JavaFX Programming (with Passion!) Online Course

Sang Shin, Jim Weaver, www.javapassion.com/javafx, class forum

Message to potential attendees to this course from Sang Shin

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How to register for this course and how to become an SDN member

Please register for this course by sending a blank email to the following email address. (Yes, that is all you have to do!)

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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Topics and Schedule

The dates are below are for the 2nd session starting from Aug. 25th, 2009.

JavaFX Technology Overview - Aug. 25th, 2009 - there is no homework
JavaFX Script I - Language Basics - Sep. 7th, 2009 - content is ready
JavaFX Script II - Data binding, Triggers, and Asynch operations - Sep. 14th, 2009 - content is ready
Creating GUIs I - Sep. 21st, 2009 - content is ready
Creating GUIs II - transformation, binding, drag & drag - Sep. 28th, 2009 - content is ready
Creating GUIs III - UI controls, layouts, charting, CSS styling, Internationalization, etc - Oct. 20th, 2009 - content is created
Animation - Oct. 25th, 2009 - content is ready
Creating GUIs using CustomNode - Nov. 7th, 2009 - content is ready
JavaFX Media - Nov. 14th, 2009 - content is ready
JavaFX Deployment (and Java SE 6 Update 10) - Nov. 22nd , 2009 - content is ready
Accessing RESTful Web Services - Nov. 29th, 2009 - content is updated
JavaFX and JavaScript integration - Dec. 6th, 2009 - content is updated
JavaFX Production Suite - Dec. 13th, 2009 - content is ready
Mixing JavaFX and Java - Dec. 21st, 2009 - content is ready
JavaFX Mobile - Jan. 10th, 2010 - content is ready
WidgetFX - Jan. 17th, 2010 - content is ready This is the end of the course!

All homeworks are due by Feb 3rd, 2010. If you submited all homeworks, please send an email to the homework alias (javafxhomeworks@javapassion.com ) by Feb. 4th, 2010 with the following information in order to get a PDF version of the certificate, which will be posted on this class website. The subject of the email should be JavaFX-2nd-PersonalInfo. (Using the correct subject is important.)

<First-name Last-name>, <Nationality or Country of Origin>, <One paragraph you want to say about this course (optional)>
Example: Sang Shin, Korea, This is a great course blah blah blah...

Topics which might be covered in the future sessions of this course are listed below.

JavaFX Security - Jan 24th, 2010 - content is partially ready
JFXtras - Jan 31st, 2010 -
Java Store -
JavaFX Real-life Applications
JavaFX and Enterprise applications
ReportMill JFXBuilder - Visual JavaFX Script Designer
JavaFX Programming Best Practices
JavaFX Authoring tool
JavaFX TV
JavaFX and Gaming
JavaFX and zembly (Wikipedia for Social applications)
JavaFX development using Eclipse

JavaFX Technology Overview

In this session, you are going to get exposed to various aspects of JavaFX Technology.

1. Pre-class reading

JavaFX overview article (highly recommended)

2. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page

3. JavaFX technology overview presentation slides (This is the presentation covering all aspects of JavaFX technology - if you want to give 2 hour or 1 hour presentation on JavaFX, you can use the ones mentioned below.)

4. Hands-on lab and homework

5700_javafx_overview.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_overview/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

5. Resources

Official websites from Sun Microsystems

JavaFX Technology At a Glance from java.sun.com/javafx (highly recommended)

Various JavaFX related articles are provided

javafx.com website (highly recommended)

You can download JavaFX SDK from this site

JavaFX sample collection sites

JavaFX Samples from javafx.com (highly recommended)

Articles and blogs

JavaFX overview article (highly recommended) - this is chosen as pre-class reading for this topic
What everyone is saying about JavaFX collection (updated frequently)
JavaFX Released: Top 10 Things to Know (Dec. 2008) (highly recommended)
Swing, RIA and JavaFX - interview with Amy Fowler (May 2008)

JavaFX vs. Flex/Silverlight comparison

JavaFX and Flex how do we compare blog by Chet Hasse (Nov. 2008)

Presentations

JavaFX Pre-Launch Technical Presentation to JUG leaders and Java Champions by Joshua Marinacci (Dec. 2008) (highly recommended)
JavaFX: A RIA Solution To Reinvigorate Your Desktop presentation by Peter Pilgrim (July 2008)

