How do I import ShowcaseView in Eclipse?

Question

ShowcaseView is contained in a Zip file here. But what exactly am I downloading and how do I import it in Eclipse?

Answer 1

After 2 days I succeed, I have created steps to import ShowcaseView in Eclipse that may be helpful to you.

How to use Showcase View in Eclipse.

1. Download ShowcaseView from github and extract.

2. Now Follow step for import.

   - Right click on Project Explorer
   - Import -> Android -> Existing Android Code Into Workspace
   - Select Extracted "ShowcaseView-master"
   - Check both project "library" and "MainActivity"
   - Check "Copy projects into workspace"
   - Finish.
   

   (After importing you can see 2 projects imported namely "main" and "SampleActivity", you may change "main" as "libShowcaseView" and "SampleActivity" as "ShowcaseViewDemo" so you can easily identify. :) )

3. May you see error in "ShowcaseViewDemo" (Dont worry...), See src/ folder is also blank (in both "libShowcaseView" and "ShowcaseViewDemo") :) right??? Dont mind.

4. Make following packages in "libShowcaseView" project. See Example.

   - com.github.amlcurran.showcaseview
   - com.github.amlcurran.showcaseview.targets
   

   and Move all java files from /java/com/github/amlcurran/showcaseview and /java/com/github/amlcurran/showcaseview/targets Respectively.

5. Make following packages in "ShowcaseViewDemo" project. See Example.

   - com.github.amlcurran.showcaseview.sample
   - com.github.amlcurran.showcaseview.sample.animations
   - com.github.amlcurran.showcaseview.sample.legacy
   - com.github.amlcurran.showcaseview.sample.v14
   

   and move files as above (from java folder respectively).

6. Now right click on "libShowcaseView" project->properties->Android->Move down and check "Is Library" then add "actionbarsherlock" as Library. See Preview

7. Now Add as library in ShowcaseViewDemo. Goto properties of "ShowcaseViewDemo"->Android->Add->select "libShowcaseView"->Ok...

8. I think you didn't ran into error now. You can Run.

You can ping any time for any suggestion or help.

Happy ShowcaseViewing...

Answer 2

Easiest way is:

1. Create an empty Android Application project in your Eclipse workspace.
2. Copy files in ShowcaseView/library/ folder of github to your new project base folder.
3. Refresh project in Eclipse.
4. Goto project properties - Android and select "Is Library"
5. Clean unnecessary stuff and build.

It should be ready to add as dependency of your app.

Alternatively you can pick another library project .project file and copy it inside this library folder, edit it to match your new project name, etc... And then import in Eclipse. But this is more hardcore if you don't know what you're doing. Soure : How do I build these libraries from GitHub