tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:36:08 +0000javaJFrameAPI classesFlickeringGUINimbusSwingmediaArrayListBinaryDoubleBufferingFFMPEGFileSplitterFobsFobs4JMFHexadecimalImageImage BufferedImageImage DisplayIntegerJMFJTextAreaMinimizeOctalOperating SystemReleasesReviewStringThumbnailsTransview Image ViewerTutorialWoodCutterattractivecodecsdrawImageformatsgetScaledInstancemaximizemplayerplayerhttp://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Manas)Blogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-1569306417859231624Wed, 11 May 2011 18:40:00 +00002011-05-14T23:42:11.893-07:00DreamFind v1.0This is the main release page of DreamFindDreamFind is a Java based free Desktop File Indexer to access the files one needs the most in an easy and fast way.DreamFind also provides features to open some of the popular websites by opening in the browser using easy to remember shortcuts.Our computer systems have lot of files and folders but a user generally needs to work only on some http://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2011/05/dreamfind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-5888036784566737064Sat, 29 May 2010 05:28:00 +00002010-05-28T22:43:04.701-07:00This is my first post after a very long time. The reason was that i was in a corporate place from where blogspot signin was not possible, and due to lack of time, i had not much chance to access it outside as well. Its good that now i will be able to post here more often.Thanks alot for coming here and reading my posts.http://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2010/05/hello-friends.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-1725441688115745184Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:14:00 +00002009-09-01T21:30:31.195-07:00javaJTextAreaNimbusRecently i encountered a problem while using Nimbus LAF of Java that i was not able to make components transparent by using setOpaque(false).Though my Java 6 update version is a bit older than the current updated version, so it might be possible you may not experience this problem.For my problem, i found out from the Bugs Section of Java website that this can be resolved like this:-JTextArea http://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2009/09/how-to-make-jtextarea-transparent-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-6600490343499680980Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:25:00 +00002009-08-11T06:16:04.721-07:00ReviewFew days back, I got an opportunity to review a product of uCertify, known as PrepKit. Prepkits are actually Exam Simulator and Preparation kits, a class of products offered by uCertify, and help in preparation of certification exams conducted by various IT vendors.uCertify offers a vast list of PrepKits covering a big list of Certification Exams which can be instrumental in your career growth. Ihttp://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2009/08/use-prepkit-to-prepare-well-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-1774542278213360532Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:01:00 +00002011-05-11T11:44:24.079-07:00WoodCutter v1.0 This is the main release page of WoodCutterWoodCutter is a Java based file splitter and merge utility. It is a small size and free file splitter that allows a user to split any type of file in smaller sizes. This file splitter is of much use to us in order to send large attachments through mail (where there is a limit of http://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2009/07/woodcutter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-7662419069489327081Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:44:00 +00002009-07-25T03:51:22.448-07:00javaJFrameMinimizeThere is a very easy way to achieve the above functionality in your application. The following statement will help you to do the exactly same thing:-JFrame f=new JFrame();..........................//Now somewhere you want to minimize your JFrame then use below codef.setExtendedState(JFrame.ICONIFIED);Your work is done now.This way of minimizing is also known as Iconifing your JFrame..i.e. make anhttp://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2009/07/tutorial-to-minimize-jframe-dynamically.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-2218731456461700951Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:08:00 +00002009-07-25T03:18:09.935-07:00javaJFrameTutorialThis tip helps to remove the title bar of JFrame:-To remove the title bar, just use following codeJFrame f=new JFrame();....f.setUndecorated(true);This is very simple and just use of one statement helps us to do our job.If you liked this tip, please consider bookmarking it!!http://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2009/07/tutorial-to-remove-jframe-titlebar-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-6706941775737877890Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:47:00 +00002009-07-25T03:32:36.638-07:00ArrayListjavaMany times , it is essential that we need to update the arrays which we have defined in our code.However arrays are defined with a fixed size so they cannot be updated to larger size dynamically.Some may use the trick of copying the contents of array to a new array of bigger size.But we also have a nice way of getting this feature of dynamically updating arrays through ArrayList.To define http://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2009/07/some-important-functions-of-arraylist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-3095260199236592014Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:35:00 +00002009-07-25T03:34:27.261-07:00FileSplitterjavaWoodCutterWell, i have just created a useful utility application known as WoodCutter. This application does the job of splitting a large file into lot of smaller files. This allows to send a large file over e-mail as normally there is a limit on the maximum size of attachment. By using this utility, we can get number of smaller size files which can then be sent over mail. The utility also provides way to http://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2009/06/update-on-what-i-am-coding-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-5328570597235233950Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:52:00 +00002011-08-01T07:55:02.603-07:00GUIjavaNimbusRecently,in the Java SE Update N, Nimbus was provided as one of the bundled look and feels. It is a good looking L&F and if someone has worked in the new Solaris then one can understand what Nimbus is all about.To use Nimbus in your Java application , the below code will work:-try { UIManager.setLookAndFeel( "com.sun.java.swing.plaf.nimbus.NimbusLookAndFeel"); }catch(Exception e) {http://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-to-set-nimbus-as-look-and-feel-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-7500659562057088028Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:49:00 +00002009-07-25T03:36:04.706-07:00BinaryHexadecimalIntegerOctalTo convert a Hexadecimal value to an Integer formatStep 1:First store the value as a string-String s="DA";Step 2:Then the following step gives the integer value-int a=Integer.parseInt(s,16);This is sometimes necessary in Color conversions when color is represented in integer value and we know color in hexadecimal format.Example:If color is "0xd24ae5"then the following steps will give us the http://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2009/06/hexadecimal-octal-binary-conversion-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-5052217937820228260Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:24:00 +00002009-07-25T03:44:08.488-07:00javaJFramemaximizeHere is a simple article which tells how to display a JFrame which is in the Maximized state.Maximized state here refers to maximum size of JFrame on a desktop screen however not covering the taskbar.This state of JFrame is sometimes needed so that a programmer can design the layout keeping in mind the maximum size which a JFrame can attain in a screen.The code for such a frame will be:-import http://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2009/03/tutorial-on-how-to-maximize-jframe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-6234838190360171102Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:09:00 +00002009-03-15T06:25:21.571-07:00javaOperating SystemIn order to find the name of Operating System in Java, there is a simple code :-String os=System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase();if(os.indexOf("win")>=0){ System.out.println("It is Windows System");}if(os.indexOf("uni")>=0){ System.out.println("It is a Unix System");}if(os.indexOf("lin")>=0){ System.out.println("It is a Linux System");}Hope you found this useful!!If you liked this article, http://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-to-find-name-of-operating-system.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-5944109625145524224Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:34:00 +00002009-02-27T23:40:41.154-08:00javaStringSome Important String functionsString t="Important String functions";----------------------To get length of a Stringlength();t.length();It returns total number of characters in t which is length of string----------------------To get a single charactercharAt()char ch=t.charAt(1);This will assign 'm' to ch----------------------To get more than one charactersgetChars()This is used to get more than http://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2009/02/some-important-string-functions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-7235865049260449698Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:21:00 +00002009-01-18T11:05:26.249-08:00Fobs4JMFAgain i am posting after a long time..however i have been busy in studies and exams so got just no time. i said in my last post that i was working in a media application and i am still working on it. In my last post, i wrote about Fobs4JMF..and i cant believe so many people came to read it though it did not give any info regarding how to use it. As there is a large interest among people to know http://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2009/01/using-fobs4jmf-in-your-application.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-8866440873507962575Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:54:00 +00002008-10-09T12:21:14.752-07:00codecsFFMPEGFobsformatsmediaIt has been a long time since i last posted..however i just can't help as my college had opened, and its also equally important to concentrate on my graduation as well!!Still, i take some time off to learn new things and i am very happy with with all sort of exposure i have got till this time in the field of Java.As posted earlier, i was working on a Media Player made entirely in Java..i have http://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2008/10/fobs4jmf-comes-to-rescue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-1956636695717772426Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:37:00 +00002008-07-28T11:14:30.362-07:00javaJMFmediamplayerplayerThese days, i am busy in coding a music player using Java..and definetly it has not been really easy. Java does not offer much in handling media files efficiently..anyone who has had some interests in this field must have heard of Java Sound and Java Media Framework. Java Media Framework(JMF) has been a subject of lot of criticism as it has not really been able to deliver according to the http://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2008/07/media-player-fantasy-in-java.