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DiMarzio, J.F.. JavaFX A Beginners Guide. US: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2011.

JavaFX A Beginners Guide

Authors: J.F. DiMarzio

Published:  January 2011

eISBN: 9780071742405 0071742409 | ISBN: 9780071742412
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  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 Introduction to JavaFX
  • What Is JavaFX?
  • What Is Needed for JavaFX Development?
  • Required Skills and Knowledge
  • Required Software
  • Downloading and Installing the Required Software
  • NetBeans
  • Try This: Configure Your NetBeans
  • Chapter 1 Self Test
  • 2 Setting the Scene
  • Creating a New JavaFX Project
  • The Empty JavaFX Project
  • Adding Working Files to Your Project
  • Exploring the Empty Project in NetBeans
  • Working with the Script File
  • The Comments
  • The package Statement
  • Your First Stage
  • Inserting the Stage Snippet
  • A JavaFX Script Primer
  • Name-Value Pairs
  • Compiling Your JavaFX Script
  • Chapter 2 Self Test
  • 3 Hello World
  • Writing to the Screen
  • Adding Some Descriptive Comments
  • Adding the Stage and Scene
  • Adding Some Text
  • Try This: Create a TV Run Configuration
  • Adding a Function
  • Using bind with a Text Node
  • Chapter 3 Self Test
  • 4 Creating Shapes
  • Drawing Shapes
  • Before You Begin
  • Lines and Polylines
  • Rectangles
  • Polygons
  • Arcs
  • Circles and Ellipses
  • Try This: Create Multiple Shapes
  • Chapter 4 Self Test
  • 5 Using Colors and Gradients
  • Using Color
  • Predefined Colors
  • Mixing Colors
  • Using Gradients
  • LinearGradients
  • RadialGradients
  • Try This: Create a Custom Gradient
  • Chapter 5 Self Test
  • 6 Using Images
  • The ImageView Node
  • The Image Class
  • JavaFX Production Suite
  • Using an FXZ File in JavaFX
  • Try This: Working with Different Image Types
  • Chapter 6 Self Test
  • 7 Applying Effects and Transformations
  • Effects
  • Bloom
  • ColorAdjust
  • GaussianBlur
  • Glow
  • DropShadow
  • InvertMask
  • Lighting
  • SepiaTone
  • Transformations
  • XY Transformations
  • Rotation
  • PerspectiveTransform
  • Try This: Combining Multiple Effects
  • Chapter 7 Self Test
  • 8 Basic Animation
  • Timelines
  • Animating Along a Path
  • Try This: Create a Path Animation
  • Chapter 8 Self Test
  • 9 Using Events
  • What Are Events?
  • Mouse Events
  • Key Events
  • Chapter 9 Self Test
  • 10 Give It Some Swing
  • What Is Swing?
  • Swing Components
  • SwingButton
  • SwingCheckBox
  • SwingComboBox and SwingComboBoxItem
  • Try This: Create an Application with Swing
  • Chapter 10 Self Test
  • 11 Custom Nodes and Overriding
  • Overriding a Node
  • Creating a RoundButton
  • Creating a Custom Node
  • Try This: Create Your Own Shapes
  • Chapter 11 Self Test
  • 12 Embedded Video and Music
  • Playing Video
  • Creating a Play/Pause Button
  • Creating a Progress Indicator
  • Playing Audio
  • Chapter 12 Self Test
  • 13 Using JavaFX Layouts
  • The HBox
  • The VBox
  • Nested Layouts
  • Try This: Using Other Layouts
  • Chapter 13 Self Test
  • 14 Style Your JavaFX with CSS
  • Adding a Style Sheet to Your Packages
  • Creating a Style
  • Using Your Styles
  • Creating Independent Style Classes
  • Try This: Experimenting with Styles
  • Chapter 14 Self Test
  • A: Deploying JavaFX
  • Deploying JavaFX
  • B: Node Property Reference
  • Node Properties
  • Mouse Events
  • Key Codes
  • MediaPlayer Properties
  • C: JavaFX Command-Line Arguments
  • Command-Line Environment
  • javafxc
  • javafx
  • D: Answers to Self Tests
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13
  • Chapter 14
  • Index