Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
LogCat Window
At the bottom of the Eclipse IDE there are by default a few rectangular windows. One of the more
important ones is called the LogCat window, and this window displays debug and error messages
that are directly coming from a program that is running on the Android device that is attached to your
computer via a USB cable (see Figure
1-14
).
Figure 1-14.
LogCat debugging tab
Launching the SDK Manager and AVD Manager from Eclipse
To launch the Android SDK Manager and the AVD Manager from within the Eclipse IDE, click “Window”
in the top menu bar and use the menu items near the bottom of the list. The SDK Manager enables
you to download new versions of the Android platform and other tools to develop with. The AVD
Manager allows you to create and manage virtual Android devices for the Android device emulator
(see Figure
1-15
).
Figure 1-15.
Launching SDK and AVD Managers from Eclipse