I think the users guide answered my question about this: "When you open a Java source file, the JDE looks for project files in the directory tree containing the source file. If the JDE finds one or more project files, it loads the project files in the following manner.
The JDE first sets all the JDE variables to their Emacs startup values (i.e., the default value or the value saved in your .emacs file). It then loads all the project files in the directory tree containing the current source buffer, starting with the topmost file. What this means is that you can use project files to extend and/or override the settings in your .emacs file and in other project files. For example, your .emacs file can specify settings that are common to all your projects. You can put settings common to a group of projects at the top of the directory tree containing the projects, settings common to each project at the top of the directory containing each projects, and so on." Does this mean that a project global classpath extends a default global classpath? - Heather M. Buch Java Analyst Programmer II Information Systems [EMAIL PROTECTED] (617) 253-9801 N42-240K
