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Getting started

If you are new to or want to learn SWT-GTK development, please see the comprehensive SWT-GTK development guide

SWT-GTK development articles

• Comprehensive SWT development guide

GTK compilation

• Compiling various versions of GTK
• JHBuild : Compile newest GTK+ versions and it's dependencies with with jhbuild
• Defining a version specific GTK macro to prevent compilation errors
• Using locally compiled GTK libraries with native GTK snippets

SWT JNI compilation and os_custom development

• Eliminating "sentinel" warnings on SWT JNI compilation
• os_custom development (SwtFixed implementation)

GTK CSS

• Avoid "expected valid selector" warnings in console output

Debugging

• Getting more information from a jvm crash

Wayland development

• Getting started with Wayland development

Accessibility

• ATK Introduction

Equinox launcher

• For GTK related Equinox launcher information, refer to the Equinox documentation.

Coding

• Prototyping GTK snippets via Program Interface (PI) Snippets

Testing

• SWT JUnit tests
• Platform (jFace) Tests for SWT developers

Uploading your patch

• Patch submission guidelines

Miscellaneous

• Finding which version of GTK your Eclipse runs on
• Enabling icons in menus, buttons, and more in GNOME3
• Determining what version of GTK shipped with Fedora
• GNOME documentation on changes from GTK2 to GTK3
• SWT JUnit tests
• How to fix massive import errors after repository reset
• Fix "missing gtk-*.so" file errors when launching a child Eclipse

Useful Eclipse wiki pages

These are pages mostly for special interest.

• Useful tools/shortcuts within Eclipse to make SWT development easier Useful Eclipse Shortcuts

Further reading beyond this wiki

• SWT tagged posts on Leo's blog: CoffeeOrientedProgramming.com
• How to update Fedora Eclipse to from stable to rawhide Eclipse to Rawhide
• Introduction to bash scripting Bash for Beginners Guide