Scala Eclipse file>new has <No Applicable Items>

Question

I downloaded the Scala IDE for Mac 64 bit from http://scala-ide.org/download/sdk.html

I open the program, click File > New and see .

The Coursera tutorial I'm in says that I should see the option to create a new Scala project. It looks like I have the IDE but not the SDK?

Answer 1

The simplest reason to get this behavior would be if all perspectives are closed.

Most of the menus in Eclipse are contextual, and File > New is empty if there is no current perspective.

To open a perspective, use Windows > Open Perspective > Other..., then select Scala and OK. Then File > New contains the list of the Scala related wizard.