JavaFX future roadmap

JavaFX - the road ahead blog by Jeet Kaul (Dec. 2008) (highly recommended)
A word on Linux and OpenSolaris support blog Josh Marinacci (Dec. 2008)

JavaOne 2008 presentations

JavaFX Technology: Bring the Web with You - Multiple Interfaces to Games, Chat, and More JavaOne 2008 (TS-5657)
The JavaFX Platform: Sexy Interfaces For Mere Mortals (TS-5138)
Case Studies form the JavaFX Technology World (TS-7372)
JavaFX Patterns Simplified (TS-5796)
So Many Faces: Web 2.0 XD Experience with JavaServer Faces and JavaFX Technology, Flex, and.. (TS-5349)
Using JavaFX Script to Build Swing Applications (TS-6609)

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JavaFX Script I -Language Basics

In this session, you are going to learn basic language feature of JavaFX scripting language except binding and trigger. Among them, the concept of "Object literal" would be the most important of all. The binding and trigger feature of the JavaFX will be covered in the subsequent topic.

1. Pre-class reading

Learning the JavaFX Sript Programming Language tutorial (except Lesson 8: Data Bindingand Triggers) from java.sun.com (highly recommended)

2. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page

3. Hands-on lab and homework

5701_javafx_lang.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_lang/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

4. Resources

Basic JavaFX Script tutorials

Leaning the JavaFX Sript Programming Language tutorial from java.sun.com (highly recommended) - this is chosen as pre-class reading for this topic

Comprehensive tutorial on JavaFX script language

Experiments with JavaFX Script written by Weiqi Gao (Dec. 2008)

API doc, Language Reference document, system requirement

JavaFX 1.2 API doc from java.sun.com (highly recommended)
JavaFX Language Reference document from openjfx.java.sun.com (highly recommended)
Software and System Requirements for JavaFX Technology from java.sun.com

JavaFX sample applications

JavaFX Samples from javafx.com (highly recommended)
Tech Test Train eLearning game JavaFX application blog (July, 2009)

Useful blogs and JavaFX resource sites

JavaFX blogs from blogs.sun.com (highly recommended)
James Weaver's JavaFX Blog (highly recommended)
JFXSTudio: sketch, hack, share
Clarkeman's Weblog from blogs.sun.com
JavaFX Experience
Silveira Neto Blog
Vaibhav's Blog
Joshua Marinacci's blog

Forums

New to JavaFX Forum
SDN JavaFX developer forum
users@openjfx.dev.java.net alias - send an email to users-subscribe@openjfx.dev.java.net for subscription
Bug reporting

Tools (NetBeans)

What JavaFX support in NetBeans 6.5 will do for developers podcast
JavaFXNewandNoteworthy wiki

Community websites

Presentations (focused on more JavaFX script language)

Davoxx 2008: JavaFX 1.0 SDK presentation by Richard Bair, Jasper Potts, Martin Brehovsky in Davoxx (Dec. 2008)
JavaFX for Java and JavaScript programmers (Feb. 2009)

JavaOne 2008 presentations on JavaFX Script

Overview of the JavaFX Script Programming Language JavaOne 2008 presentation (TS-5152)
A JavaFX Script Programming Language Tutorial JavaOne 2008 presentation by James Weaver (TS-4794)

Books

Pro JavaFX??? Platform: Script, Desktop and Mobile RIA with Java??? Technology written by James L. Weaver, Weiqi Gao, Stephen Chin
Essential JavaFX written by Gail Anderson and Paul Anderson
JavaFX in Action written by Simon Morris

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JavaFX Script II - Data binding, Triggers, Asynch. operations

In this session, you are going to learn binding and trigger feature of the JavaFX script language. The binding is the most exciting language feature of JavaFX language.

1. Pre-class reading

Leaning the JavaFX Sript Programming Language tutorial (Lession 8: Data Binding and Triggers) from java.sun.com (highly recommended)

2. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page

3. Hands-on lab and homework

5702_javafx_binding.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_binding/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

4. Resources

Asynch. operations

Asynchronicity in JavaFX 1.2 tutorial by Jim Weaver (June 2009)
Background tasks in JavaFX blog by Richard Bair (June 2009)
JavaFX 1.2 Async blog by Baechul (June 2009)

Binding

Data binding in Silverlight and Flex compared to JavaFX 1.0 blog written by Chris Oliver (Dec. 2008)
Chapter 7: Binding (from JavaFX Language Reference document from openjfx.java.sun.com)

Other features

Mixins in JavaFX 1.2 Technology article (Aug. 2009) by Robert Eckstein

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Creating GUIs using JavaFX I

In this session, you are going to learn how to create simple GUI's using declarative syntax of JavaFX script.

