Utilities

Utilities

Editors/IDE's for Writing Java Source Code

CMD Prompt Here Utility

Editors/IDE's For Writing Java Source Code

Here are some alternatives to Notepad.

FreeJava

FreeJava is an integrated development environment for Java programmers. It offers a Windows-based front end to the compiler, applet runner and runtime module supplied. It is free for non-commercial use.

JCreator LE

JCreator is a freeware IDE for Java.

It includes an editor with syntax highlighting, project management, project templates, code-completion, debugger interface, wizards and a customizable user interface.

Java Programmer's Editor (JPE)

JPE is a freeware Java text editor/IDE by Mark Benyon.

A useful editor with a nice 'goto line number' feature. It will also compile source code to bytecode.

CMD Prompt Here Utility

The command prompt defaults to the C:> when you first open it. It can be a real bore changing directories if you have a dense directory structure. I love the following utility.

cmdPromptHere

This utility installs a CMD Prompt Here command onto the right-click context menu. Then, on right-clicking a folder and selecting CMD Prompt Here, a command prompt window appears with the current directory the same as the folder you clicked.

This utility can be found in the Microsoft Windows 2000 resource kit and also the Microsoft Windows XP PowerToys collection.

If you download it from here you will get a file called cmdhere.inf. To install the utility, just right-click the file and select install on the menu.
Note:- you can only install this on Windows XP or 2000. You have to edit the file to get it to install on Windows9x

You will find the PowerToys version at Microsoft