FlexOOP

I know I may not be the best with Eclipse, but some of the notes that Google is giving for using Eclipse and their tutorials need to be updated.  As I progress through the tutorials, I’ll probably be adding new updates to assist others with problems I come across (not that there are many, but could cause other beginners to Android give up before even getting a good start).

The first thing I came across that was mildly annoying, but needs to be noted as it may cause some issues for others trying to follow along with the tutorials.  In Tutorial: Notepad Exercise 1, Step 1, it mentions that to create the new project to download the source and select “Create project from an existing source”.  When I tried to do this, Eclipse balked and stated that there already existed.  I then moved my files from my workspace to my desktop then tried again.  However, using this method, the project was now using the files from my desktop.

I think the better way to get the project up and running is to import the files (as Eclipse actually states when you try to create the project in the same space as your workspace).  To do this go to

File -> Import -> General -> Existing Projects Into Workspace
Then select “Browse” next to “Select root directory” and find your Notepad files (mine were on my desktop).
Make sure to also check “Copy projects into workspace” so the files are copied to your android workspace.
Click Finish.

Now you should have the Notepadv1 project imported into your android workspace in Eclipse and all files should be located with the rest of your android files.  This to me seems like a better way of accessing the files than having them all over your computer.