Index

A

• Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) / How it works
• Android SDK
  • about / Android SDK
  • installing / Android SDK
  • URL / Android SDK
• Android SDK Manager
  • URL / Android SDK
• Arduino
  • setting up / Setting up your Arduino
  • buying / Buying an Arduino
  • requisites / Other components you will need
• Arduino board
  • about / What is an Arduino board?
  • Due / What is an Arduino board?
  • Mega / What is an Arduino board?
  • Yun / What is an Arduino board?
  • Tre / What is an Arduino board?
  • Zero / What is an Arduino board?
  • features / What can you do with it?
  • documentation / Related websites and documentation
  • online references / Related websites and documentation
• Arduino IDE
  • about / The Arduino IDE
  • downloading / Downloading the IDE
  • drivers, installing / Installing the drivers
  • exploring / Exploring the IDE and sketches
  • sketches / Exploring the IDE and sketches
  • URL, for troubleshooting suggestions / Exploring the IDE and sketches
• Arduino Uno
  • reference / What is an Arduino board?
• Arduino Uno R3 board / What is an Arduino board?
• ATmega328 datasheet
  • reference / What is an Arduino board?

B

• Beagle board / Related websites and documentation
• blood meter project
  • about / The blood meter project
  • circuit, tinkering with / Tinkering with the circuit
  • data, reading from serial ports / Reading data from serial ports
  • JavaFX blood meter monitoring application / The JavaFX blood meter monitoring application
• bootable SD card
  • creating / Creating a bootable SD card
• built-in UI controls / JavaFX features

C

• Canvas API / JavaFX features
• circuit, blood meter project
  • tinkering / Tinkering with the circuit
  • sketch / The sketch
  • working / How it works
  • sketch, testing / Testing, verifying, and uploading the sketch into the Arduino
  • sketch, verifying / Testing, verifying, and uploading the sketch into the Arduino
  • sketch, uploading into Arduino / Testing, verifying, and uploading the sketch into the Arduino
• complex UI / Building the UI prototype
• ControlsFX
  • URL / Downloading and launching
• CSS / JavaFX features
• CSS theming
  • applying / Applying CSS theme
• custom UI
  • developing / Developing a custom UI
  • Login dialog custom UI / The Login dialog custom UI

D

• 3D graphics features / JavaFX features
• 3DViewer.jar
  • about / JavaFX samples
• Dalvik VM / Using RoboVM to run JavaFX on iOS
• DataFX
  • URL / Downloading and launching
• Developer Options / Deploying the application
• driver installation, Arduino IDE
  • about / Installing the drivers
  • Windows setup / Windows Setup
  • Mac OS X setup / Mac OS X and Linux setup
  • Linux setup / Mac OS X and Linux setup

E

• Ensemble8.jar
  • about / JavaFX samples

F

• F3 (Form Follows Function) / JavaFX history
• FXML / JavaFX features
  • about / FXML
  • loading, into JavaFX application / Loading FXML into JavaFX applications
• FXyz
  • URL / Downloading and launching

G

• General-purpose input/output (GPIO)
  • about / The switch application
• Glass Windowing Toolkit
  • about / Glass Windowing Toolkit
• Gluon
  • URL / Downloading and launching, Why port JavaFX into the mobile environment?
• Google group
  • reference / Who is maintaining it?
• Gradle
  • about / Gradle
  • URL / Gradle
• Gradle build script file
  • about / Gradle build files
  • application, building / Building the application
  • .ipa iOS package, generating / Generating the iOS .ipa package file
• Graphics System
  • about / Graphics System

H

• hardware-accelerated graphics pipeline / JavaFX features
• Hello World JavaFX-style applications
  • creating / Creating "Hello World" JavaFX-style applications
  • Netbeans IDE, using / Using the Netbeans IDE
  • working / How it works
• high-performance media engine / JavaFX features