1. Pre-class reading

Building GUI Applications With JavaFX -Tutorial Overview from java.sun.com (highly recommended)

2. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page

3. Hands-on lab and homework

5714_javafx_guibasics.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_guibasics/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

4. Resources

Tutorials

Building GUI Applications With JavaFX -Tutorial Overview from java.sun.com (highly recommended) - this is chosen as pre-class reading for this topic

Provides various set of tutorials on JavaFX scripting language

Effects

Effects in JavaFX: The Basics blog by Chris Campbell (Jan. 2009)

Scene graph

Project Scene Graph website
Project Scene Graph Effects website

Layout

What's new in JavaFX 1.2 Technology: new Layouts and Effects article by By Chris Wright and James L. (Jim) Weaver (May 2009)
Layout Primer for JavaFX 1.0 article written by Amy Fowler (Jan. 2009)

Presentations

Inside the JavafX Script Technology-Based Runtime APIs: Scene Graph & WebKit (TS-6610) (May 2008)

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Creating GUIs using JavaFX II - Interaction, Binding, Transformation, Drag & Drag

1. Pre-class reading

Building GUI Applications With JavaFX - Lesson 5: Applying Data Binding to UI Objects from java.sun.com (highly recommended)

2. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page

3. Hands-on lab and homework

5715_javafx_guibasics2.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_guibasics2/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

4. Resources

Binding

Building GUI Applications With JavaFX - Lesson 5: Applying Data Binding to UI Objects from java.sun.com (highly recommended) - this is chosen as pre-class reading for this topic

Provides various set of tutorials on JavaFX scripting language

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Creating GUIs using JavaFX III - UI Controls, Layouts, Charting, CSS styling, Internationalization, etc.

1. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page

2. Hands-on lab and homework

5738_javafx_guiadv.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_guibasics2/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

3. Resources

New controls

Powerful UI Capabilities with Node-based controls tutorial from javafx.com (June 2009)
UI Controls in JavaFX 1.2 blog by Sergey Malenkov (June 2009)
What's New in JavaFX 1.2? article by Jim Clarke (June 2009)

Layout

Using Layout Containers tutorial from javafx.com (Sep. 2009)
What's New in JavaFX 1.2 Technology: New Layouts and Effects article by Chris Wright and James L. (Jim) Weaver, May 2009
WhiteOut: A Fun Puzzle game tutorial from javafx.com (June 2009)

Charting

Creating XYcharts tutorial part I by Dean Iversion (June 2009)
Creating XYcharts tutorial part II by Dean Iversion (June 2009)

Fun with CSS tutorial from javafx.com

Internationalization

Breaking down language barrier in JavaFX apps tutorial from javafx.com

Skining

Skinning architecture in JavaFX tutorial (June 2009)
Caspian skin tutorial (June 2009)

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Animation

1. Pre-class reading

Building GUI Applications With JavaFX - Lesson 7: Creating Animated Objects from java.sun.com (highly recommended)

2. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page

3. Hands-on lab and homework

5718_javafx_animation.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_animation/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

4. Resources

Building GUI Applications With JavaFX - Lesson 7: Creating Animated Objects tutorial from java.sun.com (highly recommended) - - this is chosen as pre-class reading for this topic
Building a JavaFX Application Using NetBeans IDE tutorial from java.sun.com (highly recommended)
JavaFX API documentation on animation

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Creating GUIs using CustomNode

1. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page

2. Hands-on lab and homework

5717_javafx_customnode.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_customnode/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

3. Resources

MigLayout Comes to JavaFX article by Dean Iverson (Feb. 2009)
Using Custom Swing Components article from javafx.com

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JavaFX Media

1. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page

2. Hands-on lab and homework

5720_javafx_media.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_media/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

