How this book is organized
After the introduction, the User's Guide is divided into the following chapters.
- IDE Essentials provides a quick tour of major components and features of the IDE's user interface. This is a good place to start if you are using the IDE for the first time and need general information about how to navigate and find commands.
- Developing Java Applications is a "how to" chapter, which provides an overview of developing, running, and debugging applications using the Forte for Java IDE.
- The Explorer and Object Browser provides an in-depth look at the Explorer and Object Browser and gives information about their many features, including helpful code generation options.
- Developing and Customizing JavaBeans Components provides information about creating and customizing JavaBeans components, as well as making them available in the IDE for development .
- Designing Visual Classes with the Form Editor focuses on all aspects of visual development in the IDE.
- Developing Java Server Pages shows how you, with the help of templates and a wizard, can quickly create Java Servlet Pages (JSPs) with the IDE.
- Organizing work into projects details Forte for Java's project functionality and how you can save different IDE configurations for each project.
- Integrating a CVS version control system provides information on how you can institute a version control system for applications you and others develop with the IDE.
- Configuring and customizing the IDE provides a more thorough explanation of the parts and features of the Forte for Java IDE and shows how you can customize it to best suit the way you work.
The appendices provide reference information, such as lists of keyboard shortcuts and Editor abbreviations, as well as brief descriptions of menu and toolbar items, properties of Project Settings and Global Options items, and all available IDE actions.
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