I

• .ipa package / How it works

J

• JAR file / How it works
• Java APIs / JavaFX features
• Java Development Kit (JDK) / Getting started
• JavaFX
  • goals / JavaFX goals
  • getting started process / Getting started
  • history / JavaFX history
  • features / JavaFX features
  • required software, installing / Installing the required software
  • porting, into mobile / Why port JavaFX into the mobile environment?
  • resources / Resources and references
  • references / Resources and references
  • official documentation / Official documentation
  • samples / JavaFX samples
  • properties / JavaFX properties and bindings
  • bindings / JavaFX properties and bindings
  • communities / JavaFX communities
  • books and magazines / Java SE / JavaFX books and magazines
• javafx.scene API
  • about / Scene graphs
  • nodes / Scene graphs
  • effects / Scene graphs
  • state / Scene graphs
• JavaFX 3D API
  • predefined shapes / The JavaFX 3D API at a glance
  • user-defined shapes / The JavaFX 3D API at a glance
  • examples / The JavaFX 3D API at a glance
• JavaFX 8
  • availability / When is JavaFX 8 available?
  • features / What's new in JavaFX 8
  • operating systems / Installing the required software
• JavaFX 8 3D application
  • about / The JavaFX 8 3D application
  • LeapListener.java class / The JavaFX 8 3D application
  • LeapJavaFX.java class / The JavaFX 8 3D application
  • Pair.java class / The JavaFX 8 3D application
  • working / How it works
  • running / Running the application
• JavaFX 8 architecture
  • about / Quick review of the JavaFX 8 architecture
  • URL / Quick review of the JavaFX 8 architecture
  • scene graph / Scene graphs
  • Java public APIs / Java public APIs for JavaFX features
  • Graphics System / Graphics System
  • Glass Windowing Toolkit / Glass Windowing Toolkit
  • JavaFX Threads / JavaFX threads
  • media / Media and images
  • images / Media and images
  • web component / Web component
  • layout components / Layout components
  • JavaFX controls / JavaFX controls
• JavaFX 8 CSS
  • reference / Developing and styling an application UI with CSS
• JavaFX 8 development
  • prerequisites / JavaFX 8 development prerequisites
• JavaFX 8 WebView class
  • implementation / WebView
• JavaFX application, for Android
  • developing / Getting started
  • prerequisite software, preparing / Preparing and installing the prerequisite software
  • prerequisite software, installing / Preparing and installing the prerequisite software
  • project structure / Project structure
  • Gradle project, building / Using Gradle
  • default Gradle build file / Using Gradle
  • about / The application
  • UI, developing with CSS / Developing and styling an application UI with CSS
  • UI, styling with CSS / Developing and styling an application UI with CSS
  • logic, adding / Adding some logic
  • preparing, for mobile devices / Making your project ready for mobile devices
  • interoperability, with low-level Android APIs / Interoperability with low-level Android APIs
  • building / Building the application
  • .apk Android package, building / Building the final .apk Android package
  • deploying / Deploying the application
  • deploying, on Android-based devices / Deploying on Android-based devices
  • deploying, on Google Play Store / Deploying on the Google Play Store
  • .apk, signing / Signing the APK
  • testing tips / Testing tips
• JavaFX blood meter monitoring application
  • about / The JavaFX blood meter monitoring application
  • serial communication / Serial communication in Java
  • application logic / Application logic and charting API
  • charting API / Application logic and charting API
  • running / Running the application
• JavaFX Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
  • about / CSS
• JavaFX controls
  • about / JavaFX controls
• JavaFX documentation
  • about / Official documentation
• JavaFX FXML application
  • starting / Building the UI prototype
• JavaFX on Web
  • about / JavaFX on the Web
  • WebEngine / WebEngine
  • WebView / WebView
• JavaFXPorts
  • URL / Why port JavaFX into the mobile environment?
• JavaFXPorts, for Android
  • working / How it works
  • maintaining / Who is maintaining it?
• JavaFX threads
  • about / JavaFX threads
  • JavaFX application thread / JavaFX threads
  • Prism render thread / JavaFX threads
  • Media thread / JavaFX threads
  • Pulse / JavaFX threads
• Java public APIs
  • about / Java public APIs for JavaFX features
• Java Runtime Environment(JRE) / Why port JavaFX into the mobile environment?
• Java SE 8
  • URL / JavaFX history
  • APIs / When is JavaFX 8 available?
  • about / Official documentation, Java SE 8
  • API Documentation / The Java SE 8 API documentation and tutorials
  • tutorials / The Java SE 8 API documentation and tutorials
  • project lambda / Project Lambda
  • Nashorn / Nashorn
• Java SE 8 (JDK8 u45) / Java SE 8 JDK8 u45
• Java SE 8 features
  • about / Java SE 8 features
  • lambda expressions / Lambda expressions
  • syntax, lambda expressions / Syntax
  • functional interfaces / Functional interfaces
• Java SE 8 JDK
  • installing / Installing Java SE 8 JDK
  • download link / Installing Java SE 8 JDK
  • environment variables, setting / Setting environment variables
  • JAVA_HOME variable / Setting environment variables
  • PATH variable / Setting environment variables
• Java SE 8u45 JDK
  • download link / Installing the required software
• Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) / When is JavaFX 8 available?
• Java Simple Serial Connector (jSSC) library / Reading data from serial ports
• Java virtual machine (JVM) / Why port JavaFX into the mobile environment?
• Java Web Start
  • about / Java Web Start
  • references / Java Web Start
• JDK / Why port JavaFX into the mobile environment?
• JNLP (Java Network Launch Protocol) file
  • about / Java Web Start