3. Resources

Tutorials

JavaFX Media Player by Muhammad Hakim (July, 2009)
MediaBox tutorial by Baechul (June, 2009)
Incorporating Media Assets Into JavaFX Applications tutorial from javafx.com (highly recommended)
Media browser tutorial from javafx.com (highly recommended)
JavaFX Video - Will it be able to compete with Flash blog by Simon Brocklehurst (Aug. 2008)

JavaFX videos

Rich Media Made Easy video

Presentation

Incorporating Media into JavaFX and Java Technology-Based Applications (TS-6509) JavaOne 2008 presentation

Flix website

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JavaFX Deployment (and Java SE 6 Update 1x)

1. Presentation slides

2. Hands-on lab and homework

5726_javafx_deployment.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_deployment/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

3. Resources

Tutorials

10 minutes JavaFX tutorial - Develop and deploy JavaFX applets and applications while online and offline article (Dec. 2008)
Deploy a rich internet application development with JavaFX technology tutorial from javafx.com
Deploying Swing and JavaFX applications to the masses article (April, 2009) (highly recommended)
JavaFX Samples in JNLP Style blog by Vaibhav Choudhary (Jan. 2009)
JavaFX App Deployment blogs by Jim Weaver (Sep. 2008)
JavaFX: Building and Deploying JavaFX Applications talk in Devox
JavaFX and JNLPs: How to Develop and Run JavaFX Applets and Applications Offline tutorial from blogs.sun.com (Dec. 2008)
How to Improve JavaFX Application Startup time article from javafx.com
Using Advanced Deployment Features article from javafx.com

JavaFX videos

Drag-to-install video

Java SE 6 update 10 articles and blogs

Introducing Java SE 6 Update 10 article from java.sun.com

The Planetarium blog site maintained by Danny Coward
What people are saying on Java SE 6u10 Release colleciton
Java Web App Deployment Advice for Java SE 6u10 document from java.sun.com
Java SE 6 update 10 FAQ from java.sun.com

Java Web Start

Java Web Start general tutorial from java.sun.com
Java Web Start Guide (for Java SE 6) from java.sun.com

New Plug-in feature of Java SE 6 Update 10

JNLP Support in the New Java Plug-in Technology article

Draggable applet best practices

Browser + Drag + Feature + JavaFX + Profile + Many more blog by Vaibhav (June 2009)

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Accessing RESTful Web Services

1. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page

2. Hands-on lab and homework

5733_javafx_webservices.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_webservices/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

3. Resources

XML/JSON parsing

JavaFX HTTP Networking and XML Parsing article by Francesco Azzola (Feb. 2009)

REST ful Web service

Retrieving Media Using Web Services ()

Creating mashups with JavaFX article by Michael Galpin (Feb. 2009)

Hands-on: building rich internet apps with JavaFX 1.0 article (Dec. 2008)

JavaFX RESTful Pet Catalog Client tutorial by Carol McDonald (Feb. 2009)

JavaFX Web Services in 5 minutes blog (Feb. 2009)
JavaFX 1.0 - Reflections on JSON Weather Service blog by Clarkeman (Dec. 2008)

RSS/Atom with JavaFX

JavaFX and RSS blog from markmacumber.blogspot.com (Sep. 2009)
JavaFX - RSS and ATOM Task blog by Rakesh Menon (June 2009)
RSS Viewer - JavaFX to JavaScript Communication tutorial by Rakesh Menon from javafx.com (Dec. 2008)
Podcast RSS/Atom Feed Viwer using JavaFX tutorial by Raghu Nair from javafx.com (May 2009)

RSS/Atom concepts

RSS tutorial from www.w3schools.com
RSS vs. Atom: What's the Big deal article

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JavaFX and JavaScript Integration

1. Presentation slides

2. Hands-on lab and homework

5734_javafx_javascript.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_javascript/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

3. Resources

Tutorials

JavaFX Script-JavaScript Bridge tutorial from javafx.com (highly recommended)
Interactive Dice: Calling JavaFX Script from JavaScript tutorial from javafx.com
RSS Viewer - JavaFX to JavaScript communication tutorial by Rakesh Menon (Dec. 2008)

LiveConnect

LiveConnect overview document from developer.mozilla.org
LiveConnect support in new Java plug-in technology of Java SE 6 update 10 document from jdk6.dev.java.net

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JavaFX Production Suite

1. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page

2. Hands-on lab and homework

5724_javafx_productionsuite.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_productionsuite/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

