[news.eclipse.platform.swt] Re: Easy way to get API info

[ewing@xxxxxxxxx (Bill Ewing)]

Veronika Irvine wrote:

> Place the mouse in the method and either hit F2 and a dialog pops up with
> the Javadoc or have the Javadoc view open and the doc will be displayed in
> the view.

> Also, during code assist (Ctrl+space), if you use the arrow keys to move
> through the possible matches, the javaodoc for the selected item will appear
> beside the code assist dialog.

> However, you should be seeing int x, int y rather than int arg0, int arg1.
> I experimented a bit with Eclipse.  If I specify the swt jar as an external
> jar in the Java Build Path, and do not specify the src or javadoc location,
> I get the javadoc as I expected.   As soon as I specify the source location,
> I do not get the javadoc.  This may be a bug in Eclipse.  Is your project an
> Eclipse plugin or a regular Java project?  If it is a regular Java project,
> how have you defined your Java build path?

> "Bill Ewing" <ewing@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
> news:csmkff$q7t$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Can anyone tell me how to quickly and easily set up Eclipse so I can see 
> > doc'n on SWT API methods?
> >
> > For example, I am currently working alot with gc.drawImage().  It has many 
> > overloads, and I wonder if the one with just two int arg's is the one I 
> > want.
> > (SWT people: seeing "int arg0, int arg1" is one step above useless.  If it 
> > were "int x, int y" that would be far better).
> >
> > I would like to be able to select "drawImage" in my code and with one 
> > click or keystroke, get taken into the doc'n on that method.
> >
> > We've always had this in other API's, can someone describe how it works in 
> > Eclipse?
> >
> > TIA, Bill


Thanks again for the support.

My project is a regular, standalone app.  It is not a plug in.

We created a new JFace/SWT project and have a JFace Application window.  
Isn't it enough to tell the IDE that's what we're doing?