java.net Communities

A Veteran JFC/Swing Developer Makes the Leap to JavaFX Script
Interested in JavaFX Script? DevX has a case study of picking it up, as A Veteran JFC/Swing Developer Makes the Leap to JavaFX Script. In this article, Raghu Donepudi writes, "for seasoned Java programmers who heretofore have relied on Java Foundation Classes (JFC)/Swing for building GUIs and adding rich graphics functionality to their Java applications, learning JavaFX Script is a no-brainer. This article introduces JavaFX Script language fundamentals, making comparisons to JFC wherever applicable."

Java Mobility Podcast 19: phoneME Advanced Update
The latest Java Mobility Podcast features a phoneME Advanced Update: "phoneME Advanced has just released the MR2 Development Release that includes a both source and binary releases. Hinkmond Wong, the project lead, says this release features Window CE and Mobile support with an MIDP stack. Hinkmond also discusses the ports currently going on with Linux GTK and phones where this can be run and future development directions. Don't forget to take the Topic for phoneME Advanced Web Seminar" poll in the phoneME Advanced Forum."

My First FX Bluetooth App: Hey! Today I felt a desire to create something with JavaFX Script and Bluetooth. I have posted my experiments. :)
brunogh from Mobile & Embedded   (September 11, 2007 07:21:20 PM PST)

Day 1 - Sun Tech Days - Boston, MA: The 2007/2008 Sun Tech Days season kicked off today in Boston, MA and even though the event is much smaller in scale than JavaOne, it still had the same atmosphere: People wandering around from booth to booth with giant backpacks and huge id badges trying to figure out where to go next!
ryan_shoemaker from Java Enterprise   (September 11, 2007 06:26:54 PM PST)

How Sun Java System Web Server Handles Chunked Requests: A new SDN article describes the process.
marinasum from Java Enterprise   (September 11, 2007 09:18:24 AM PST)

JCP 2007 Elections Start Soon
The JCP Program Office recently sent out an e-mail reminding JCP members to ensure their contact information is correct, as the 2007 JCP EC Elections get underway soon. All JCP program member primary contacts will be sent their voting PIN for the first phase of the Elections in early October. Voting for ratified seats will be held from October 2-15, followed by nominations for elected seats from October 16-26, and voting for those seats held October 30 - November 12.

Etching Project
The Robotics Community's Etching Project takes an image and turns it into a vector list for an outline drawing. It was originally used to drive the ABB robot demo at JavaOne 2007. The IRB 340 robot used for the etching demo is the fastest in its class with 10G acceleration and 150 pick cycles per minute.

First Version of GlassFish User FAQ
Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart has announced the first version of a GlassFish User FAQ as part of the GlassFish Wiki. "Gail has started a GlassFish User FAQ and has posted a Contribution Process. Community members can contribute Qs and As. For example, Andreas contributed How to Configure Log4J and Ryan wrote about Running GF behind Apache. Read Gail's message for more details. It would be great to see many more entries answered by the time we get GFv2 FCS (next week, we hope). We will adjust the process as it goes; for example, we may want to add comments to validate the answers."

JavaTools Community Newsletter - Issue 137
The lastest edition, issue 137, of the JavaTools Community Newsletter is out, with tool news from around the web, a link to the community's newest project, guidance on how to graduate an incubated project, and a Tool Tip on making moderation of your project mailing list easier.

Nimbus almost done
Jasper Potts has an update on the Nimbus look-and-feel in Nimbus almost done. "Finally we are almost done with Nimbus and I am very pleased with the way it looks. There are many small details that need to be pollished and a couple of big ones like tabs but they will all be done by the time it gets released. I thought it might be time to tease you with some screenshots and details to keep you hungry." Nimbus' notable features include the fact that it is rendered entirely with 2D vector graphics and fits in a 56 KB JAR file. It's therefore very appropriate for high-DPI displays, and is heavily customizable as well.

NetBeans.tv Speaks with Rich Unger
In their latest video interview, NetBeans.tv Speaks with Rich Unger. Rich used to work for Nuance Communications, where he added quite a bit to the NetBeans platform early on. These days, he's taking a year-long dream sabbatical with his fiancee - seeing the world and dropping in on NetBeans users along the way. See what he has to say about the forthcoming 6.0 release, the GPL announcement and flying kites in Patagonia!

Java Mobility Podcast 18: Learn new UI techniques with phoneME UI Labs and Java ME
The latest Java Mobility Podcast is Episode 18: Learn new UI techniques with phoneME UI Labs and Java ME. "phoneME UI Labs is the one stop resource for developers to learn about the advanced UI technologies in Java ME platform. Aastha Bhardwaj talks about scalable vector graphics (SVG) in JSR 226 and JSR 287 and the demos that developers can find in UI Labs."

View Projects & Communities Archive