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Newbie question about Eclipse desktop [message #101660]

Wed, 14 September 2005 07:53

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: cix.ptoye.com

Am I the only one to be thoroughly confused by the plethora of icons and
symbols on the Eclipse desktop, especially in the Package Explorer view?
What on earth do the various bits and bobs next to the various elements
mean? And in the Java editor the left-hand column sometimes also has
various symbols whose meaning is a mystery to me. Is there a list
anywhere?

Silly newbie question I know, but the help files don't seem to (or I'm
looking for the wrong thing).

Peter

Re: Newbie question about Eclipse desktop [message #101674 is a reply to message #101660]

Wed, 14 September 2005 09:04

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: hendrik_maryns.despammed.com

Peter Toye schreef:
> Am I the only one to be thoroughly confused by the plethora of icons and
> symbols on the Eclipse desktop, especially in the Package Explorer view?
> What on earth do the various bits and bobs next to the various elements
> mean? And in the Java editor the left-hand column sometimes also has
> various symbols whose meaning is a mystery to me. Is there a list
> anywhere?

See Window -> Preferences -> Java -> Appearance -> Members Sort Order.
It gives names to the icons. I had to discover this too. Don't know if
and where it is mentioned in the help docs.

--
Hendrik Maryns

==================
www.lieverleven.be
http://aouw.org

Re: Newbie question about Eclipse desktop [message #101695 is a reply to message #101660]

Wed, 14 September 2005 10:36

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: daniel.megert.gmx.net

Peter Toye wrote:

>Am I the only one to be thoroughly confused by the plethora of icons and
>symbols on the Eclipse desktop, especially in the Package Explorer view?
>What on earth do the various bits and bobs next to the various elements
>mean? And in the Java editor the left-hand column sometimes also has
>various symbols whose meaning is a mystery to me. Is there a list
>anywhere?
>
>Silly newbie question I know, but the help files don't seem to (or I'm
>looking for the wrong thing).
>
>
The JDT icons are described in Help: Java Development > User Guide >
Reference > Icons
or directly:
http://help.eclipse.org/help31/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse. jdt.doc.user/reference/ref-156.htm

Dani

>Peter
>
>

Re: Newbie question about Eclipse desktop [message #102624 is a reply to message #101674]

Sat, 17 September 2005 12:43

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: cix.ptoye.com

In article <dg96qv$d2b$1@news.eclipse.org>, hendrik_maryns@despammed.com
(Hendrik Maryns) wrote:

> *From:* Hendrik Maryns <hendrik_maryns@despammed.com>
> *Date:* Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:04:37 +0200
>
> Peter Toye schreef:
> > Am I the only one to be thoroughly confused by the plethora of icons
> > and symbols on the Eclipse desktop, especially in the Package
> > Explorer view? What on earth do the various bits and bobs next to the
> > various elements mean? And in the Java editor the left-hand column
> > sometimes also has various symbols whose meaning is a mystery to me.
> > Is there a list anywhere?
>
> See Window -> Preferences -> Java -> Appearance -> Members Sort Order.
> It gives names to the icons. I had to discover this too. Don't know
> if and where it is mentioned in the help docs.
>
> --
> Hendrik Maryns
>
> ==================
> www.lieverleven.be
> http://aouw.org
>
Dank U wel (is that right?).

Peter

Re: Newbie question about Eclipse desktop [message #102632 is a reply to message #101695]

Sat, 17 September 2005 12:43

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: cix.ptoye.com

In article <dg9chd$m2f$1@news.eclipse.org>, daniel.megert@gmx.net (Daniel
Megert) wrote:

> *From:* Daniel Megert <daniel.megert@gmx.net>
> *Date:* Wed, 14 Sep 2005 16:36:21 +0200
>
> Peter Toye wrote:
>
> >Am I the only one to be thoroughly confused by the plethora of icons
> and >symbols on the Eclipse desktop, especially in the Package Explorer
> view? >What on earth do the various bits and bobs next to the various
> elements >mean? And in the Java editor the left-hand column sometimes
> also has >various symbols whose meaning is a mystery to me. Is there a
> list >anywhere?
> >
> >Silly newbie question I know, but the help files don't seem to (or I'm
> >looking for the wrong thing).
> >
> >
> The JDT icons are described in Help: Java Development > User Guide >
> Reference > Icons
> or directly:
> http://help.eclipse.org/help31/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse. jdt.doc.user
> /reference/ref-156.htm
>
> Dani
>
> >Peter
> >
> >
>
Thanks Dani. I thought I'd looked there, but obviously didn't.

