JavaFX 1.2 Application Development Cookbook

This cookbook is for Java developers, RIA content developers, or graphic designers wanting to build Rich Internet Applications featuring animations, videos, and other feature-rich content. Knowledge of Java, JavaScript, and JavaFX components is not essential but helps you get the best from this comprehensive collection of recipes. A step-by-step procedure for each task is followed by detailed explanations of each step, with links to related sections and supplementary online references. You can read cover to cover or jump to the recipes that interest you; if a recipe depends on other recipes they are clearly referenced. Chapters cover: JavaFX SDK and other development tools; creating applications with declarative constructs; manipulating the location and dimensions of objects; GUI components; playing media content; accessing and manipulating data; deployment options and integration tips and tricks; and interacting with Java code to read and write files and interact with the OS platform.