http://www.dzone.com/links/users/links/134694.html DZone: fresh links for developers en-us Copyright (c) 2006 DZone, Inc. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:41:56 GMT The DZone community 2008-08-21T22:41:56Z en-us Copyright (c) 2006 DZone, Inc. http://www.dzone.com/links/feed/user/134694/rss.xml http://www.dzone.com/images/std/dzone.com_258x55.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/ http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/using_multiple_skins_for_different_swing_windows.html With Substance 5.0 (currently under development) it is possible to use different skins for different top-level windows (such as frames and dialogs)! With no performance overhead! gui java open source Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:51:24 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/86070.html alruiz15 2008-06-09T11:51:24Z With Substance 5.0 (currently under development) it is possible to use different skins for different top-level windows (such as frames and dialogs)! With no performance overhead!]]> 86070 2008-06-09T06:55:03Z 2008-06-09T11:51:24Z 11 0 168 0 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/86070.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/swing_links_of_the_week_june_1_2008.html Here are some Swing links that you might have missed during this week. gui java news Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:22:26 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/84523.html alruiz15 2008-06-02T19:22:26Z Here are some Swing links that you might have missed during this week.]]> 84523 2008-06-02T17:24:21Z 2008-06-02T19:22:26Z 16 0 231 0 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/84523.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/swing_ria_and_jvm_dynamic_languages_interview_wit.html A prolific blogger, a frequent presenter at conferences and a tireless advocate of Groovy. Meet Andres Almiray as the interview series on Swing, RIA, JavaFX and related topics that started with Amy Fowler, Mikael Grev, David Qiao and Chet Haase continues. groovy gui java opinion Fri, 30 May 2008 20:33:06 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/84062.html alruiz15 2008-05-30T20:33:06Z A prolific blogger, a frequent presenter at conferences and a tireless advocate of Groovy. Meet Andres Almiray as the interview series on Swing, RIA, JavaFX and related topics that started with Amy Fowler, Mikael Grev, David Qiao and Chet Haase continues.]]> 84062 2008-05-30T17:40:59Z 2008-05-30T20:33:06Z 14 0 150 0 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/84062.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/festswing_10a2_fluent_interface_for_testing_swing.html We are proud to announce the release of FEST-Swing 1.0-Alpha2. This release includes many bug fixes and new features, including support for custom cell renderers, verification of colors and fonts, special handling of cells in JTables, string paths for JTrees, and more. announcement gui java open source Mon, 19 May 2008 23:18:49 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/81799.html alruiz15 2008-05-19T23:18:49Z We are proud to announce the release of FEST-Swing 1.0-Alpha2. This release includes many bug fixes and new features, including support for custom cell renderers, verification of colors and fonts, special handling of cells in JTables, string paths for JTrees, and more.]]> 81799 2008-05-19T20:19:11Z 2008-05-19T23:18:49Z 6 0 131 0 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/81799.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/swing_links_of_the_week_april_20_2008.html Here are some Swing links that you might have missed during this week gui java news opinion Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:20:05 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/76739.html alruiz15 2008-04-21T12:20:05Z Here are some Swing links that you might have missed during this week]]> 76739 2008-04-21T04:06:53Z 2008-04-21T12:20:05Z 13 0 283 0 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/76739.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/swing_links_of_the_week_april_13_2008.html Here are some Swing links that you might have missed during this week. gui java news opinion Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:06:27 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/75724.html alruiz15 2008-04-14T11:06:27Z Here are some Swing links that you might have missed during this week.]]> 75724 2008-04-14T06:45:22Z 2008-04-14T11:06:27Z 12 0 222 0 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/75724.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/3d_desktop_disappointment.html There is a bug in Java (6429775). It seems like jdk6 doesn't handle Compiz nor Beryl correctly (Linux window managers.) The odd thing is that it is supposed to be fixed since jdk6u1 build 01 (approximately 12/14/06) but many have reported the bug after that to be alive, with different OSes and apps (they even stated NetBeans is broken because of this bug), but no reply has come nor has the bug been reopened. gui java Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:04:59 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/72820.html alruiz15 2008-03-28T10:04:59Z There is a bug in Java (6429775). It seems like jdk6 doesn't handle Compiz nor Beryl correctly (Linux window managers.) The odd thing is that it is supposed to be fixed since jdk6u1 build 01 (approximately 12/14/06) but many have reported the bug after that to be alive, with different OSes and apps (they even stated NetBeans is broken because of this bug), but no reply has come nor has the bug been reopened.]]> 72820 2008-03-26T19:41:20Z 2008-03-28T10:04:59Z 10 0 459 0 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/72820.