Blog | Jasper Potts https://www.jasperpotts.com Sun, 06 Oct 2019 23:22:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.jasperpotts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cropped-logo-square-2-32x32.png Blog | Jasper Potts https://www.jasperpotts.com 32 32 Rebound on e(fx)clipse logo https://www.jasperpotts.com/blog/2012/03/rebound-on-efxclipse-logo/ Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:15:40 +0000 https://jasperpotts.com/blog/?p=277 Tom asked for SVG version of the logo so I converted it from Photoshop to Illustrator, but I could not convert the shadow/glow into vector easily. So made me think about doing a more vector style of the my first design. So here it is as SVG (Download)

I then realized I could create the original design using radial gradients inside paths so here is a SVG of the original design. (Download)

]]> Logo for the e(fx)clipse https://www.jasperpotts.com/blog/2012/02/logo-for-the-efxclipse/ https://www.jasperpotts.com/blog/2012/02/logo-for-the-efxclipse/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:21:27 +0000 https://jasperpotts.com/blog/?p=268 I saw Tom’s request for a logo for the cool e(fx)clipse project. So I had a play in Photoshop, hope you like 🙂

]]> https://www.jasperpotts.com/blog/2012/02/logo-for-the-efxclipse/feed/ 1 Updated Look https://www.jasperpotts.com/blog/2012/01/updated-look/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:03:33 +0000 https://jasperpotts.com/blog/?p=258 Finally I updated my website theme as it was looking really dated. Its crazy its been 5 years almost to the day since I created the last one. Hope you like the new look :-). Many thanks to Press75 for their great free wordpress theme Seven Five. I only tweeked a few CSS styles added a plugin for the photos page and we are up and running :-).

]]> New Synthetica BlackEye Look and Feel https://www.jasperpotts.com/blog/2009/11/new-synthetica-blackeye-look-and-feel/ https://www.jasperpotts.com/blog/2009/11/new-synthetica-blackeye-look-and-feel/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:57:48 +0000 https://jasperpotts.com/blog/?p=221 Its always nice to see new Swing Look and Feels. Nice looking new theme for Synthetica. Link: Synthetica BlackEye Highlights

Synthetica is based on same Synth Look and Feel that Nimbus is. There are some very neat features which we are supporting in JavaFX like shaped windows and smart backgrounds. Its really nice to seem them available to Swing developers.

]]> https://www.jasperpotts.com/blog/2009/11/new-synthetica-blackeye-look-and-feel/feed/ 10 New blog launched for JavaFX :: FX Experience https://www.jasperpotts.com/blog/2009/10/new-blog-launched-for-javafx-fx-experience/ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:16:01 +0000 https://jasperpotts.com/blog/?p=218 Back in the summer while Richard Bair and I were at JavaOne we decided that we should launch a new blog together for all our JavaFX related content.  We created fxexperience.com and have started posting lots of interesting blogs there on JavaFX so I hope you will all start following us there. Our aim is to one day make it a invaluable resource for everything JavaFX.
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]]> Exciting new Swing GUI builder "GUIDE" https://www.jasperpotts.com/blog/2009/09/exciting-new-swing-gui-builder-guide/ https://www.jasperpotts.com/blog/2009/09/exciting-new-swing-gui-builder-guide/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:37:06 +0000 https://jasperpotts.com/blog/?p=216 A new Swing GUI builder tool is out in beta called GUIDE. Looking at the videos on the website it looks impressive. Like a more polished version of Netbeans Matisse with some extra goodies.

