Quick Start: Creating a Project

Overview

1. Create a new project of the type Echo Application
2. Provide the information requested by the New Project Wizard
3. Switch to the Echo Development Perspective.

Details

Use the File menu to create a new Project. The New Project Wizard is displayed. Select Echo Development, then Echo Application. (Figure 1) Continue by clicking Next at the bottom of the window.

EchoStudio now prompts you for the name of your new project. (Figure 2) Provide any name you like. Note that EchoStudio will use this as the basis for default package names and classes, so you should avoid using spaces. For example, EmployeeDirectory and PresentationBuilder are good names. Once you have entered a name, click Finish.

EchoStudio performs some processing, then asks you if you would like to switch to the Echo Development Perspective. (Figure 3) Select Yes. Eclipse then rearranges your Workbench appropriately and displays the Project Overview page in the main content area. (Figure 4)

Project Overview

You should take a moment to familiarize yourself with the Project Overview page. This page allows you perform common operations and to navigate among all of the Echo user interface classes of your application. It is easier to use and more powerful for Echo development than the Package Explorer commonly used for Java development in Eclipse. Consequently, you are encouraged to maximize the main area of the screen to have more space upon which to operate.