blob: 3e6880d560e64d5cc6e374b3393f1afed045c8c8 [file]
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' ?><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
<title>Marketplace User Guide</title>
</head>
<body>
<table class="navigation" style="width: 100%;" border="0" summary="navigation">
<tr>
<th style="width: 100%" align="center" colspan="3">Marketplace User Guide</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 20%" align="left"></td>
<td style="width: 60%" align="center"></td>
<td style="width: 20%" align="right">
<a href="Updating-This-Document.html" title="Updating This Document">
<img alt="Next" border="0" src="../../../images/next.gif"/>
</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 20%" align="left" valign="top"></td>
<td style="width: 60%" align="center"></td>
<td style="width: 20%" align="right" valign="top">Updating This Document</td>
</tr>
</table><hr/>
<h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2>
<p>This guide provides information on the Eclipse Marketplace Client and how to use it. The Eclipse Marketplace Client provides a means to find and install solutions from the
<a href="http://marketplace.eclipse.org" target="doc_external">Eclipse Marketplace</a> and other solution catalogs.
</p>
<h2 id="Getting_Started">Getting Started</h2>
<p>To launch the Eclipse Marketplace Client select
<b>Help -&gt; Eclipse Marketplace...</b> from the menu, or click on
<b>Eclipse Marketplace Client</b> on the Welcome page. The Eclipse Marketplace Client appears as follows:
</p>
<p>
<img title="Eclipse Marketplace Client" alt="Eclipse Marketplace Client" border="0" src="images/MPC_Popular.png"/>
</p>
<h2 id="Search">Search</h2>
<p>Use the tabs at the top of the wizard to find popular solutions, recently added or updated solutions, installed solutions, or to search.</p>
<p>Searching by specifying the search query, market and category, then press
<b>Go</b>:
</p>
<p>
<img title="Search Controls" alt="Search Controls" border="0" src="images/MPC_SearchControls.png"/>
</p>
<h3 id="Browse_For_More_Solutions">Browse For More Solutions</h3>
<p>The Eclipse Marketplace Client will provide links to
<b>browse for more solutions</b> or
<b>Learn more</b>. Clicking these links will cause the Eclipse Marketplace Client to close and the Marketplace to be opened in a web browser. Browse the marketplace website, and when ready press the
<b>Install</b> button to reopen the Eclipse Marketplace Client.
</p>
<p>
<img title="Browse And Install" alt="Browse And Install" border="0" src="images/MPC_WebsiteInstall.png"/>
</p>
<h2 id="Installing_and_Updating_Solutions">Installing and Updating Solutions</h2>
<p>Solutions that can be installed or updated will be displayed with corresponding buttons:</p>
<p>
<img title="Install Selection" alt="Install Selection" border="0" src="images/MPC_Selection.png"/>
</p>
<p>Select one or more solutions by pressing the appropriate button. </p>
<p>Press
<b>Next</b> to proceed with installation. Confirm selected features on the next page:
</p>
<p>
<img title="Confirm Features" alt="Confirm Features" border="0" src="images/MPC_ConfirmFeatures.png"/>
</p>
<h3 id="Resolving_Errors">Resolving Errors</h3>
<p>Occasionally it's not possible to install solutions due to conflicting or unsatisfied dependencies. Resolve these errors by deselecting one or more features and pressing
<b>Next</b>. Installation may proceed once all errors have been resolved.
</p>
<h3 id="Licenses">Licenses</h3>
<p>If necessary you may be prompted to review and agree to license agreements prior to installation:</p>
<p>
<img title="Review Licenses" alt="Review Licenses" border="0" src="images/MPC_Licenses.png"/>
</p>
<p>If you agree, select
<b>I accept the terms of the license agreement</b>.
</p>
<h3 id="Completing_Installation">Completing Installation</h3>
<p>Proceed with installation by pressing
<b>Finish</b>. Installation involves downloading selected components and may take a few minutes or more to complete. You will be able to continue using Eclipse while you wait for downloading and installation to complete. When prompted, either
<b>Apply changes</b> or
<b>Restart Eclipse</b> to start using the newly installed solutions.
</p><hr/>
<table class="navigation" style="width: 100%;" border="0" summary="navigation">
<tr>
<td style="width: 20%" align="left"></td>
<td style="width: 60%" align="center"></td>
<td style="width: 20%" align="right">
<a href="Updating-This-Document.html" title="Updating This Document">
<img alt="Next" border="0" src="../../../images/next.gif"/>
</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 20%" align="left" valign="top"></td>
<td style="width: 60%" align="center"></td>
<td style="width: 20%" align="right" valign="top">Updating This Document</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>