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JFXtras 0.3 Release
The JFXtras 0.3 release is out with full support for JavaFX 1.1, as well as JavaFX MigLayout support. You can download the latest bits here:
Migrating to the JavaFX 1.1 Release
My original post about migrating from the preview release turned out to be quite a lot more popular than I expected, probably due to the sheer amount of changes to deal with. Fortunately, the amount of change in the JavaFX 1.1 Release is miniscule in comparison. However, you may still run into a few language and API changes that will affect any moderately complicated application.
WidgetFX Calendar Tutorial
Update 1: This sample is now Java 1.5 compatible.
JFXtras 0.2 Release - Shapes, Shapes, and More!
I am pleased to announce the JFXtras 0.2 Release! This release features a new custom shape library that came out of a joint effort with the jSilhouette Project. Thanks to Andres Almiray and Dean Iverson for making this happen in time for the release!
WidgetFX @ M3DD Conference
Through a generous invitation by Sun, I had the opportunity to attend the Mobile, Media & eMbedded Developer Days (M3DD) Conference down in Santa Clara.
WidgetFX 1.0 Release
The WidgetFX project reached a huge milestone today, hitting a production 1.0 release!
Hacking JavaFX 1.0 to use Java 1.6 Features
Mark Chance was the first lucky user of JFXtras who ran into the JRE version issue when compiling the code. He had installed the latest version of Netbeans and configured a 1.6 JavaFX library, but was still getting "object not found" exceptions on 1.6-only classes. What was he doing wrong?