Initial Class Preparation

In this exercise you will:

• Create a Programming 1 folder in your I: drive
• Place a copy of the sample programs in your Programming 1 folder
• Change the default template in BlueJ to a template modified specifically for Programming 1
• Add a shortcut to BlueJ on the taskbar

Follow the steps below to create a Programming 1 folder on your I: drive and then place in it the materials necessary for this course.

1. First, you'll need a folder to hold all of your Programming 1 files.
   • Double-click on the Computer icon on your desktop.
   • Open the I: drive and create a folder named Programming 1. This will be the folder you should use for saving all of your Programming 1 work.
      
2. There is a folder filled with sample projects that you will find to be very helpful both while learning the material and when solving the exercises in the problem sets. You need to place a copy of the sample projects in your I: drive Programming 1 folder. (You may either download the zipped files of BlueJ Student Samples or follow the steps below to copy them from the J: drive.)
   • Double-click on the Computer icon on your desktop.
   • Open the J: and locate the Lawless folder.
   • Open the Lawless folder. Find and then open the Hand-Out folder.
   • Open the Programming 1 folder.
   • Right-click on the BlueJ Java Student Samples folder and choose Copy.
   • Navigate back to your Programming 1 folder on the I: drive.
   • Open the Programming 1 folder and paste the copied BlueJ Java Student Samples folder.

The program used in this course is named BlueJ. BlueJ is a free program that you may download at http://www.bluej.org/index.html.

There is a default file located in the BlueJ package that does not fit in well with how I have this class set up. Follow the steps below to change the default class template file to a modified version that was prepared specifically for this class.

You may either download the zipped file of stdclass.tmpl or follow the steps below to copy it from the J: drive.

1. Navigate to the Lawless/Hand-Out/Programming 1 folder on the J: drive.
2. Open the folder named: stdclass template without main method
3. Copy the file named stdclass.tmpl

After you have a copy of the stdclass.tmpl file it will need to be placed in a folder in the BlueJ folder. Follow the steps below to place it in the correct folder:

1. Double-click on the Computer icon found on the computer's desktop.
2. Open the C: drive
3. Open the BlueJ folder
4. Open the folder named lib
5. Open the English folder
6. Open the templates folder
7. Open the newclass folder
8. Delete the file named stdclass.tmpl and then paste its replacement with the modified version copied previously

Follow the steps below to add a shortcut to the Taskbar

1. Find and open the Applications folder on your computer's desktop.
2. Right-click on the BlueJ shortcut
3. Choose Pin to Taskbar