3. Resources

Tutorials

Getting Started with JavaFX 1.1 Production Suite tutorial by Nancy Hildebrandt (Feb. 2009)
FXD Details blog by Baechul (June 2009)

JavaFX videos

JavaFX Product Suite video
Designer-Developer Workflow video

Presentation

Bring Designers and Developers Together with JavaFX Script Programming Language (TS-5811) (old)

Forum

Project Nile forum

Other tools

Inkscape and JavaFX working together blog by Silveira Neto (Nov 2008)
Inkscape homesite

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Mixing JavaFX and Java

1. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page

2. Hands-on lab and homework

5735_javafx_java.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_java/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

3. Resources

Using Java classes in JavaFX

Using Custom Swing Components tutorial from javafx.com
Mixing Swing Components with JavaFX Graphics tutorial from javafx.com
How to connect Data Base from JavaFX UI with NetBeans blog by Kenji Tachibana (Dec. 2008)
Java 3D meets JavaFX article from InteractiveMesh.org (Jan. 2009)
JavaFX with JBoss Seam blog from Maxa blog site (March 2009)
Using Java with JavaFX blog (Dec. 2008)
Java - JavaFX integration articles in jfx.wikia.com
Binding Java Objects in JavaFX Script article by Michael Heinrichs (Dec. 2008)

Calling JavaFX from Java

JavaFX Scene embedded in a Swing window blog (July, 2009)
How to use JavaFX in your Swing Application - JavaFX 1.2 version by Clarkeman (July, 2009)
Calling JavaFX From Java? (Dec. 2008)
Interoperability between JavaFX and Java blog (Dec. 2008)

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JavaFX Mobile

1. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page

2. Hands-on lab and homework

5727_javafx_mobile.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_mobile/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

3. Resources

Websites

JavaFX Mobile home site
Java ME and JavaFX Mobile Application Technology Trail website
JavaFX Mobile FAQ

Tutorials

JavaFX 1.1 Mobile Example: Using Binding and Key Events tutorial by Jim Weaver (Feb. 2009)
Developing Content with JavaFX Mobile, Java ME, and the Messaging API article by Angela Caideco (June 2009)
Preparing a Sample for JavaFX Mobile Technology article from javafx.com
Implementing a Common-Profile Map Renderer for JavaFX (Part 1: the Model) (June 2009)
From MIDP to RIA: Enhancing Radio Buttons tutorial from javafx.com
Enhance Your MIDlet with JavaFX Technology article from javafx.com
JavaFX Mobile Applications - Best Practices for Improving Performance by Michael Heinrichs (April 2009)

javafx.com tutorials that are JavaFX mobile ready

Yahoo Local search tutorial - TextBox
Carousel tutorial - ImageView
Animating a Red Ball to Show Acceleration Force Changes tutorial by Josh Marinacci

Articles and blogs

Hinkmond Wong's Weblog on JavaFX Mobile
Terrence Barr's Blog
There is no JavaFX Mobile. There is only JavaFX blog by Joshua Marinacci (Feb. 2009)

JavaFX Videos

Just released: JavaFX Mobile 1.2 EA for Windows Mobile screencast by Terrence Barr (July, 2009)
Your Java Lifestyle: Mobile, TV and Beyond JavaOne 2009 keynote speech screencast
JavaFX For Mobile video

JavaOne 2008 presentations

Going Mobile with JavaFX Script Technology, Groovy, and Google Android (TS-5815) JavaOne 2008 presentation

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WidgetFX

1. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page

2. Hands-on lab and homework

5736_javafx_widgetfx.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_widgetfx/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

3. Resources

WidgetFX

WidgetFX home site
Widget Calendar tutorial

Desktop widgets

The Ever-changing widget landscape blog (Jan. 2007) from widgets.yahoo.net

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JavaFX Security

1. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page
OpenOffice file

2. Hands-on lab and homework

5747_javafx_security.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_security/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

3. Resources

JavaFX security

Create a Secure JavaFX Applications tutorial by Dmitry Kostovarov
JavaFX and JNLP Security blog by Ramesh Nagappan (Dec. 2008)
JavaFX security blog from blog.krecan.net (Dec. 2008)
Absence of Malice in JavaFX blog by Jim Weaver (Jan. 2009)

