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Gallery control for the Ribbon
This time an update to the ribbon control. I’ve done some tweaks to the UI as well as to the API and added a new control called a Gallery. Below you can see an image of the updated Ribbon. In the next...
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What’s new in Java 8u40
Java 8u40 is a small release but never the less has some interesting improvements: Formatted textfield Text entry control that displays formatted text such as phone number, date etc. Restricts input to...
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Contextual Ribbon Tabs for the Ribbon
A small update to the Ribbon control: Contextual Ribbon Tabs. Some controls should only appear when a particular object is selected because they only affect the configuration of that object. This is...
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Metro style spinner for java (JMetro)
It’s been a while since I’ve worked on JMetro. This time a control that’s not part of the windows framework: the spinner. I opted to style the control in its STYLE_CLASS_SPLIT_ARROWS_HORIZONTAL style,...
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Metro style DatePicker for Java (JMetro)
This time the DatePicker gets the jmetro treatment. Another control that is not part of the windows framework (XAML UI Framework) at least not in the form JavaFX presents it. Here are the screen...
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Metro style Choice Box for java (JMetro)
This time the Choice Box. Another control that’s not part of the windows framework (XAML UI Framework). ChoiceBox – light theme ChoiceBox – dark theme Update: The check mark that appears in the...
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Metro style List Box for java (JMetro)
This time the ListView which is called ListBox in the windows sdk: ListView – light theme ListView – dark theme If you are using JMetro please send me pics of your applications.
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ToggleSwitch control revisited
Going through JMetro I just remembered the Toggle Switch control that I have created. It reminded me that this should be in a control repository next to other controls, publicly available for anyone to...
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Javafx on mobile first impressions
I decided to give it a go at testing javafx in an android device. My android device might be considered a low end device, it’s a nexus 4 from LG. The result can be seen below in a video. The quality of...
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