Setting Up the Eclipse IDE to Work with the Android SDK

Go ahead and open up the Eclipse IDE. If you like, you can start a new workspace, or simply use the one that you may have been working with before. Once you select your workspace, you should see a screen like Figure 12-1.

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Figure 12-1. The Eclipse IDE workspace

The panel on the left is known as Package Explorer, which is a place for the folder hierarchy. The Task List and Outline panels on the right will also help you with your application. The panel at the bottom right is very helpful as well, as it will give you important information during various stages of your programming. The center ...

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