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| The Workbench</h2> |
| <P CLASS="Para"> When the Workbench is launched the first thing you see is a |
| dialog that allows you to select where the workspace should be located. The |
| workspace is the directory where your work will be stored. For now, just |
| click OK to pick the default location. (You can also check the checkbox |
| to prevent this question from being asked again.)</p> |
| <p>After the workspace location is chosen, a single Workbench window is displayed. |
| A Workbench window offers one or more perspectives. A perspective contains |
| editors and views, such as the Navigator. Multiple Workbench windows can be |
| opened simultaneously. Initially, in the first Workbench window that is opened, |
| the Java perspective is displayed, with only the Welcome view visible. |
| Click the arrow labeled <b>Workbench</b> in the Welcome view to cause the other |
| views in the perspective to become visible.</P> |
| <p>(You can get the Welcome view back at any time by selecting |
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| <b>Help > Welcome</b></a>.)</p> |
| <p>A shortcut bar appears in the top right corner of the window. This allows the user |
| to open new perspectives and switch between ones already open. The name of the |
| active perspective is shown in the title of the window and its item in the shortcut |
| bar is highlighted.</p> |
| <p>The title bar of the Workbench window indicates which perspective is active. |
| In this example, the Resource perspective is in use. The Navigator, Tasks, and |
| Outline views are open along with an editor. <br> |
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