Die, AJAX! » JavaFX http://www.dieajax.com Helping developers put a new face on the web. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:29:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 en 10 Minute Tutorial - JavaFX: Basic 2D Graphics and Animation http://www.dieajax.com/2007/10/15/10-minute-tutorial-javafx-basic-2d-graphics-and-animation/ http://www.dieajax.com/2007/10/15/10-minute-tutorial-javafx-basic-2d-graphics-and-animation/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:21:18 +0000 admin AnimationJavaFXTutorial http://www.dieajax.com/2007/10/15/10-minute-tutorial-javafx-basic-2d-graphics-and-animation/ Update:

This tutorial will NOT work on the recently released JavaFX Preview SDK. In the move from JavaFX Script to compiled JavaFX code, much of the language and libraries have changed. Since the language and APIs continue to change at a rapid rate, I will not update this tutorial until they have stabled a bit more. If you want to see some JavaFX code that works under the JavaFX Preview SDK, you can read my JavaFX Hello World tutorial, and also look at these sites:

Feel free to read on….

My last JavaFX tutorial beared one part fruit and one part pain. Clearly, more bugs need squishing and more language features need exercising before JavaFX can even hope to call itself “beta” quality. But, each code drop does get better and better, and even now, I can tell that the end product will turn out nice. So…

…we will press on.(not the greatest movie, but that scene gets me everytime!)

JavaFX, due to its declarative syntax, promises to empower developers with the ability to quickly build engaging user-interfaces by leverage eye-popping effects and animations to deliver a deeper, more visceral experience. But, you’ve got to walk before you run so this tutorial will explore JavaFX’s basic animation concepts by creating a simple slideshow containing various shapes. For added fun, each slide will have the ability to rotate. While eye-popping it is not, I think this tutorial will give you a good starting point to begin working on more complex animations. (more…)

]]> http://www.dieajax.com/2007/10/15/10-minute-tutorial-javafx-basic-2d-graphics-and-animation/feed/ 10 Minute Tutorial - JavaFX: Event handling using trigger and bind http://www.dieajax.com/2007/09/14/10-minute-tutorial-javafx-event-handling-using-trigger-and-bind/ http://www.dieajax.com/2007/09/14/10-minute-tutorial-javafx-event-handling-using-trigger-and-bind/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:50:09 +0000 admin JavaFXTutorial http://www.dieajax.com/2007/09/14/10-minute-tutorial-javafx-event-handling-using-trigger-and-bind/ Update:

This tutorial will NOT work on the recently released JavaFX Preview SDK. In the move from JavaFX Script to compiled JavaFX code, much of the language and libraries have changed. Since the language and APIs continue to change at a rapid rate, I will not update this tutorial until they have stabled a bit more. If you want to see some JavaFX code that works under the JavaFX Preview SDK, you can read my JavaFX Hello World tutorial, and also look at these sites:

Feel free to read on….

Clearly, the creators of JavaFX Script want to make it a great MVC programming language. Nothing says this more than baking triggers and binding into the language as first class concepts. According to the documentation, JavaFX triggers operate in the same manner as SQL triggers, allowing you to handle data modification events in an aspect-like fashion. And, the bind keyword allows bidirectional binding between two variables so that when one receives an update the other also gets updated. Using these concepts, its easy to remove some of the tedium in handling modification events of UI elements and variables that other languages and frameworks require developers to slog through. (more…)

]]> http://www.dieajax.com/2007/09/14/10-minute-tutorial-javafx-event-handling-using-trigger-and-bind/feed/ 10 Minute Tutorial - JavaFX: Hello World http://www.dieajax.com/2007/08/23/10-minute-tutorial-javafx-hello-world/ http://www.dieajax.com/2007/08/23/10-minute-tutorial-javafx-hello-world/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:19:42 +0000 admin JavaFXTutorial http://www.dieajax.com/2007/08/23/10-minute-tutorial-javafx-hello-world/ Over the past couple of months, I wrote a number of Microsoft Silverlight tutorials both to learn Silverlight and help other developers ramp up their Silverlight skills quickly. Now however, I’ll turn my attention to one of Silverlight’s competitors: JavaFX. If you read the JavaFX section of my introductory post, you already know that Sun has taken a very different approach than Microsoft in implementing a framework for developing easily deployed, highly-interactive, “rich” applications. So, I want to jump right in and create an application that will have everyone hanging on the edge of their seat with enthusiasm (or rolling their eyes and groaning in almost physical pain): Hello World. (more…)

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