DataFX

In modern UI you can often find round avatar images like shown in this image: Creating this special UI nodes with JavaFX isn't that hard. The most important JavaFX features to create such a rounded image is clipping. By using clipping you can define ... [More] the area in that a control can draw it's content. A clip can be any shape and you only need to set the shape property of a JavaFX Node instance to define its clipping. You can find an additional clipping description here. Let's start creating the component. As a first step we will define a Circle [...] [Less]

In modern UI you can often find round avatar images like shown in this image: Creating this special UI nodes with JavaFX isn't that hard. The most important JavaFX features to create such a rounded image is clipping. By using clipping you can define the area in that a control can draw it's content. A [...]

In modern UI you can often find round avatar images like shown in this image: Creating this special UI nodes with JavaFX isn’t that hard. The most important JavaFX features to create such a rounded image is clipping. By using clipping you can define the area in that a control can draw it’s content. A […]

Styling a scrollbar in JavaFX isn’t that easy since it it composed of several internal nodes. Thanks to CSS all the internal nodes can be styled by using the defined style classes of the nodes. When adding a scrollbar to a scene it will contain the following internal / private nodes: A StackPane that defines […]

Styling a scrollbar in JavaFX isn't that easy since it it composed of several internal nodes. Thanks to CSS all the internal nodes can be styled by using the defined style classes of the nodes. When adding a scrollbar to a scene it will contain the following internal / private nodes: A StackPane that defines [...]

The JUG Switzerland has announced an event with some talks of the JavaOne 2015. You can find all information here. I'm happy that 2 of the 5 talks are JavaFX / UI related. If you haven’t had the change to attend JavaOne and live near Zurich you should visit this event.

The JUG Switzerland has announced an event with some talks of the JavaOne 2015. You can find all information here. I’m happy that 2 of the 5 talks are JavaFX / UI related. If you haven’t had the change to attend JavaOne and live near Zurich you should visit this event.

Michael and I were interviewed at Devoxx about the Dolphin Platform. In the interview we explain the benefits of the framework and show some code. The video was uploaded some minutes ago and you can find it here:

Michael and I were interviewed at Devoxx about the Dolphin Platform. In the interview we explain the benefits of the framework and show some code. The video was uploaded some minutes ago and you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AoHizQpJZ8

Have you heard of KumuluzEE that is one of the 2015 Java Duke’s Choice Award winners? Well, if you haven’t heard about this cool project you should have a look. KumuluzEE is a JavaEE based framework to create microservices and JavaEE based applications that can start on their own without deploying them to a monster […]