APPENDIX B
Coping with Eclipse
The author of this book is not an Eclipse user, which is why this book aims
to be agnostic in terms of development tools, unlike many other Android
resources that depict Eclipse as being mandatory.
That being said, Eclipse is a fine tool for Android development, but not
everything may be necessarily obvious. If you elect to use Eclipse, here are
some tips for getting around some of the Android aspects. Note that these
tips are workarounds cobbled together from assisting developers in live
Android training sessions, and so there may be better solutions available
from true Eclipse experts.
How to Import a Non-Eclipse Project.....................................................
Not all Android projects ship with Eclipse project files, such as the sample
projects associated with this book. However, these can still be easily added
to your Eclipse workspace, if you wish. Here is how to do it!
First, choose File > New > Project... from the Eclipse main menu: