ShichimiFX – Yet another JavaFX utils lib

ShichimiFX is a small lib containing helper/util classes extracted from my other projects which I commonly need. The lib will be extended if it turns out that I need a util class in more than one project… (Shichimi is my favorite Japanese spice mixture) And yes it also yet another utils lib containing (among others):… Continue Reading ShichimiFX – Yet another JavaFX utils lib

FontAwesomeFX 8.0.9 with 40 new icons

I have updated FontAwesomeFX and released version 8.0.9. A few days ago the FontAwesome 4.2.0 was released with 40 additional icons (FontAwesome now contains 479 icons). Also I added a simple browser to preview all contained icons. You can start it via: de.jensd.fx.fontawesome.test.IconOverview Download Binaries Sources @ Bitbucket Maven Artifact: <dependency> <groupId>de.jensd</groupId> <artifactId>fontawesomefx</artifactId> <version>8.0.9</version> </dependency>

MQTT.fx 0.0.7 released

A new version of MQTT.fx is available featuring: Scripting support Setup/Re-configuration tool Reviewed Connection Profile Editor Reviewed UI and style Download latest binaries HERE. Scripting support I have added support for scripts executed by the Nashorn Engine. Thought it might be helpful for testing a MQTT message flow of a certain setup, e.g. simulate sensors… Continue Reading MQTT.fx 0.0.7 released

Poor mans input constraints

For me the best way to prevent the user from annoying errors and error messages is simply in the first line to try not to allow the user e.g. to enter invalid data or to execute actions while data in incomplete (disabled buttons/menu entries). If only numbers allowed in an input field I think its… Continue Reading Poor mans input constraints

TabPaneDetacher: Make your tabs detachable

I though it would be cool to detach e.g. the pane to publish messages in MQTT.fx if needed by just dragging the tab and dropping it at the wanted position to open its content as a dedicated new window. The TabPaneDetacher provides an easy to use way to enable the detach capability of with any… Continue Reading TabPaneDetacher: Make your tabs detachable

UI logic with using JavaFX Bindings

For MQTT.fx I needed a ComboBox to enter new Topics or to choose recent topics from list. But I want the user to enter or choose only (more or less) reasonable values otherwise the “Publish”/”Subscribe” buttons should be disabled: Using the JavaFX Bindings API prevents some boilerplate code (implementing Listeners) and it is even more… Continue Reading UI logic with using JavaFX Bindings