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-3198606448968081599Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:23:00 +00002009-07-27T11:33:14.194-07:00ImageTransview Image ViewerTransview Image Viewer 8.0You are in the main release page of Transview Image ViewerTransview is an image viewer based on Java Technology, and also offersbasic image processing features.It is a very small size software and is completely free to use. It can be freely distributed without any prior permission.Some of its features are:-It is a Cross Platform SoftwareIt is a very small size software http://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2008/07/transview-image-viewer-8.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-1537007516676413762Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:36:00 +00002008-06-27T12:31:43.277-07:00drawImagegetScaledInstancejavaThumbnailsAs i thought of making an image viewer with some nice features, i always wanted to have a decent looking, visually attractive Graphical interface in my software.So I wanted to have thumbnails of the images shown in my program, however it was really all not that easy.I was of the view that Java must be having a nice way to show thumbnails of the images,but i was unable to find it..Then i also http://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2008/06/thumbnail-drama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-166562223928731296Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:46:00 +00002008-06-18T13:19:18.355-07:00FlickeringImage DisplaySwingFlickering is a big problem which occurs while drawing on screen using Java.Though its a big problem, there is a possibility that many people may not have been exposed to this menace.Flickering occurs normally when drawing images one after another, and can also be seen in another form in case of Swing Components coming from nowhere in case of JLayeredPane coding.While the origin of Flickering is http://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2008/06/flickering-problem.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-8524773004760494140Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:50:00 +00002008-06-14T12:20:28.464-07:00DoubleBufferingFlickeringImage BufferedImageImage Handling is a very vast concept in Java which begins from display of images to processing of images, but everybody likes to work with images so i started studying about the subject. Possibly for everybody the starting thing is how to show an image on screen??So in that category, first came the ImageIcon, the most basic ones and offered very little to tweak. Then it was the turn of Image http://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2008/06/image-handling-in-java.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-3048535009857733378Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:59:00 +00002008-06-12T11:25:10.053-07:00GUIjavaSwingMy experiences with Java regarding its GUI arose out of some serious coding in Swing. As i went deep into some serious stuff coding in Java, i always wanted to try out new features in Java ,in which i had little knowledge. After trying out basics of working of Java, i jumped into programming of Swing, as GUI coding always looked fascinating to me!!But certainly, i had no clue about the dangerous http://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2008/06/my-experiences-with-java-gui-and-swing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-8850686170065806054Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:04:00 +00002008-06-11T12:22:06.273-07:00API classesjavaSo Java enhances its power by the vast resource of API which supports the language. Infact Java is nothing without its API.As Java has just 49 keywords in it, but to really program in Java, one needs to have the ability to effectively use the classes provided in the API.The API contains thousands of ready-made classes already present to make the job pretty easier.Definetly the above line sounds http://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2008/06/api-dilemma.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-4182848445932312083Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:08:00 +00002009-07-26T08:46:07.569-07:00Send Your mail directly through this form:-Your Name : Your Email : Subject : Message : Image (case-sensitive): http://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2008/06/contact.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1720550231762887071.post-8468416337494169472Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:57:00 +00002009-08-11T06:07:32.689-07:00Java-Puzzle is a new blog in which i write about common problems faced while coding in Java. This blog also serves as a platform for me to release my developed applications.The posts are written in simple English and draws visitors who want to know solutions to their problem, or who want to download my previous released application Transview Image Viewer.BETTER OPPORTUNITY NOWRecently i have http://java-puzzle.blogspot.com/2009/07/advertise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manas)