginner > > On Jul 14, 2009 7:54 PM, "Yusuf T. Mobile" <yusuf.s...@t-mobile.com> wrote: > > Did you send this via twitter? I'm not perceptive enough to grasp what > is happening in your description, but I recently wrote up an extended > set of steps, including with regards to the AVD. I hope it helps. > > How to install the Android SDK in two dozen or so easy steps > (based onhttp://developer.android.com/sdk/1.5_r1/index.html) > > To write Android programs, you will need to download and install three > programs: Java, Eclipse and the Android SDK. > 1. Java: this is the computer language you will be using to write > programs on Android. > Go tohttp://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp. Click on the > "Download" button next to the "Java SE Development Kit". > On the next page, select your platform (probably "Windows"), click on > the "I agree to the blah blah blah" checkbox (after carefully reading > the agreement of course), and click on "continue". > Download the file download link on the next page. Once it's > downloaded, double-click on the file to install it. > > One point on installing files: if this is your computer, you can > probably install anywhere, and most programs on Windows get put in the > C:\Program Files directory. However, if this is for example a school > computer, you may not be able to put the program there, in which case > you can put it somewhere else, like the My Documents folder. > > Now you have to tell your PC where Java is, because for some reason > the Java installer doesn't. On WindowsXP, right-click on My Computer, > and select Properties. Under the Advanced tab, hit the Environment > Variables button, and in the dialog that comes up, double-click on > Path (under System Variables). Add a semicolon and the full path to > the SDK subdirectory tools directory to the path. It will be something > like: ;C:\Program Files\java\jdk6\bin > > 2. Eclipse: this is the program you will use to program in Java on > Android. > Go tohttp://www.eclipse.org/downloads, click on "Eclipse IDE for > Java Developers". It will take to the next page where you click on the > green arrow to download. > Unlike most modern software products, Eclipse has not have a fancy > installation procedure. To install it, simply extract the zip file > into some director on your computer. This will create a directory > named eclipse. The executable program file is located in this > directory and is called "eclipse.exe". On Windows systems, it is a > good idea to create a shortcut to this executable on your desktop. To > do this, right-click on the "eclipse.exe" file and select "Send To → > Desktop". > > Eclipse stores all its files in a directory called its "workspace". > When Eclipse is run for the first time, it will ask you where you want > the workspace to be placed. After this, you should see the "Welcome to > Eclipse 3.0" page. When you see this, you are ready to proceed to the > next step. > > 3. Android Software Development Kit (SDK) > Go tohttp://developer.android.com/sdk/1.5_r1/index.html. Select the > the version for your computer. Your platform is probably "Windows". > When that file is downloaded, unzip it somewhere, such as C:\Program > Files. It will then be in C:\Program Files\android-sdk-something, the > "something" being the version number, like "windows-1.5_r1". > You have to tell your computer where you put it, because for some > reason it can't figure that out itself. On Windows, right-click on My > Computer, and select Properties. Under the Advanced tab, hit the > Environment Variables button, and in the dialog that comes up, double- > click on Path (under System Variables). Add a semicolon and the full > path to the SDK subdirectory tools directory to the path. It will be > something like: C:\Program Files\android-sdk-something\tools > > Then tell Eclipse where to find it: > a. Start Eclipse, then select Help > Software Updates.... > b. In the dialog that appears, click the Available Software tab. > c. Click Add Site... > d Enter the Location:http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/ > If you have trouble aqcuiring the plugin, try using "http" in the > Location URL, instead of "https" (https is preferred for security > reasons). > Click OK. > > e. Back in the Available Software view, you should see the plugin > listed by the URL, with "Developer Tools" nested within it. Select the > checkbox next to Developer Tools and click Install... > f. On the subsequent Install window, "Android DDMS" and "Android > Development Tools" should both be checked. Click Next. > g. Read and accept the license agreement, then click Finish. > h. Restart Eclipse. > > Now modify your Eclipse preferences to point to the Android SDK > directory: > i. Select Window > Preferences... to open the Preferences panel. > j. Select Android from the left panel. > k. For the SDK Location in the main panel, click Browse... and locate > your downloaded SDK directory. > l. Click Apply, then OK. > > Finally, tell it about the Android Device Manager, which helps > simulate a real device on your computer when testing your work: > m. Select Window > Android AVD Manager > n: Enter a name such as “my_avd” in the Name field > o: Select “Android 1.1 – 1.1” as the Target > p: Enter the full path of the sdcard image provided in exercise 1 > (i.e. /my_android_stuff/EXERCISE1/sdcard.img) in the “SDCard” field. > q. Click “Create AVD” > r. Click “Finish” > > Done! If you haven't encountered any problems, then you're ready to > begin developing Android applications. > > Yusuf Saib > Android > ·T· · ·Mobile· stick together > The views, opinions and statements in this email are those of the > author solely in their individual capacity, and do not necessarily > represent those of T-Mobile USA, Inc. > > On Jul 13, 6:58 pm, stephen rigg <stevie...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ok I've > downloaded 1.5 sdk, relea... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
