User Interface Overview

The following sections describe the organization of the AcmeStudio user interface.  The AcmeStudio GUI is based on the Eclipse framework from IBM. AcmeStudio is implemented as a perspective plugin to the Eclipse framework. In this framework, there is one editing window, and several views of the resource being edited.

When the AcmeStudio perspective is opened, you are presented with a number of views and editors. Additionally, opening an Acme file may cause other views or editors to be displayed, depending on the plugins that are installed. Each of the views and types of editors will be detailed in this section.

In order for AcmeStudio to work correctly, it must be in the AcmeStudio perspective. This means that the AcmeStudio icon (top right in the window) needs to be selected.