I've heard rumors of people creating their own custom libraries for one, but I have yet to find one for myself. I need it because I need to mount another running applet (in a JPanel in Swing) for my application.
No, at least not in an officially supported way.
There is the SwingView in the ThingsFX 3rd party library to do this.
I've never tried it, so I can't recommend for or against it.
ThingsFX has a website.
Here is a screenshot of Swing components rendered on a JavaFX Stage using ThingsFX.
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i am using ArcGIS Library for a geospatial project. the sample codes available in their website was fully in java Swing. i need to do path animation in it using javaFX. is it possible.? if yes, can any one suggest me a sample code to create a map.?
Sample code for creating a map in Swing
I don't think you can pull this off using JavaFX, since JMap extends JComponent and is a class provided by the ArcGIS. Unless, they release a version which is supporting JavaFX, things are not very good.
The least you can do is to embed this JMap into a JavaFX application using SwingNode. An example on how to achieve this can be found here.
I am not sure what you want to achieve, when you say "path animation in it", but if it has something that can be achieved without using the internal components of JMap, you can do it !
JMap is a Swing component. JavaFX 1 was built on Swing and supported wrapping a Swing component. JavaFX 2 does not use Swing and does not support wrapping a Swing component. It is anticipated that the upcoming JavaFX 8 will support using Swing components in a JavaFX application.
UPDATE: ArcGIS Runtime is getting support for JavaFX! See http://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2014/09/17/arcgis-runtime-plays-at-10-2-4/ for details.
You have some options:
Go back to JavaFX 1 (not a good idea IMO)
Turn it around and use JavaFX components in a Swing application (see http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/swing/swing-fx-interoperability.htm)
Wait for Java 8, or go get the developer preview of Java 8.
Wait for ArcGIS Runtime 10.2.4 (to be released any day now), which will have beta support for JavaFX.
Sources:
How to wrap a swing component in a javaFX 2.0 application
Class SwingNode (JavaFX 8)
Maybe a bit late but... ArcGIS Runtime for Java's latest beta (Quartz) offers much more JavaFX support.
https://developers.arcgis.com/java/beta/guide/release-notes-java.htm
I know that there are already some question about this, but I can't find my way!
I want to implement a desktop chat application with java which is able to send text,image, video, etc.
Now I am using swing component for my chat conversation window.
I create a JFrame and add JTabbedPane to it inorder to have tab for each new conversation.
for creating each tab I act as follow :
create JPanel (I add this to my JTabbedPane as tab)
newtab = new JPanel();
newtab.setLayout(new BoxLayout(newtab, BoxLayout.PAGE_AXIS));
create JTextPane for display's part of the chat (to have style for conversation like android application such as viber, ....)
I want to be able for following styling:
diffrent alignment
change font, color
insert JComponent (to show other type of messages )
setborder of each message round (I don't want the squre one)
...
context = new StyleContext();
kit = new HTMLEditorKit();
chatPane = new JTextPane();
chatPane.setEditable(false);
chatPane.setContentType("text/html");
chatPane.setEditorKit(kit);
chatPane.setText("");
doc = (HTMLDocument) chatPane.getStyledDocument();
CSS(); // it is for adding ccs style to stylesheet of document
JScrollPane scroll = new JScrollPane(chatPane);
newtab.add(scroll , BorderLayout.CENTER);
My problem is to set perfect stying to my display part, since javax.swing.text.html.CSS provides HTML 3.2 support, so the CSS properties that are supported are limited!
while searching on Internet I find JavaFX, but I don't know is it good to use JavaFX and swing together or even is it possible?!
also which layout manager is better for the JPanel (newtab) to have my JTextPane with scroll.
As its already been said, it is possible to mix Swing and JavaFX especially since Java 8 you can do it both ways:
Embed Swing Components in JavaFX with SwingNode
Embed JavaFX Components in Swing with JFXPanel
Recently we had to make the same decision. We had an application and wanted to migrate to JavaFX to get a more modern design and to make use of all the introduced language features like PropertiesBindings etc., which is nicely supported by JavaFX Components.
