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Installing JavaFX Production Suite

 
May 2009  
This document applies to the following versions of JavaFX Production Suite: 1.2, 1.1, 1.0.

JavaFX Production Suite is a set of tools for converting graphic assets to a format that can be used for JavaFX applications. Production Suite facilitates the interaction between the designer and the developer working together on rich client applications.

This document provides instructions for installing Production Suite.
 
Contents
 
Do I Need to Install Production Suite?
System Requirements
Installing JavaFX Production Suite on Windows or Mac
Uninstalling Production Suite or Project Nile
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Do I Need to Install Production Suite?

Production Suite needs to be installed if you plan to export graphics from Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop or SVG graphics. Production Suite contains the following tools and aids:

Production Suite Component
Description
JavaFX Plugin for Adobe Illustrator
An Adobe Illustrator plugin, which enables export to JavaFX format. There are plugins for Adobe Illustrator CS3 and CS4.
JavaFX Plugin for Adobe Photoshop
An Adobe Photoshop plugin, which enables export to JavaFX format. There are plugins for Adobe Photoshop CS3 and CS4.
JavaFX Media Factory
Media Factory contains two tools:
  • JavaFX Graphics Viewer: Displays any JavaFX-format graphic
  • SVG Converter: Converts files from SVG format to JavaFX format
Production Suite Help
Online help for all of the Production Suite tools. To access the help, open index.html in the /Help folder in the Production Suite installation directory.
Samples
Sample applications that you can try. Each sample contains an Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop source file, a project file that you can open in the NetBeans IDE for JavaFX, and all other files required to compile and run the application. To access a list of the samples and descriptions, open index.html in the /Samples folder in the Production Suite installation directory.
 

The libraries and Javadoc tools for Production Suite are included with the JavaFX SDK.

System Requirements

The system requirements for JavaFX Production Suite are listed in the JavaFX System Requirements document.

Note: You must uninstall any previous version of Production Suite and Project Nile before installing a new version. See the instructions for uninstalling at the end of this document.

Installing JavaFX Production Suite on Windows or Mac
  1. Download the JavaFX Production Suite installer file for Microsoft Windows (an EXE extension) or Macintosh OS X (a DMG extension).

  2. After the download is complete, double-click the EXE or DMG file to run the installer. For Mac OS X, double-click the open-box icon that appears after you start the installer.

  3. Complete the steps in the installation wizard.

  4. Note the default installation location:

    • For Windows - C:\Program Files\Sun\JavaFX Production Suite
    • For Mac OS X - Macintosh HD/Applications/JavaFX Production Suite
Uninstalling Production Suite or Project Nile

To uninstall Production Suite or the Project Nile preview release on a Windows operating system:

  1. Open Control Panel

  2. Select Add or Remove Programs.

  3. Select JavaFX Production Suite or Project NIle.

  4. Click Remove.

To uninstall Production Suite or the Project Nile preview release on a Mac OS X operating system:

  1. Navigate to the JavaFX Production Suite or Project Nile installation folder.

    By default the path is Macintosh HD/Applications/JavaFX Production Suite or Macintosh HD/Applications/Project Nile.

  2. Drag the JavaFX Production Suite or Project Nile icon to the Trash.

  3. Manually delete the plugins for Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop, if they are installed, by dragging them to the Trash:

    • In the Adobe Illustrator installation folder, the path is Plug-Ins/Illustrator Formats/AI2JavaFX.aip
    • In the Adobe Photoshop installation folder, there are two files: Plug-ins/Import/Export/PS2JavaFX.plugin (all versions) and Plug-ins/Automate/PS2JavaFXA.plugin (version 1.1 and 1.0).

    Note: If you have both CS3 and CS4 installed for Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop, check both versions for the plugin.

  4. If you are uninstalling any version of JavaFX Production Suite or Project Nile prior to 1.2, manually delete one of the following folders, depending on the version you are uninstalling:

    • Macintosh HD/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaFXProductionSuite.framework (version 1.1 and 1.0)
    • Macintosh HD/System/Library/Frameworks/ProjectNile.framework (Project Nile preview version)
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