http://www.componenthouse.com Component House - Software Components and User Interfaces en Copyright © 2007 Code ComicsArticles http://www.componenthouse.com/images/feedsLogo.png http://www.componenthouse.com http://www.componenthouse.com/article-22 http://www.componenthouse.com/article-22 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:26:27 +0000 This is the second part of my UI lessons from the real world article. It has more funny examples of what (not) to do with your UIs. http://www.componenthouse.com/article-21 http://www.componenthouse.com/article-21 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:30:04 +0000 Learn UI concepts from real world pictures. Signs can teach valuable lessons in this regard and you should pay attention to them. http://www.componenthouse.com/article-20 http://www.componenthouse.com/article-20 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:36:09 +0000 Learn a trick to shrink images using the Java2D API, which creates high-quality image icons for your applications. http://www.componenthouse.com/article-19 http://www.componenthouse.com/article-19 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:01:38 +0000 In this article jQuery is tested with different selectors in order to find specific elements in the DOM tree. The delay of each selector is precisely calculated and the idea is to find out which one is the fastest for the given goal. http://www.componenthouse.com/article-16 http://www.componenthouse.com/article-16 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:56:57 +0000 Learn how to combine JGoodies with other backend frameworks in your desktop application. The main problem is the need to create objects that extend the Model class while other frameworks might consider this a problem, either because they require POJOs or provide other specific rules. http://www.componenthouse.com/article-5 http://www.componenthouse.com/article-5 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:50:29 +0000 This article explains the advantages of the Presentation Model pattern over the Model-View-Controller and Model-View-Presenter. This will improve your decisions about GUI implementations for desktop. http://www.componenthouse.com/article-13 http://www.componenthouse.com/article-13 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:31:21 +0000 Learn the screen scratch technique to easily identify visual clutter and noise in user interfaces. http://www.componenthouse.com/article-14 http://www.componenthouse.com/article-14 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:30:56 +0000 Learn the basics of the JGoodies Binding API, which allows you to separate the application logic from UI components. This can lead to better code and strategic separation of concerns. This is the first relevant step towards the Presentation Model pattern. http://www.componenthouse.com/article-1 http://www.componenthouse.com/article-1 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:30:44 +0000 In this article I explain the Presentation Model pattern, its structure and layers.