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Installing JavaFX 1.0 Production Suite

 
December 2008  
JavaFX 1.0 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 Internet applications.

This document provides instructions for installing Production Suite.
 
Contents
 
Do I Need to Install Production Suite?
System Requirements
Downloading and Running the JavaFX Production Suite Installer
Uninstalling JavaFX Production Suite
References
 
Do I Need to Install Production Suite?

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

Production Suite Component
Description
JavaFX 1.0 Plugin for Adobe Illustrator
An Adobe Illustrator plugin, which enables export to JavaFX format.
JavaFX 1.0 Plugin for Adobe Photoshop
An Adobe Photoshop plugin, which enables export to JavaFX format.
JavaFX 1.0 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.
Library
A library JAR file, which must be used in any application that loads JavaFX format graphics files.To view the Javadocs, open the index.html file in the /Libraries/javafx-fxd-1.0-javadoc folder in the 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 6.5 IDE for JavaFX 1.0, 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.
 
System Requirements

See the System Requirements for specific hardware and software requirements.

Note: You must uninstall any previous versions of Production Suite and Project Nile before installing version 1.0. See the instructions for uninstalling at the end of this document.

Downloading and Running the Production Suite Installer

Download and install Production Suite as follows:

  1. Download the Production Suite installer file for Windows (an EXE extension) or Mac 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. Proceed through the installer screens, accepting the license agreement and choosing a location in which to install the files.

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

To uninstall Production Suite or Project Nile (the 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 Project Nile (the 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 (for both version 1.0 and the preview release) and Plug-ins/Automate/PS2JavaFXA.plugin (for version 1.0 only).
References
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