NetBeans IDE 6.5 for JavaFX 1.0 Release Notes

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NetBeans IDE 6.5 for JavaFX 1.0 is a significant update to the Preview release and includes the following changes.

• For Microsoft Windows, JDK 6 Update 7 is now the minimum supported version of the Java SE Development Kit (JDK). For Apple Macintosh, JDK 5 Update 13 (version 1.5.0_13) is now the minimum supported version of the JDK.
  
  
• Preview is now supported on the Mac.
  
  
• Javadoc is now supported in the Editor, Navigator, and View windows
  
  
• The SDK JavaFXpackager tool is now included.

The system requirements for the NetBeans IDE 6.5 for JavaFX 1.0, including the recommended version of the JDK, are available in the JavaFX System Requirements document. An Internet connection is required to download the required components and to deploy your application.

Projects

• Issue: Project does not compile
  
  Description: A project does not compile if the Java classes include JavaFX classes.
  
  Workaround: Include the JavaFX classes in project dependencies or use the Java Scripting API.

Preview Feature

• Issue: The preview feature does not support the mobile platform
  
  Description: The preview feature is not supported in the JavaFX 1.0 Mobile Emulator Beta Release.
  
  Workaround: Use the mobile emulator to view the results.

Javadoc Documentation

• Issue: Javadoc documentation is not displayed in the Navigator window
  
  Description: You cannot view Javadoc documentation for functions or fields using the Javadoc API in the Navigator window.
  
  Workaround: Generate Javadoc documention for the project in HTML and view it in an external browser.
  
  
• Issue: The JavaFX viewer displays Javadoc documentation for JavaFX files only
  
  Description: The Javadoc viewer, available at Window > Other > JavaFXdoc View, displays the Javadoc documentation for JavaFX classes only. The Javadoc documentation for Java classes is not shown.
  
  Workaround: Use one of the following options:
  • Use the Java class, java.lang.Runnable, in the JavaFX source file to view the Javadoc documentation.
  • Choose Window > Other > Javadoc to view the Javadoc documentation.

JavaFX 1.0 Production Suite

• Issue: The full-screen feature of the CutePlayer2 applet is not supported.
  
  Description: This feature does not work reliably for applets running in a browser, particularly when displaying media. It is available for Web Start applications through JNLP, but applets should avoid using this feature.
  
  Workaround: None.
  
  
• Issue: Serialization is inoperative
  
  Description: If you close and reopen the NetBeans IDE while an FXZ file is open in a view, an exception is thrown and the FXZ file is no longer displayed.
  
  Workaround: None.
  
  
• Issue: FXZ file is not opened in File Window
  
  Description: You cannot open an FXZ file using the File > Open File dialog box in the NetBeans IDE.
  
  Workaround: Use the Favorites tab to open the file.
  
  
• Issue: JavaFX applications with JavaFX graphics fail to compile by using the JavaFX 1.0 Mobile Emulator Beta Release
  
  Description: In the JavaFX 1.0 release, the APIs for loading FXZ and FXD files are supported on the desktop profile only.
  
  Workaround: None
  
  
• Issue: Stand-alone FXD files cannot be viewed graphically in the NetBeans IDE
  
  Description: If you open a stand-alone JavaFX Data File (FXD) in the NetBeans IDE, you will only be able to view the source description, not the graphic or the archive information. When an FXD file is included in a compressed FXZ file, the file can be viewed either as text or as a graphic, and archive information will be available.
  
  Workaround: View the graphic form of stand-alone FXD files by using the JavaFX Graphics Viewer.

Samples

• Issue: Some of the JavaFX samples included in NetBeans IDE 6.5 are not supported on the JavaFX 1.0 Mobile Emulator Beta Release
  
  Description: The following samples and building blocks do not compile and run in the mobile configuration:
  
  
  • PhotoEffects
  • PhotoFlip
  • SimpleVideoPlayer
  • JavaFX Weather
  • Color Wheel
  • Arctangent
  • Bouncy Bubbles
  • Clock
  • Flocks
  • Simple Particle System
  • Smoke Particle System
  
  
• Issue: Samples might not be displayed in the browser
  
  Description: If you access the Internet through a proxy, and your browser does not display the samples, you might need to modify your proxy settings.
  
  Workaround: For information about configuring proxy settings on the Java platform, go to the Java Networking and Proxies page.

Mac OS Specific Issues

• Issue: Cannot uninstall JavaFX NetBeans module (nbms) files
  
  Description: The installer marks JavaFX nbms files as system files and they cannot be uninstalled.
  
  Workaround: You must be logged in as administrator to delete JavaFX nbms files.
  
  
• Issue: AccessControlException is thrown when you run the Weather application
  
  Description: An AccessControlException is thrown when running the WeatherFX application as a Web Start application.
  
  Workaround: Follow these steps:

1. Open the WeatherFX application project in the NetBeans IDE, right-click the project, and select Properties.
2. Select Application in the Categories pane.
3. Under Web Start specific properties additional to the Common Application Properties, select Self Signed Jar.

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