So first we tried to embed JavaFX in Swing. All new components were embedded with the help of JFXPanel. It was really easy, but from time to time we had some rendering issues which got more and more annoying. "Unfortunatly" we got used to the new JavaFX API, which is why we deceided redesigning our appliction to make it a JavaFX application with some Swing Parts in it, which was possible, when Java 8 was released, since we didn`t wonna waste time on fixing thoses kind of rendering issues. The redesign was actually some work since some concepts are just different. Benefitting from the new API caused some refactorings, we didnt really wonna do in first place.
But then again mixing Swing and JavaFX got a bit fuzzy, and the look and feel of the application didnt really feel convincing, so then we finally removed all Swing Parts and replaced them by JavaFX Components. So far we don`t regret that step, but it was more work then we expected it to be, eventhough we already used patterns like MVP, where only Views had to be refactored, since presenters were (mostly) free from UI stuff (which was really an interesting process, were we learned a lot about MVP and designing an application).
So in conclusion I just can suggest to create a list of views you have and think of all the components you would need and try to find the corresponding components in JavaFX. Make small examples for the most complex components to see if they fullfill all your usecases. If that is the case and you still have enough time to switch to JavaFX I personally would go for a pure JavaFX approach, because of the experiences I made with mixing JavaFX/Swing, especially since your UI design seems to be in an early state. In the end it is just a question of time you have available for your project and if you are really up to learn about the new concepts and components of JavaFX.
Concerning the JavaFX CSS Support, you find a reference here.
It IS possible to mix JavaFX and Swing. But I have no experience in it. I just did a little FX-UI for a small project which was pretty nice. Especially the CSS-Feature is great.
According to mixing, I just recently found a blog which discouraged mixing both technologies: http://dlemmermann.wordpress.com/2014/07/17/javafx-tip-9-do-not-mix-swing-javafx/
Maybe this gives you a little help.
Recently I was asked same question.
About one month ago I started new project with my team. We use Java 8.0 + JavaFX 2.2.
What problems did I find in JavaFX?
It's new technology, so many issues still not answered. And you must look for it own.
No tray supporting, so you must use java.awt.SystemTray.
Also I found one problem in the design.
For example you want to make beautiful list with cells which contains label which stuck to left side and checkbox about right side. But there is no good way to do it and you have to calculate length of cells and etc..
But JavaFX provide great opportunities for cutomizing GUI. And you can incapsulate your design in jxml file. It's very convient, because it even more separate code from design.
About mixing I think that if platform allows it than you have to use a solution that provided a platform.
And I think that the decision to use JavaFX correct, if only because it is a relatively new technology, developed by Oracle and it probably will soon replace the swing.
I've tried different ways of creating different interfaces and applets. One of the main things I'm trying to do is to get these gui's to display text and show multiple buttons with different text leading to different outcomes. What I'm asking is, what code is necessary to create an applet or an interface (because I fail at telling the difference between the two) and how should I approach building and structuring that.
I recommend you use netbeans because it has an editor and is the easy way to create Applet.
https://netbeans.org/kb/docs/web/applets.html
You have three main choices I can think of, others will for sure think of something else:
Create a web server and actually serve a web site with your interface. You can code the interface yourself and communicate with your java server using ajax, you can let GWT among others do that for you. COnsider also frameworks like Struts
Create an applet which will become an embedded object in a web site. This is quickly falling out of grace, and I'd strongly discourage you from doing it, if only because of the pains of java plugins in the browser
Create an application with an interface by using AWT or Swing (which come with Java) or, and this is my personal opinion, more elegantly with SWT
It's hard to tell what will best help you without knowing more of your requirements, but if you are going web, I'd suggest you check out GWT, and if you are going desktop app, look into SWT. Also, please understand these are all well tested frameworks and my preferences are just that, preferences.
To create an interface in eclipse using java you can use swing.
In eclipse:
Create a new Java Project (File -> New -> Java Project).
Right Click on src folder and click New -> Other -> WindowBuilder -> Swing Designer -> [Application Window]/[JApplet].
Add the components that you want (buttons, textfields...).
