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Download Eclipse.
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Windows 32 bit.
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206MB
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Notice the warning center screen. I have Java 1.6.0 update 21 so I have to do this.
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I choose to do item #2 to remedy this problem.
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Extract the eclipse-jee-helios-win32.zip
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Here is the contents of the extract.
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Here is install instructions for eclipse.
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Drag and drop the extracted files to C:\Program Files
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Open up the eclipse.ini file here is the default.
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Adding the line as instructed to fix the crash/freeze issue.
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Pull the eclipse icon to the desktop.
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Launch Eclipse for the first time.
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Take the hello world tutorial if you want.
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OK, start building a Hello World SWT application.
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File ->New java project. Name it HelloWorldSWT. Click Finish.
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Download the SWT Binary and source for your operating system. I used the one selected on the left here.
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It is a zip file.
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Find the files directory for the project you just made. Right click your HelloWorldSWT Project and click properties and resource. Go to that directory.
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Here I am inside the source files for the java project.
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Move the zip file into there. Extract the files in there.
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You should have two jar files. swt.jar and swt-debug.jar
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Right click HelloWorldSWT go to properties, click Java Build Path. Click Libraries, click Add External Jars.
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They should be added like this. Click ok.
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Right click src directory, click new Class.
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Name it helloWorldSWT, check public static void main.
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Here is the basic code to bring up a window using the SWT.
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Left click the red exclamation point, choose Import Shell
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Left click the red exclamation point, choose Import Display
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Right click the project, click run as java application. BAM!
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