August 2014Monthly Archives

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

MQTT.fx 0.0.6 released

I have just released a new version of MQTT.fx (0.0.6). Download latest binaries HERE. Introducing Connection Profiles Instead of choosing a certain broker address and a broker port using the same connection options, I now have implemented Connection Profiles. A named Connection Profile contains all information for a certain broker connection (address, port, Auth/SSL/TLS settings,… Continue Reading MQTT.fx 0.0.6 released