by Jasper | Jan 9, 2009 | JavaFX, JavaFXApplications
When I was creating the prize draw application I needed to work out the Spline interpreter numbers to make the names thud down. I ended up using Romain Guy’s Spline Editor for Swing which makes it nice and easy. So thought it was about time we had a JavaFX... 
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 17, 2008 | Photography
I am proud to have one of my photographs published in a book of panoramas “Kolor PANOBOOK 2009″ ISBN: 978-2-9533296-0-5. The photo was taken in August 2008 from the top of Coit Tower San Francisco and was 3 images taken though a tiny dirty window that... 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... 
by Jasper | Jan 2, 2008 | General, Personal, Photography
A few years ago I found a great site Breaking the Gigapixel Barrier about creating Giga-Pixel photos by stitching 100s of normal SLR photos together. Some people have pushed this even further with a 13 Gigapixel photo of Harlem with over 2000 photos. So my Christmas... 
by Jasper | Dec 7, 2007 | Java, Nimbus
In the original design for Nimbus there were large,small and mini versions of components. Small and mini components are very useful when you are creating tool pallets or other UI where space is very tight. Apple recently added this to their new look and feel in the... 