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/autoscrolling_in_swing_applications.html Auto-scrolling is a feature that can be found in most mainstream modern applications. Pressing the middle mouse button transfers the application into the auto-scrolling mode. In this mode, moving the mouse down starts scrolling down the contents even when the mouse is no longer moving. This article introduces an effective approach to achieve auto-scrolling in Swing applications. gui java open source Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:11:09 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/72028.html alruiz15 2008-03-22T00:11:09Z Auto-scrolling is a feature that can be found in most mainstream modern applications. Pressing the middle mouse button transfers the application into the auto-scrolling mode. In this mode, moving the mouse down starts scrolling down the contents even when the mouse is no longer moving. This article introduces an effective approach to achieve auto-scrolling in Swing applications.]]> 72028 2008-03-21T17:30:32Z 2008-03-22T00:11:09Z 13 0 197 0 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/72028.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/unfit_for_use.html The only thing FIT is good for, is using it as a tool to help communicate with a customer. That’s it. methodology opinion tools Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:01:08 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/68126.html alruiz15 2008-02-26T17:01:08Z The only thing FIT is good for, is using it as a tool to help communicate with a customer. That’s it.]]> 68126 2008-02-26T17:01:08Z 3 0 18 0 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/68126.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/static_considered_harmful.html Gilad makes the case that static, that staple of C++, C#/VB.NET, and Java, does not belong. I think Gilad conflates a few things, but he's also got some good points. To the dissecting table! java opinion Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:40:26 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/67479.html alruiz15 2008-02-23T00:40:26Z Gilad makes the case that static, that staple of C++, C#/VB.NET, and Java, does not belong. I think Gilad conflates a few things, but he's also got some good points. To the dissecting table!]]> 67479 2008-02-22T04:50:38Z 2008-02-23T00:40:26Z 10 0 343 0 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/67479.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/release_candidate_for_flamingo_30.html The release candidate for version 3.0 of Flamingo component suite (code-named Deirdre) is available. The goal of this project is to provide a small and cohesive set of powerful UI components that allow creating modern applications that provide visual functionality similar to or superseding that of Vista Explorer and Office 2007. gui java open source Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:36:17 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/65977.html alruiz15 2008-02-12T23:36:17Z The release candidate for version 3.0 of Flamingo component suite (code-named Deirdre) is available. The goal of this project is to provide a small and cohesive set of powerful UI components that allow creating modern applications that provide visual functionality similar to or superseding that of Vista Explorer and Office 2007.]]> 65977 2008-02-12T18:17:44Z 2008-02-12T23:36:17Z 7 0 273 0 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/65977.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/evolving_the_language.html (Very) interesting point of view about changes in the Java language (starting from closures) java opinion Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:20:50 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/65144.html alruiz15 2008-02-07T04:20:50Z (Very) interesting point of view about changes in the Java language (starting from closures)]]> 65144 2008-02-06T19:49:43Z 2008-02-07T04:20:50Z 11 0 273 0 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/65144.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/swing_buzz_flying_above_the_radar.html Interesting news covering Nimbus, Direct3D-accelerated pipeline, contributing to OpenJDK and a couple of bugs that when fixed, can seriously improve the looks of Java Desktop applications on Windows gui java Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:44:45 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/64291.html alruiz15 2008-02-01T13:44:45Z Interesting news covering Nimbus, Direct3D-accelerated pipeline, contributing to OpenJDK and a couple of bugs that when fixed, can seriously improve the looks of Java Desktop applications on Windows]]> 64291 2008-02-01T03:52:58Z 2008-02-01T13:44:45Z 15 0 217 0 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/64291.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/release_candidate_for_substance_42.html The release candidate for version 4.2 of Substance look-and-feel (code-named Memphis) is available. announcement gui open source Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:03:46 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/62585.html alruiz15 2008-01-22T09:03:46Z The release candidate for version 4.2 of Substance look-and-feel (code-named Memphis) is available.]]> 62585 2008-01-21T19:20:50Z 2008-01-22T09:03:46Z 8 0 234 1 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/62585.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/graphicsbuilder_044_is_out.html I'm pleased to announce that GraphicsBuilder 0.4.4 has been released. gui java open source other languages Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:36:48 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/60987.html alruiz15 2008-01-11T16:36:48Z I'm pleased to announce that GraphicsBuilder 0.4.4 has been released.]]> 60987 2008-01-11T02:00:04Z 2008-01-11T16:36:48Z 12 0 220 0 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/60987.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/substance_theme_pack_updated.html In addition to about twenty core Substance themes, the theme pack plugin provides even more themes to create a unique look for your Swing applications. When you put the binary plugin in the classpath, the additional themes become available in the getAllThemes() API, and you can use them just like any other core theme. gui java open source Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:33:56 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/59950.html alruiz15 2008-01-05T21:33:56Z In addition to about twenty core Substance themes, the theme pack plugin provides even more themes to create a unique look for your Swing applications. When you put the binary plugin in the classpath, the additional themes become available in the getAllThemes() API, and you can use them just like any other core theme.]]