How do I use JavaFX 11 in Eclipse?

Question

I have some trouble with JavaFX. I wanted to start creating apps, desktop or mobile, at least something. So I found out I could use the JavaFX library for it. But as far as

Answer 1

I've had to struggle through this on about 20 computers now, so I made the following checklist:

[ ] download javafx11 from javafx11's website, put on desktop
[ ] create a MODULE based project
[ ] right click project, go to BUILD PATH
[ ] add the downloaded javafx.base/control/graphics as external jar files
[ ] put the files in a package (eg: my_big_package)
[ ] put the following in the module.java file:
module javafx11 {
    requires javafx.controls;
    exports my_big_package;
}
[ ] eat a donut from the break room

If you're not married to Eclipse and/or just trying to learn (or are a student with an unhelpful professor/TAs), BlueJ currently has JavaFX already built into it and ready to go, so no extra setup or download is necessary. Neat!