Lesson: IDEs - TextPad

by Walt White, April 2006

This section discusses using TextPad as a programming editor and Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for leJOS programming.

TextPad Features

Evaluation version is fully functional and free. Relatively inexpensive to purchase at $30 USD.
Support for syntax highlighting in 28 programming languages.
Spelling checker has dictionaries for 10 languages.
Customizable tools for compiling, linking, downloading leJOS programs to the RCX.
Customizable clip libraries.

Download leJOS and follow the installation instructions for Windows. Note one correction: setting the environment variable RCXTTY=usb must have "usb" in lower case.

Download TextPad from www.textpad.com and follow the installation instructions.

Editor
Describes syntax highlighting, colors, and the clip library.

One-click leJOS Tools
Describes how to configure TextPad to perform one-click operations for downloading firmware to the RCX, compiling Java, compiling leJOS, linking leJOS, and downloading your program to the RCX, all from within TextPad.

The leJOS Tutorial

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	Editor Describes syntax highlighting, colors, and the clip library.
	One-click leJOS Tools Describes how to configure TextPad to perform one-click operations for downloading firmware to the RCX, compiling Java, compiling leJOS, linking leJOS, and downloading your program to the RCX, all from within TextPad.