> 59950 2008-01-04T22:05:24Z 2008-01-05T21:33:56Z 14 0 174 0 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/59950.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/graphicsbuilder_animations.html TimingFramework based animations have found their way into GraphicsBuilder. gui java open source other languages Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:34:21 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/58815.html alruiz15 2007-12-28T09:34:21Z TimingFramework based animations have found their way into GraphicsBuilder.]]> 58815 2007-12-28T04:00:34Z 2007-12-28T09:34:21Z 12 0 89 0 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/58815.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/swing_links_of_the_week_december_16_2007.html Here are some Swing links that you might have missed during this week: gui java news Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:48:51 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/57468.html alruiz15 2007-12-17T12:48:51Z Here are some Swing links that you might have missed during this week:]]> 57468 2007-12-17T06:03:21Z 2007-12-17T12:48:51Z 14 0 231 0 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/57468.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/swing_links_of_the_week_november_4_2007.html Here are some Swing links that you might have missed during this week. gui java news Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:25:27 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/51451.html alruiz15 2007-11-05T19:25:27Z Here are some Swing links that you might have missed during this week.]]> 51451 2007-11-05T15:11:39Z 2007-11-05T19:25:27Z 12 0 286 0 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/51451.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/why_i_dont_care_about_java_6_on_leopard.html Kirill shares a pragmatic point of view about Leopard and Java 6. apple java opinion Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:18:24 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/50292.html alruiz15 2007-11-01T13:18:24Z Kirill shares a pragmatic point of view about Leopard and Java 6.]]> 50292 2007-10-29T18:46:18Z 2007-11-01T13:18:24Z 14 0 493 2 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/50292.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/swing_links_of_the_week_october_28_2007.html Here are some Swing links that you might have missed during this week. gui java Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:11:10 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/50260.html alruiz15 2007-10-29T19:11:10Z Here are some Swing links that you might have missed during this week.]]> 50260 2007-10-29T15:59:06Z 2007-10-29T19:11:10Z 11 0 256 0 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/50260.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/adding_dzone_voting_widget_to_a_jroller_blog.html The folks at DZone have released a cool voting widget. I decided to give it a try. how-to opinion Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:14:49 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/48372.html alruiz15 2007-10-17T18:14:49Z The folks at DZone have released a cool voting widget. I decided to give it a try.]]> 48372 2007-10-17T15:29:43Z 2007-10-17T18:14:49Z 18 0 104 0 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/48372.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/mock_objects_shortcomings_and_use_cases.html This article shows how Mock Objects, a testing technique from the XP community, can help programmers write unit tests. It also considers the shortcomings of this technique and provides valuable use cases. java open source opinion Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:58:07 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/36699.html alruiz15 2007-08-23T09:58:07Z This article shows how Mock Objects, a testing technique from the XP community, can help programmers write unit tests. It also considers the shortcomings of this technique and provides valuable use cases.]]> 36699 2007-08-22T20:42:31Z 2007-08-23T09:58:07Z 17 0 391 0 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/36699.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/excellent_groovy_tutorial.html Groovy Tutorial by Dr. Paul King presented at Agile 2007. Covers several interesting topics like language features, builders, testing, data access, Grails. My favorite part is the gradual transition from Java code to Groovy using color highlighting. open source other languages Sat, 18 Aug 2007 01:29:59 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/35629.html alruiz15 2007-08-18T01:29:59Z Groovy Tutorial by Dr. Paul King presented at Agile 2007. Covers several interesting topics like language features, builders, testing, data access, Grails. My favorite part is the gradual transition from Java code to Groovy using color highlighting.]]> 35629 2007-08-17T19:29:45Z 2007-08-18T01:29:59Z 17 0 658 0 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/35629.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/using_mylyn_with_google_code.html Using Mylyn to work on tasks in a project hosted at Google Code is pretty easy, thanks to the Generic Web Repository Connector created by Eugene Kuleshov. Although the connector provides a neat template for Google Code projects, I found that it still needs a little tweak to work properly. eclipse how-to open source tools Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:27:08 GMT http://www.dzone.com/links/35184.html alruiz15 2007-08-15T20:27:08Z Using Mylyn to work on tasks in a project hosted at Google Code is pretty easy, thanks to the Generic Web Repository Connector created by Eugene Kuleshov. Although the connector provides a neat template for Google Code projects, I found that it still needs a little tweak to work properly.]]> 35184 2007-08-15T14:16:04Z 2007-08-15T20:27:08Z 17 0 345 1 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/35184.jpg alruiz15 http://www.dzone.com/links/images/avatars/134694.gif