Java 7 u6 Released

Java 7 u6 is in the wild. Full Mac OS X support is the big calling card in this release, along with Java FX 2.2.



Java 7 u6

JavaFX 2.0 Links

Been working on JavaFX 2.0 and thought I should make a list of useful links.

GUI with Java Code

• javafx.com


• JavaFX API


• JavaFX CSS Reference Guide


• UI Controls Tutorial


• Layout Tutorial


• Sizing and Aligning Nodes

GUI with JavaFX FXML

• Getting Started with FXML


• Introduction of FXML

JavaFX apps will not run from a Browser on Windows 7 64 bit

Problem: After installing Java 6 or Java 7 and the Java FX Runtime on Windows 7 64 bit, you can not launch JavaFX applications from your browser. Any attempt to launch an application results in a request from the browser to install Java. Which is silly because it is already installed. Or is it?



Solution: Most web browsers are actually 32 bit applications. Consequently, you must install the 32 bit version of the Java Runtime Edition (JRE) and the 32 bit version of the JavaFX runtime. The first will install the needed Java plugin for your browsers. The second makes JavaFX available for 32 bit apps. After the install, restart your browser and voila, everything should work fine.

JDK 7, JDK 8 and the Future of Java

Oracle Open World and Java One are going on this week. So there have been a lot of announcements about Java and its' future. Here are three links that sum things up well.

• JavaOne Opening Keynote 2010


• JavaOne 2010: JDK7 and Java SE 7


• NetBeans Road Map

Lot's of exciting stuff for us to work on at Oracle!