Using Processing with ECT

1. do a CVS build as per how_to_add_a_new_component.html (ignoring the "adding a component" section for now)
2. in processing, export the program to get an applet jar file
3. run the install/runProcessingHandler.bat script and select the exported jar file in the file chooser; this will generate a corresponding ect component (at present) in the directory install/components/runtimeGenerated
4. if you are using the individual scripts (in particular runExportedGUI.bat) in the install director then the processing app should appear in the capability list
5. if you are using webstart, then copy the process app component jar file from there to the webstart/download/java/components directory and restart the installation master; it should copy the component while should appear in the capability list(s) once it has restarted.
   

•  public/package fields in the processing applet become ECT properties;
• if you have problems with types (only simple types can be exported to ect), or too many unnecessary fields then make the ones you don't need private;
• with versions of processing subsequent to 0070 the synchronisation with ect only occurs each time draw() is called (which may not be very often if using the new-to-later-versions noLoop() option)