FontAwesomeFX 8.0.7/8.0.8 released

UPDATE: In 8.0.7 I forgot to replace the TTF! So 8.0.7 still contains the 4.0.1 font. Some icons may not be displayed with 8.0.7. Have fixed this issue with fontawesomefx-8.0.8. I have updated FontAwesomeFX and released version 8.0.7. A few days ago the FontAwesome 4.1.0 was released with 70+ additional icons (FontAwesome now contains 439… Continue Reading FontAwesomeFX 8.0.7/8.0.8 released

“somehow more organic”: how to create a ‘noisy’ gradient in JavaFX

If you always wondered why some regions on your Mac, Websites or in your Smartphone-Apps look somehow more organic than a plain coloured area or even an region with a gradient, have a closer look! Zooming into these areas shows that they are a bit “noisy”. This effect can be created very easily with CSS… Continue Reading “somehow more organic”: how to create a ‘noisy’ gradient in JavaFX

MQTT.fx 0.0.2

A new version of MQTT.fx is available and I have polished the pre-alpha version and added some new features to MQTT.fx. Download latest binaries HERE. The Video for Jim Weaver’s “Real World Apps” talk @GeeCon2014 in Kraków Controls to connect to the broker and to subscribe to topics are now placed in the header: “Connection… Continue Reading MQTT.fx 0.0.2

JavaFX based MQTT Testing Utility

Download latest binaries HERE. Now that MQTT is on its way to become THE industry-standard protocol for IoT and M2M communication the IoT community might have to review current message strategies. Isn’t it a very good way to start with a JavaFX-Client to get into MQTT ;-)? So, currently I am working on JavaFX based… Continue Reading JavaFX based MQTT Testing Utility