Learning BlueJ

These instructions are for the CSL Workstations running CentOS 7.

    Making a launcher for BlueJ.

  1. Open a Terminal. Copy-and-paste the following line into the Terminal and enter it.
    cp -i /home/graderjd/bin/bluej.desktop ~/.local/share/applications
    Close the Terminal.
  2. At the top of the screen click on the Applications menu then scroll down to Other. You should see a "BlueJ IDE" menu item.
  3. Press the Windows key on your keyboard and observe the Overview overlay. Click the Show Applications (nine white dots) icon at bottom of left-side menu. Now right-click on the BlueJ icon and select “Add to Favorites”. You may change the order of icons in Favorites and on the Panel by dragging the applications up or down
  4. Try it out! Click on the Applications menu and from "Favorites" click on the BlueJ icon. The IDE should launch.

    5. Customize BlueJ Preferences

  5. Launch BlueJ.
  6. From the Tools menu, select "Preferences". The Preferences dialog appears.
  7. In the Editor tab, check "Display line numbers" and uncheck "Match brackets".
  8. Adjust the slider for Scope Highlighting to somewhere in the middle.
  9. In the Interface tab, check "Show unit testing tools"

    10. Complete Tutorial Exercises

  10. Download Examples.zip and unzip it into a working directory on your computer. 
  11. Read The BlueJ Tutorial (pdf) Chapters 3.2 - 5.2  and carry out the exercises.

    12.  There is nothing to submit for this lab.