Category Archives: javafx

Layout in Android (and JavaFX)

Posted on 2012/12/09 by

One of my clients allowed me to write an Android application. I have done Java and mobile development before, so it basically comes down to learning the new framework. And that’s something Java developers do on a fairly regular basis. … Continue reading →

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JavaFX layout, a silver lining?

Posted on 2012/11/10 by

As described in the previous post, I believe that JavaFX’s layout mechanism is not as good as it could (should) have been. Naturally it is one thing to complain, another to offer improvement suggestions, but the best is to provide … Continue reading →

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It’s not all gold and sunshine; JavaFX layout

Posted on 2012/10/20 by

After my previous post, praising the properties and binding mechanism, I’d also like to voice an opinion on something on which I think the JavaFX team has dropped the ball. In the previous post about Agenda control I explained that … Continue reading →

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Writing Google Calendar in JavaFX

Posted on 2012/10/18 by

After getting my feet wet writing the ListPicker and CalendarPicker control in JavaFX for the JFXtras project, I felt it was time to put my aim at something bigger; I always wanted to write a control that does a “Google … Continue reading →

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JavaFX 2.0 bubblemark – part 2

Posted on 2011/11/15 by

The first post on the JavaFX 2.0 bubblemark created some feedback, most notably an email from the JavaFX engineering team stating in so many words that JavaFX 2.0 has an issue and that is why it per default is not … Continue reading →

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JavaFX 2.0 bubblemark

Posted on 2011/11/12 by

Oracle has released the revamped JavaFX 2.0 on JavaOne 2011. It’s an interesting step which immediately invokes many questions. What is the target audience for JavaFX? Which technology segment does it aim at? What are the chances it will actually … Continue reading →

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Oracle vs Google

Posted on 2011/08/09 by

The latest news about the infringement dance Google and Oracle are doing, indicates that Google may be in serious trouble. These law suites usually are far-from-my-bed things which are taken note of, wondered about, and swapped out for day to … Continue reading →

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JavaFX 2.0, Swing 2.0?

Posted on 2011/05/01 by

At the beginning of my previous post I mentioned that I was stuck in the implementation of the calendar picker, because I was using one listener for 42 ToggleButtons, and I could not find out which of the 42 ToggleButtons … Continue reading →

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JavaFX 2.0 EA binding

Posted on 2011/04/02 by

After Swing, JavaFX 1.x and the iPad, now JavaFX 2.0 is candidate for the calendar picker shake down. Using MigLayout I’ve setup the basic day picking logic, but currently am stuck in build b21, because the events on the selected … Continue reading →

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JavaFX 2.0 EA and MigLayout

Posted on 2011/03/11 by

Oracle rebooted JavaFX and finally positioned it as what I for a long time have been longing for; Swing 2.0. Let’s not kid ourselves; JavaFX is a new UI library for Java, using the API lessons learned from Swing and … Continue reading →

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