How to randomly reorder an ArrayList and refresh the ComboBox contents at runtime
In this short article, we will take a look at how to randomly reorder an arraylist and update the contents of the ComboBox at runtime, each time the... more »
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Substance Samples - Blueprints for Visually Rich UIs
Ben Galbraith had a very interesting session at this year’s JavaOne. Titled “Creating a Compelling User Experience” (see PDF slides), it talked about... more »
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VisualVM 1.0.1: Bug Fixes & Three New Plugins
New release of Visual VM, with many bug fixes and 3 new plugins.
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Java ClassBuilder: bringing Java data binding into the 21st century
A new project from the JavaBuilders.org family. Focuses on bytecode instrumentation of existing Java classes to enable databinding with no more than... more »
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Google Chrome FAIL
This is all I see for any web page I try to open in Google Chrome. It appeared to install without a hitch.
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First impressions of Google Chrome beta (screens)
First impressions and some screens of Google Chrome beta, the upcoming web application focused browser. Google pays homage to browsers like Safari,... more »
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Release candidate for Substance 5.0
I am extremely pleased today to announce the availability of release candidate for version 5.0 of Substance look-and-feel. The roadmap for this... more »
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Release candidate for Flamingo 3.1
I am happy to announce release candidate for version 3.1 (code-named Eilinora) for Flamingo component suite.The goal of the project is to provide a... more »
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User Interface That Works - The Microwave With Only 4 Buttons
This microwave manages to be one of the most effective user interfaces I've ever come across. Pressing the plus ("+") button ups the time in 10 second... more »
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Jazz Desktop Application Framework
Jazz is a framework for developing cross-platform desktop applications in Java. Jazz is build on top of Swing and provides an infrastructure and... more »
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Day project learning Ruby Shoes and making a tiny IM client
Inspired by two posts _Why’s ’so create’ and GitHub’s Start a Side Project I decided that I needed to do a quick side project. After our demo day we... more »
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Swing links of the week: August 31
Here are some Swing links that you might have missed during the last week
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The Biggest Difference Betweeen Desktop And Web Development
Desktop development, the game of the bygone era, and the Web, which is the default platform for new applications nowadays, differ in a lot of ways. To... more »
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JavaFX: Reintroduce Swing JTable
In this blog entry yours truly will explain how to reintroduce the Swing JTable to a JavaFX application. We will mull over why it this valuable... more »
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Sexy Desktop Application (part 2)
Speaking of not re-inventing the wheel, you can find a great breadcrumb bar at Flamingo. If you need this kind of component, you should probably use... more »
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How to: Create a BSoD-like 404 page
That’s a fact: It’s very annoying to click on a link and find an Error 404. So what about a little bit of fun? In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to... more »
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Usability Tip: Use Verbs as Labels on Buttons
We're all familiar with the "OK" and "Cancel" buttons you get on dialog boxes. Simple labels that ask us whether we agree or disagree to the next... more »
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Search Me: Code for SearchTransition
Finally, here is the source code and demo for SearchTransition, an application that demonstrates animated transitions that's shown in this video that... more »
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Vector Graphics for Web Design
Here are FREE vector graphics for web design.
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Firefox Proposal: A Better New Tab Screen
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about what it means to design interfaces at scale. The amount of time saved when the tasks we do often are... more »
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Amazing web design articles of Summer 2008
This is the second part of best summer 2008 articles, but this time focus is on web design. Again, there was a lot of great articles, tutorials and... more »
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Why GWT matters - part II
This article provides a conclusion of reflections on the Google Web Toolkit and suggests why we are finally recouping some of what we lost when we... more »
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Charts zoom / range selector (version 2)
this is the second Flex chart range selector.
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UI is the Killer Feature
Pretty much every tech product, whether a mobile phone or a web app, has a feature list — a big list of things that product promises to do. Companies... more »
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