by Jasper | Jan 6, 2009 | Java, JavaFX
Sorry for the very late notice but if you are attending IJTC on January 7th then I am giving a presentation on JavaFX at 3:30pm so hope to see you all there. I will be posting the slides and demos from this talk and the Devoxx ones later this week so keep an eye... by Jasper | Dec 16, 2008 | Java, JavaFX
I had the pain of learning JavaFX by example code, following the compiler mailing list, asking people and if all else fails digging in the source. Finnaly there is a great article that has every thing you need to know to get you started with the language in one easy... 
by Jasper | Dec 15, 2008 | Java, JavaFX
I attended Devoxx formally JavaPolis this year for the first time and had a truly brilliant experience. Probably worked the hardest I ever have in my life with about 4 hours of sleep a night for a week and non-stop between, but was also hugely enjoyable. It was great... 
by Jasper | Aug 27, 2008 | Java, Nimbus
Nimbus is completely configured by properties in the UIManager defaults table. In my last blog I showed a simple example of how to skin a single component. This gave you a sneak peek into the power of these properties. Lots of people have asked for a complete list of... 
by Jasper | Aug 20, 2008 | Java, Nimbus
So time for a example of how to skin a Swing JSlider using the Nimbus Look and Feel and some simple painting code. So this is what we get with the standard Nimbus look slider on a dark grey background.All of the Nimbus skin comes from a set of properties in the... 
by Jasper | Aug 20, 2008 | Java, Nimbus
Wow its been crazy, we have finally finished Nimbus for 6u10 and release candidate is out there Java 6u10 RC Download, have done Java One and I am now knee deep in Java FX. I have about 10 half completed blogs and just never seem to find the time to finish them. As... 