
Select “Edit Configuration” from Run menu and create new configuration Now I am ready to compile and launch application.

It is not create by webAppCreator.cmd so you have to create it manually. PROJECT_FOLDER/war/WEB-INF/classes folder.Select tab “Dependencies” for your java module (File -> Project Structure) and append I have to append additional libraries from GWT and several project folders into classpath. New GWT module is created, let’s try to compile it and launch.

In prompt dialog I am typing GWT module name, e.g. External too that was created on previous step is available in Tools -> GWT -> Create Project. Now I am ready to create new GWT project.

I am using it last four or five years, several times I tried to use Eclipse or NetBeans, but finally I always came back to IntelliJ IDEA. But event with such limited functionality it can be competitive with other open source IDEs such as Eclipse or NetBeans, because, it is my opinion, IntelliJ IDEA is the best Java IDE that I have ever used. If you look at comparison matrix it is shipped with a small number of core plugins such as Ant/Maven integration, supports several CVSs such as Subversion, Git and CVS. As you know recently JetBrains released open source version of IntelliJ IDEA.