Sample apps

Using JavaFX Storage APIs tutorial by Seema Gupta from javafx.com

Cross-domain

Cross-domain XML support info from JDK6 tutorial

Java Doodle: crossdomain.xml support blog by Joshua Marinacci (May, 2008)
Crossdomain.xml invites Cross-site Mayhem blog by Jeremiah Grossman (May 2008)
Cross-domain policy files

Java Security

Java Security related resource from java.sun.com

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JFXtras

1. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page
OpenOffice file

2. Hands-on lab and homework

5739_javafx_jfxtras.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_jfxtras/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

3. Resources

JFXtras project homesite
JFXtras Samples list

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Java Store

1. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page

2. Hands-on lab and homework

5737_javafx_javastore.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_javastore/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

3. Resources

Java Store home site
Java Warehouse Developer Center home site

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JavaFX and Enterprise

1. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page
OpenOffice file

2. Hands-on lab and homework

5740_javafx_enterprise.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_enterrprise/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

3. Resources

Enterprise JavaFX: Our Experience Building a JavaFX UI for a Seam Booking Application article by maxkatz (Aug. 2009)
Can JavaFX be used to develop Real-World Applications blog by James Weaver (Jan. 2009)

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JavaFX Reallife Application

1. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page
OpenOffice file

2. Hands-on lab and homework

57xx_javafx_reallife.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_reallife/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

4. Resources

Visuvi.com JavaOne 2009 keynote demo screencast

Cool category

JavaOne 2009 keynote demo by Simon Ritter and Angela Caceido screencast

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ReportMill JFXBuilder - Visual JavaFX Script Designer

1. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page
OpenOffice file

2. Hands-on lab and homework

57xx_javafx_jfxbuilder.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_jfxbuilder/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

3. Resources

JFXBuilder homesite

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JavaFX Programming Best Practices

1. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page
OpenOffice file

2. Hands-on lab and homework

57xx_javafx_bestpractices.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_bestpractices/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

3. Resources

JavaFX Performance - Revisited blog (Aug. 2009)
The JavaFX Journey blog
Running Time-Consuming Operations in the Background Mode article from javafx.com
Create Visual Appeal in Your UI article from javafx.com
Create a Quick-and-Dirty Reload Button article from javafx.com

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JavaFX Tools

1. Pre-class reading

Building a JavaFX Application Using NetBeans IDE tutorial from java.sun.com (highly recommended)

2. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page

3. Hands-on lab and homework

5719_javafx_tools.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_tools/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

4. Resources

Building a JavaFX Application Using NetBeans IDE tutorial from java.sun.com (highly recommended)
Debugging a JavaFX program (not completed yet)

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JavaFX Authoring tool

1. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page
OpenOffice file

2. Hands-on lab and homework

57xx_javafx_authoringtool.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_authoringtool/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

3. Resources

JavaFX authoring tool JavaOne 2009 screencast (June, 2009)
JavaFX authoring tool JavaOne 2009 screencast (June, 2009) as part of keynote speech (see from 24minutes point out of 30 minutes)

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JavaFX TV

1. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page
OpenOffice file

2. Hands-on lab and homework

57xx_javafx_tv.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_tv/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

3. Resources

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JavaFX and "zembly"

1. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page
OpenOffice file

2. Hands-on lab and homework

57xx_javafx_zembly.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_zembly/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

3. Resources

JavaFX Picture puzzle application example running in facebook.com
ChutesAndLadders example

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JavaFX and Gaming

1. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page
OpenOffice file

2. Hands-on lab and homework

57xx_javafx_zembly.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_zembly/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

3. Resources

JavaFX Games: A blog about games written in JavaFX language blogs
Programming Games in JavaFX by Niall Kader (June 2009)

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JavaFX Development using Eclipse

1. Presentation slides

PDF: 1 slide per page
OpenOffice file

2. Hands-on lab and homework

57xx_javafx_zembly.zip (Unzip it in a directory of your choice and read lab document from <unzip-directory>/javafx_zembly/index.html to proceed)
Online lab document (This is the same document you will find in the hands-on lab zip file)
Homework
Change log

3. Resources

Getting started with JavaFX Technology Using Eclipse IDE tutorial by Cindy Castillo
JavaFX 1.2 application with Eclipse tutorial by Lars Vogel (Feb. 2009)

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