Typeface |
Meaning |
Monospace type |
Monospaced type represents the following:
- text as it appears onscreen
- anything you must type, such as "Enter Hello World in the Title field of the Application wizard."
- a key on your keyboard, such as "Press Esc to exit a menu."
- file names
- path names
- directory and folder names
- commands, such as
SET PATH, CLASSPATH
- Java code
- Java identifiers, such as names of variables, classes, interfaces, components, properties, methods, and events
- package names
- argument names
- field names
- Java keywords, such as
void and static
|
Bold |
Bold is used for java tools, bmj (Borland Make for Java), bcj (Borland Compiler for Java), and compiler options. For example: javac, bmj, -classpath. |
Italics |
Italicized words are used for new terms being defined and for book titles. |
[ ] |
Square brackets in text or syntax listings enclose optional items. Do not type the brackets. |
< > |
Angle brackets in text or syntax listings indicate a variable string; type in a string appropriate for your code. Do not type the angle brackets. Angle brackets are also used for HTML tags. |
... |
An ellipsis in syntax listing indicates code that is missing from the example. |
JBuilder is available on multiple platforms. See the table below for a description of platform and directory conventions used in the documentation.
Item |
Meaning |
Paths
|
All paths in the documentation are indicated with a forward slash (/).
For the Windows platform, use a backslash (\). |
Home directory |
The location of the home directory varies by platform.
- For UNIX and Linux, the home directory can vary. For example, it could be
/user/[username]
or
/home/[username]
- For Windows 95/98, the home directory is
C:\Windows
- For Windows NT, the home directory is
C:\Winnt\Profiles\[username]
- For Windows 2000, the home directory is
C:\Documents and Settings\[username]
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.jbuilder directory |
The .jbuilder directory, where JBuilder settings are stored, is located in the home directory.
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jbproject directory
|
The jbproject directory, which contains project, class, and source files, is located in the home directory. JBuilder saves files to this default path. |
Screen shots |
Screen shots reflect JBuilder's Metal Look & Feel on various platforms. |