Mike S

When I double click the a JS object in Max 6 I see the shiny new editor, but when using the viewsource on a Java object I see the old pixely nightmare editor.

js-and-java-editor-in-max-6

That's normal behaviour, it uses a java gui that has some options to compile.

I usually use an external editor (sublime text) for both java and javascript. The only thing is that you can't open it by double clicking the objects...

That's normal behaviour, it uses a java gui that has some options to compile.
I usually use an external editor (sublime text) for both java and javascript.  The only thing is that you can't open it by double clicking the objects...


I personally use Eclipse to satisfying effect. Adam Murry wrote a great guide for setting up Eclipse for the Max library, and how to configure Max's dynamic class search path.

http://compusition.com/web/articles/maxmsp-eclipse

Though I seem to need to send a "zap" message to the [mxj] object, delete it, then undo in order to refresh it after compiling the new class.

JS and Java editor in Max 6