I can’t find instructions how to use, for instance, Visual Studio Code as a replacement for the Java IDE. I came to Processing after using P5.js, The default IDE feels very out of date, and why spend resources on something that is not really part of Processing functionality? Calling it “PDE” and …

If you are looking for a more competent ide I would recommend eclipse, which is has a far smaller footprint and can handle all your processing needs. https://processing.org/tutorials/eclipse/ just remember to include the PApplet in all your classes, or the processing code wont work.

Thanx, I will try. I was just looking for a more competent IDE.

Yes, the original ide is great for small sketches, but clearly has a lot of limitations.

The goal of PDE is to be a simple, introductory learning environment – and it supports the Processing .pde language / Java dialect by default. If you want to use the Processing API in Java then you should check out Eclipse – this setup doesn’t use the PDE compiler. If you want to compile .pde …

Reading your answers again I found them useful. In VS Code I struggled a while before I found a good example of what to include in the classpath, and how to structure the public class App extends PApplet. I use Java and not the PDE extension.

good you found the working environment you like. you started out here: [image] emedan: I can’t find instructions how to use, for instance, Visual Studio Code as a replacement for the Java IDE the next user with the same question might end up here at this topic but still not find the answer …

Here’s how to at least run a basic “script”, possibly with OpenGL: Create Java project in VS Code. ctrl + shift + P then Java: Create ... In the VS Code projects .classpath file visible in the project tree to the left, add all of this for basic functions and OpenGL, check the folders for your arc…

Thanks, I found this after installing VS Code. It greatly sped up the process of getting my sketch to run.

I installed the processing-vscode extension and it worked quite well (for VS Code on Mac): Open Processing, and click the Tools -> Install “processing-java” menu item. Install the processing-vscode extension Open your sketch folder in VS Code NOT just the .pde file, like you would do from the Proc…

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jeremydouglass November 3, 2019, 3:06am 10

Thank you so much for sharing your solution.

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