Seems to me like your trying to graduate from console programs to GUI programs. A GUI works differently from a console program. A console program you have a bunch of loops and if statements, but a GUI program work completely differently. The main difference is that GUI programs are event driven.
With that being said, you want to choose a GUI framework, like Swing. Then decide if you want your application to be web based or desktop. An applet is more for web. If you want a desktop program, then you want a JFrame which will be the top-level container of your application.
You can learn all the components that are available to you in the standard Swing API here. IMO it seems like you need to start from the beginnging, so I would start from the very being of How to Create GUIs with Swing. You will want to pay close attention to section on Writing Event Listeners
If you do want to create an Applet instead of a desktop program, you can see the Applets, where you'll learn how to develop Applets and how to deploy them. You will still need to learn some basics though from the Swing link I mentioned.
Also, before you start using drag and drop gui builder tools, I would strongly urge you to first learn to hand code. It will work best for you in the long run.
I hope this gets you started in the right direction.
The defacto world standard GUI for all platforms is becoming Html5 and css3.
So the easiest way for you to write an interface is in HTML. You don't need an applet unless you have real specific needs like having a constant connection to the server for a chat or whatever. Anyway most of the applet reasons to exist are now resolved in standard HTML. If you want to learn a new langue, try Dart (dartlang.org)
You could use dart to have the more adaptable GUI to standards in the world
I explain why in this blog post
http://1veu.blogspot.com/2013/12/why-i-think-dart-will-detrone-java.html
Naturally even if you need to write a stand alone application with native GUI, HTML5 and css3 are still widely employed along with webkit or native code transformers like PhoneGap.
What's out there that lets you do this? Are there any OSS projects or maybe something a little more popular than this: http://www.jpackages.com/jflashplayer/ ? This does exactly what I'm suggesting (i.e. cuts out the need for Swing UI for the most part) but for a number of reasons I'd be interested in any better alternatives. Are there any? Any alternatives would need to support the Flex SDK.
Use the SWT GUI toolkit, which has an embedded browser. You can even deploy you own webkit with it, and let flash run in this browser, so you are platform independent, and don't rely on native browsers.
It will however be a large deployment, because of the browsers size.
EDIT: You can also emed the Flash ActiveX control directly in an SWT composite (Composite is the JPanel of SWT)
JavaFX 2 has a web control. I can't remember if the beta can do flash yet or if still upcoming. But if it doesn't support flash yet then it probably will soon, they release updates every 2 or so weeks to test.
You could also try the JFlashPlayer from DJ Native Swing: http://djproject.sourceforge.net/ns
It is essentially the SWT Browser, but with all sorts of integration headaches solved, and proper API.
The title description basically says it all. I'd like to use something that requires a relatively short learning curve since it is my first project and I'd like to spend at least some of it actually writing the code, not just learning how to do it, but also something that has good documentation in a way that some new bleeding edge framework probably wouldn't. Any ideas?
If what you want to do, is actually create a working program with a GUI, and you just want to do that I would recommend looking at the Swing GUI editor in NetBeans, as it is very easy to work with and powerful too.
There is an old demonstration floating around showing how to implement a preference panel like the one in Netscape Navigator (the predecessor to Firefox), but I cannot find it right now.
The Java tutorial trail is here: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/learn/index.html
EDIT: It appears the preference panel demo has been taken offline. You may want to see this demo for NetBeans 6.0 instead: http://www.javalobby.org/eps/matisse-updates/
It's not clear if you mean a desktop or Web GUI.
For a desktop GUI, just use Java's Swing framework. Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing is a starting point for that. Sure it's old but then again so is Swing. You could also try The Java Swing tutorial.
For a Web GUI, start with servlets/JSPs. Try Servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSP) 1.0: A Tutorial.
Swing + MiGLayout ^^
I know you did say you wanted a simple and easy to learn GUI toolkit. #cletus has nailed that answer :)
But if need to look for alternatives and evaluate them before you decide how to write a GUI, check out this list of alternatives to Swing and AWT.
Swing + GroupLayout
I've been posting on these a couple of times.