I finished posted the videos from our March meeting, where we had a double header with the Java Store and JFrog Artifactory. Also, we are using a new JavaFX-based technology platform for streaming the videos, so please give it a try and let us know how it works!
Starting with Java FX is surprisingly easy. You can build your first application in minutes. There are many “hello world” tutorials out there. That is important for the first impression and so adoption. The tutorials, however, are more focussed on visual effects and less on clean application structure, patterns and code organization.
Here is the snapshot version (stage 10) of the JavaFX Moonlander application, which was originally coded for the JAVAWUG Professional Code Jam #2.
Allows you to make the window to stick to the edges of the screen, persist the position and/or size of the window, center a window on the screen, set initial size and much more! Complete source code and demo app included.
A site for sharing all JavaFX creations (sample apps, proof of concepts). Great place if you are looking for inspiration.
In JavaFX 1.2 a new layout container called ClipView was introduced. Mr Rakesh Menon shows how it can be used to implement scroll or pannable view.
Map rendering in JavaFX I have been writing location-based software for a long time. In this area, JavaFX has some nice benefits that allows you to write map-related software easily. As a very simple example, I wrote a map renderer that renders tiles generated by the OpenStreetMap project. The OpenStreetMap project (OSM) is a collaborative effort where map data is provided by different sources and people, and I am very impressed with the quality of the data that is in the OSM database.
We just released JavaFX plug-in for Eclipse version 1.2.3. This release comes with bug fixing and few minor features. That’s basically our plan for the near future, release often (2 weeks release cycle) with bug fixing and minor features. If there is anything you want us to add, please put it on the forum or project Jira.
Nearly three years after its introduction, the JavaFX multimedia application development platform that Oracle inherited from Sun Microsystems remains just another entrant in a crowded field, with questions looming about how much momentum the platform can gather.
Since many months have passed with the release of JavaFX 1.2, and some coverage on JavaFX 1.3 (SoMa) it is time to see what is currently happening with JavaFX. With this post I will mainly cover what is currently happening with SoMa.