Mindsilver GUIDE

]]> https://www.jasperpotts.com/blog/2009/09/exciting-new-swing-gui-builder-guide/feed/ 1 Time to close the polls https://www.jasperpotts.com/blog/2009/05/time-to-close-the-polls/ https://www.jasperpotts.com/blog/2009/05/time-to-close-the-polls/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 14:39:00 +0000 https://jasperpotts.com/blog/?p=212 It seemed like it was time to close the polls, I don’t think there is a clear answer across all platforms. On windows there is a clear winner for the native look and that makes sense as Windows LAF has had a huge amount of work put into it over that last 5 years plus. If there was the resources to put a equal effort into the GTK LAF and a new KDE LAF then they would be clear winners to. Nimbus is a great cross platform look and feel and allows people to create good looking applications but maybe is not the simplest look and feel for people to start with as it takes a little effort to make a great looking application with it. Also it is not the best for compatibility with applications written to work with other look and feels so is a dangerous choice as a default. So I kind of feel that we could go native on Windows and people will be happy but there is no clear answer for GTK and KDE. I will pass the poll results on to the other people who have a say in the decision and see what the consensus is.

]]> https://www.jasperpotts.com/blog/2009/05/time-to-close-the-polls/feed/ 13 Breakdown of what should be default LAF for Java 7 https://www.jasperpotts.com/blog/2009/03/breakdown-of-what-should-be-default-laf-for-java-7/ https://www.jasperpotts.com/blog/2009/03/breakdown-of-what-should-be-default-laf-for-java-7/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:06:38 +0000 https://jasperpotts.com/blog/?p=208 After watching the voting and reading the comments I have noticed two things: First is from 30 votes to 800 votes the percentages have hardly changed which means we seem to be falling on a conclusion. Native LAF has varied from 59% to 63% so nothing major and is a clear winner.
The second point is there seems to be different answers for Windows and Unix and good arguments that maybe they should not be the same so let me start a new poll with them split and see if I am right. I will split the poll into 3 categories Windows, Unix GTK and Unix KDE. I am not quite sure how we detect between GTK and KDE but sure we can find a way 🙂
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Again If you have a strong feeling one way or another then please explain in a comment below as we would love to hear. All your votes and comments will be taken into consideration when we make the final discussion.

]]> https://www.jasperpotts.com/blog/2009/03/breakdown-of-what-should-be-default-laf-for-java-7/feed/ 34 Which Look and Feel should be default in Java 7 https://www.jasperpotts.com/blog/2009/03/which-look-and-feel-should-be-default-in-java-7/ https://www.jasperpotts.com/blog/2009/03/which-look-and-feel-should-be-default-in-java-7/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:35:02 +0000 https://jasperpotts.com/blog/?p=198 The other day I was discussing with colleagues if Nimbus should be the default LAF(Look and Feel) for Swing application. The current default LAF is Ocean which is a spiced up theme for Metal which has been the Swing default LAF since the beginning. It feels like with a large release like Java 7 it is about time we changed the default LAF to a more sensible choice which leaves two choices Nimbus which is the new cross platform LAF and the system native LAF which will be Windows LAF on Windows and GTK LAF on Unix. Apple has already gone with the system native choice and the default LAF for Java Swing applications on Mac is Apple’s Aqua native LAF. The only reason for remaining with Ocean LAF is to maintain backwards compatibility for old Java applications which were written with static pixel based layout so will be all messed up if the size of components changes. My feeling is that sector of users should be getting pretty small now and as long as we provide a easy work around like system property file that lets a user/administrator change the default LAF back to Ocean for those few special cases then we can move forward and select a modern LAF as the default. So then it comes down to what to choose Nimbus or Native(Windows/GTK) I am torn between the two. So we decided the best idea is to ask more people, so what do you think?
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If you have a strong feeling one way or another then please explain in a comment below as we would love to hear. All your votes and comments will be taken into consideration when we make the final discussion.
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I have closed this poll and opened 3 new ones on the post Breakdown of what should be default LAF for Java 7. So follow that link if you would like to vote.

]]> https://www.jasperpotts.com/blog/2009/03/which-look-and-feel-should-be-default-in-java-7/feed/ 37 JavaFX Keynote @ Devoxx 2008 https://www.jasperpotts.com/blog/2009/02/javafx-keynote-devoxx-2008/ Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:46:20 +0000 https://jasperpotts.com/blog/?p=196 The video,slides and demos are now available for the JavaFX Keynote we gave at Devoxx 2008.


You can view the full size version HERE.

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