Peter

Re: Newbie question about Eclipse desktop [message #102657 is a reply to message #102624]

Sat, 17 September 2005 13:12

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: hendrik_maryns.despammed.com

Peter Toye uitte de volgende tekst op 17/09/2005 18:43:
> In article <dg96qv$d2b$1@news.eclipse.org>, hendrik_maryns@despammed.com
> (Hendrik Maryns) wrote:
>
>
>>*From:* Hendrik Maryns <hendrik_maryns@despammed.com>
>>*Date:* Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:04:37 +0200
>>
>>Peter Toye schreef:
>>
>>>Am I the only one to be thoroughly confused by the plethora of icons
>>>and symbols on the Eclipse desktop, especially in the Package
>>>Explorer view? What on earth do the various bits and bobs next to the
>>>various elements mean? And in the Java editor the left-hand column
>>>sometimes also has various symbols whose meaning is a mystery to me.
>>>Is there a list anywhere?
>>
>>See Window -> Preferences -> Java -> Appearance -> Members Sort Order.
>>It gives names to the icons. I had to discover this too. Don't know
>>if and where it is mentioned in the help docs.
>>
>>--
>>Hendrik Maryns
>>
>>==================
>>www.lieverleven.be
>>http://aouw.org
>>
>
> Dank U wel (is that right?).

It is :-) (no need for the capital u though, that's archaic)

--
Hendrik Maryns

==================
www.lieverleven.be
http://aouw.org

Re: Newbie question about Eclipse desktop [message #102697 is a reply to message #102657]

Sun, 18 September 2005 06:55

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: cix.ptoye.com

In article <dghim7$oau$1@news.eclipse.org>, hendrik_maryns@despammed.com
(Hendrik Maryns) wrote:

> *From:* Hendrik Maryns <hendrik_maryns@despammed.com>
> *Date:* Sat, 17 Sep 2005 19:12:49 +0200
>
> Peter Toye uitte de volgende tekst op 17/09/2005 18:43:
> > In article <dg96qv$d2b$1@news.eclipse.org>,
> > hendrik_maryns@despammed.com (Hendrik Maryns) wrote:
> >
> >
> >>*From:* Hendrik Maryns <hendrik_maryns@despammed.com>
> >>*Date:* Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:04:37 +0200
> >>
> >>Peter Toye schreef:
> >>
> >>>Am I the only one to be thoroughly confused by the plethora of icons
> >>>and symbols on the Eclipse desktop, especially in the Package
> >>>Explorer view? What on earth do the various bits and bobs next to
> the >>>various elements mean? And in the Java editor the left-hand
> column >>>sometimes also has various symbols whose meaning is a mystery
> to me. >>>Is there a list anywhere?
> >>
> >>See Window -> Preferences -> Java -> Appearance -> Members Sort
> > > > > Order. >>It gives names to the icons. I had to discover this
> too. Don't know >>if and where it is mentioned in the help docs.
> >>
> >>--
> >>Hendrik Maryns
> >>
> >>==================
> >>www.lieverleven.be
> >>http://aouw.org
> >>
> >
> > Dank U wel (is that right?).
>
> It is :-) (no need for the capital u though, that's archaic)
>
> --
> Hendrik Maryns
>
> ==================
> www.lieverleven.be
> http://aouw.org
>
Well, I'm archaic too (been programming in various languages since 1963).
So the "U" is probably OK.

Peter

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