JavaFX Technology - What's New Archive

JavaFX How-To Topics
Learn how to perform the tasks most commonly required for developing JavaFX applications. Look up the solution that best answers your question.

Java Warehouse Goes International
Sun is opening the Java Warehouse to developers in selected countries. Developers in these countries can submit applications for free distribution in the U.S.

Creating an Image Slideshow
Learn how to create an Image Slideshow with animated fade transitions. This step-by-step tutorial is accompanied by a screencast on how to program the application with the NetBeans IDE.

Silicon Valley JavaFX User Group
Silicon Valley joins Japan as the site of a JavaFX User Group. JavaFX team lead Richard Bair is the speaker at Its first meeting on December 9, 6 p.m., Mountain View, California.

Using Layout Containers
This tutorial suggests tips for improving the dynamic layout behavior of your application using the new layout containers.

Sun Sponsors CodeSpace @ Digital Hollywood
The challenge: Build a new media product or service in 36 hours (Oct 19-21) at Digital Hollywood. Win over $5000 in prizes.

JavaFX Partner Program
This new JavaFX program offers substantial benefits to companies who meet the qualifying criteria.

Firefox Upgrade Requires Java SE 6u10 or Later
Due in November, the Firefox 3.6 browser will not work with Java-based web applications unless you are running Java SE 6 Update 10 or later.

JavaFX Users
Unleash your opinion. Tell us what you think about JavaFX features and about your development environment.

Applying Custom Fonts
In this tech tip, learn how to apply a custom font on your desktop app. If you're new to JavaFX technology, you'll want to read Quick JavaFX GUI Overview first.

Mixins in JavaFX 1.2 Technology
Learn about the mixin class, a new feature in JavaFX 1.2 that offers programmers a simplified form of multiple inheritance.

Canoo's Music Pinboard Application
The Canoo Engineering's demo site offers two videos on how it uses JavaFX to develop its graphically rich Music Pinboard media-browser application.

Using NetBeans to Combine JAR Files Into a Single JAR File
Learn how to concatenate your user and library classes into a single JAR file, so that you can upload your apps to the Java Warehouse.

JavaFX Mobile Early Access Screencast
Sun senior technologist Terrence Barr has created a screencast on how to get started using this Early Access release of JavaFX Mobile 1.2. which is supported on Windows Mobile handsets. » Watch now

JavaFX Coding Challenge Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the JavaFX Coding Challenge:

• 1st Place: Music Explorer FX, Sten Anderson
• 2nd Place: Lifescope, Naoaki Suganuma
• 3rd Place: ShiningEtherFX, Evgeni Sergeev

And to the Student category winners:

• Caesar Photobook Mobile, Ramin Mohammadi
• Real Track Car Race, Diego Benna
• CalcFX, Kazuki Hamasaki

Interview with Developer Giudici
Reviews Interactive recently spoke with JavaFX developer Fabrizio Giudici, the man behind the JavaFX blueBillMobile open-source project.

Using JavaFX Mobile, Java ME, and the Messaging API (JSR 205)
In this two-part tutorial, you build an application to create and send a mesage, and a second one to receive the message.

JFXtras Release
This JFXtras 0.5 release updates the project with JavaFX 1.2 support (including Mobile deployment!), plus a major overhaul of the Shapes, Borders, and Layouts.

JavaFX at the 2009 JavaOne Conference
Read the following coverage of JavaFX-related sessions:

• Building Cool RIA Enterprise Applications With JavaFX
• Introduction to JavaFX Script
• Intelligent Design -- The Pervasive Java Platform
• Your Java Lifestyle--Mobile, TV and Beyond

What's New in JavaFX 1.2: New Layouts and Effects
Learn about the new layout classes -- ClipView, Flow, Stack, and Tile -- and the new effect, BoxBlur, introduced in JavaFX 1.2 technology.

JavaFX App-O-Rama: Applications From the Community
This article highlights some of the applications that the JavaFX community has developed and provides insights from the authors about their experiences using the JavaFX platform.

Referencing Multi-Dimensional Java Arrays from JavaFX
Jim Weaver delves into a new feature in JavaFX that is available from the OpenJFX-compiler side of the technology.

