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You need to install the following to use Vaadin Designer:
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Eclipse Luna SR2+ as described in "Installing Eclipse IDE"
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Vaadin Plug-in for Eclipse as described in "Vaadin Plugin for Eclipse"
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Vaadin Designer from vaadin.com/eclipse
Vaadin Designer is compatible with Eclipse Luna (and later) available from www.eclipse.org/downloads. We recommend choosing Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers.
If you’re using an existing install of Eclipse Luna, please make sure it is up-to-date. Eclipse Luna versions prior to the SR2 version had a nasty bug that will cause problems for several plug-ins.
Vaadin Designer is installed together with the Vaadin Plug-in for Eclipse, from the same Eclipse update-site. In Eclipse, do "Help > Install New Software", press Add… next to the Work with select, enter Vaadin as name and http://vaadin.com/eclipse as location.
If you already have the Vaadin plug-in installed, just choose to Work with the Vaadin update site. Make sure the whole Vaadin category is selected (or at least Vaadin Designer), then click Next to review licensing information and finalize the install. Please restart Eclipse when prompted.
Once installed, Vaadin Designer can be kept up-to-date by periodically running "Help > Check for Updates".
The first time you start the Vaadin Designer, it will ask for a license key. You can obtain a free trial-license, purchase a stand-alone perpetual license, or use the license included with your Pro Tools subscription. See "Installing Commercial Vaadin Add-on Licence" for instructions for installing the license.
Please note that a separate license key is required for each developer. If you choose not input any license (even trial), you will be unable to save your work.
If you for any reason need to remove or change a valid license, it is located in ~/.vaadin.designer.developer.license.