A simple open source Java editor, created for who wants to learn Java, without learning a complex development tool. EJE is just a multi-platform (written in Java), light- weight, user-friendly and with useful basic functionalities. Created for the author's need to improve the knowledge of the swing library, has been written in part using EJE itself. It is also the natural development tool to be used with "Il linguaggio Object Oriented Java - second edition", a Java language manual (only italian version), for a correct object oriented approach to Java world.
Main features are :
1) You can compile and execute Java files directly from EJE (EJE supports packages and execution with args)
2) Multiple files support (but not multiple tasks) through tabs
3) Java syntax highlighting
4) File System Fast Explorer with tree, (this version supports work directories)
5) Complete Key Navigability
6) You can undo and redo last action an unlimited number of times
7) Search & replace utility
8) Dynamic Code Fragments and JavaBean property template inserts (you can also select some text and then Surround it with a code template)
9) Look and feel personalization
10) You can comment selected text with a click
11) You can set timer to be notified with specified time and messages
12) Automatic introspection popup for members of declared objects
13) You can open the standard library documentation in an integrated java browser
14) You can generate documentation of your own java source files automatically with javadoc utility
15) Automatic code alignment in C or Java Style
16) Fast source file navigation
17) Now you can set many options: font type, style and size, activate-deactivate introspection popup, braces style, java version target compilation, enable-disable assert, language, look and feel, Java Development Kit, Documentation, Output Directory, Classpath and other...
18) You can print your source files
19) Supports Java version 6