This Week's Tips & Tricks from JavaFX Developers
Chhandomay Mandal lists eight developer-generated tips on using JavaFX technology.

NetBeans IDE 6.7 Beta
This release introduces integration with Project Kenai, a collaborative environment for developers.

JFXtras Core Update
JavaFX community developer Steve Chin announced release 0.4, which includes new features such as styleable borders.

JavaFX Mobile — Best Practices for Improving Performance
Sun engineer Michael Heinrichs provides hints on how to improve the performance of JavaFX Mobile applications.

Use JavaFX to Ensure The Jump
A strange phenomenon is occurring with increased frequency across the globe. Another Jump is coming and we need your help.

Two Products in One Bundle
For your convenience, Sun has bundled Java SE 6 Update 13 and the JavaFX 1.1 SDK, each with its own license.

Welcome, Tor Norbye!
We're happy to note that Tor Norbye will be working on the JavaFX Designer tool, and he says more about that in his popular blog.

Japanese Users' Group
Introducing a new JavaFX Japanese community portal, initiated by the community. JavaFX users can freely communicate and exchange ideas and information in Japanese.

JavaFX Coding Challenge
Design and submit a new application using JavaFX, and win up to $25,000. Open to professional developers and students.

JavaFX Script — JavaScript Bridge
Sun staff engineer Ken Rusell describes how JavaFX applets can communicate with JavaScript code using the bridge.

GlassFish and MySQL, Part 4: Creating a RESTful Web Service and JavaFX Client
Learn how to use the NetBeans IDE with GlassFish and MySQL to create a RESTful web service. You'll also learn how to use the NetBeans IDE with JavaFX support to run a JavaFX client for the web service.

Upcoming Books on JavaFX
You can preview a number of books on developing RIAs with JavaFX, including:

• JavaFX: Developing Rich Internet Applications (Java Series)
• Pro JavaFX
• JavaFX in Action
• JavaFX Developer's Guide

Pet Catalog Photos Example Application
Sun's Carol McDonald's JavaFX application is a succinct example of a multi-tier application in which JavaFX is the UI. It displays pet photos retrieved from a RESTful Pet Catalog app (implemented using JAX-RS), complete with source code.

Migrating from JavaFX 1.0 to JavaFX 1.1
JavaFX community developer Steve Chin provides a summary of changes for migrating from JavaFX 1.0 to the JavaFX 1.1 release. It offers details from the compiler team on subtle changes with recommended workarounds, and complements the official release notes.

JavaFX Used to Develop Real-World Applications
Jim Weaver's article highlights the JavaFX Production Studio and builds on Weaver's enterprise-level BookStoreFX application.

JavaFX Localized Sites Available
You can now view JavaFX SDN developer content in Simplified Chinese, Japanese, and Russian. The links also appear in the right column.

WidgetFX 1.0 Release
The 1.0 release of he open-source desktop widget platform written in JavaFX Script is now available. Java developer Stephen Chin blogs about it on his website, or you can go to the project homepage.

JavaFX Tip Party
Finally, a JavaFX example farm! While that's getting populated, here's a compendium of recent development tips on using the JavaFX 1.0 SDK:

• Signing (or not) JavaFX Apps
• Layout Primer
• Vector User Interfaces
• Inverse Kinematics
• Playing with Color
• JavaFX Coffee Cup
• Using JavaFX on Linux
• Deploying a Web App

JavaFX Skins Game
This blog explains how to create a new skin in JavaFX, and how to dynamically substitute the skin in a program -- without recompiling -- by altering a CSS stylesheet.

Does Your Mobile Speak JavaFX?
JavaFX Mobile staff engineers Jan Sterba and Juraj Svec promise demos a-plenty at their presentation on January 21 at the Mobile & Embedded Developer Days (M3DD) event.

JFXtras Project 0.1 Release
The JFXtras open-source project is a suite of utilities and add-ons for the JavaFX language, including support for a Grid Layout, JavaFX Dialog, Unit Testing, and an Asynchronous Worker.