L

• Lambda expression / How it works
• Lambdas / JavaFX history
• Layout API
  • about / Layout components
  • BorderPane / Layout components
  • HBox / Layout components
  • VBox / Layout components
  • StackPane / Layout components
  • GridPane / Layout components
  • FlowPane / Layout components
  • TilePane / Layout components
  • AnchorPane / Layout components
• Leap documentation
  • reference / How it works
• Leap JavaFX application
  • about / The Leap JavaFX application
  • JavaFX 3D API / The JavaFX 3D API at a glance
  • learning resources / More learning resources
  • structure / The basic application structure
  • examples / More examples
• Leap Motion controller
  • about / The Leap Motion controller
  • working / How it works
  • coordinate system / The coordinate system
  • device, obtaining / Getting the device
  • package contents / Package contents
  • Leap SDK / Getting started with the Leap SDK
  • controller driver and software, installing / Installing the controller driver and software
  • verifying / Verifying whether it works
  • supported languages / Supported languages
• Lego Mindstorm sensors / Related websites and documentation
• Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) / Configuring the Raspberry Pi
• LodgON
  • URL / Who is maintaining it?
• Login dialog custom UI
  • about / The Login dialog custom UI
  • structure / Structure of the Login dialog custom UI
  • coding / Coding the Login dialog custom UI

M

• main thread / How it works
• MandelbrotSet.jar
  • about / JavaFX samples
• Minnow board / Related websites and documentation
• models, Raspberry Pi
  • about / Which module should you buy?
• Modena.jar
  • about / JavaFX samples
• multitouch support / JavaFX features

N

• Nashorn
  • about / Nashorn
  • references / Nashorn
• NetBeans
  • using, with Pi / Using NetBeans with the Pi
  • about / JavaFX samples
• NetBeans 8.0.2
  • download link / Installing the required software
• NetBeans IDE
  • installing / Installing the NetBeans IDE
• NetBeans Integrated Development Environment (IDE) / Getting started
• node / Scene graphs
• NOOBS
  • about / Using NOOBS
  • using / Using NOOBS
• note-taking application
  • developing / Developing a note-taking application
  • UI prototype, building / Building the UI prototype
  • interactions, adding / Bringing your application to life – adding interactions
  • power application change synchronization with properties / Power application change synchronization with properties
  • TableView data list, filtering / Filtering the TableView data list
  • deploying, for desktop distribution / Deploying the application for desktop distribution
  • deploying, for web distribution / Deploying the application for a web distribution
• note-taking desktop application
  • about / Note-taking as a desktop application
• note-taking web application
  • about / Note-taking as a web application
  • running, for Web / Running the application for the Web

O

• OBJ
  • about / JavaFX samples
• Objective C / How it works
• OpenJFX
  • about / JavaFX goals
  • URL / JavaFX goals

P

• Pi4J library
  • about / The switch application, What is the Pi4J library?
  • URL / What is the Pi4J library?
  • circuit setup / Circuit setup
• prerequisites, JavaFX 8 development
  • about / JavaFX 8 development prerequisites
  • Java SE 8, installing on Raspberry Pi / Installing Java SE 8 on the Raspberry Pi
  • Java SE 8, installing / Installing Java SE 8
  • JavaFX, adding / Adding JavaFX
  • NetBeans, configuring / Configuring NetBeans for the Raspberry Pi
• prerequisite tools, JavaFX application for Android
  • Java SE 8 (JDK8 u45) / Java SE 8 JDK8 u45
  • Gradle / Gradle
  • Android SDK / Android SDK
• Prism / Quick review of the JavaFX 8 architecture
  • about / Graphics System
• project
  • preparing, for Android / Preparing the project for Android
• Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)
  • about / What is an Arduino board?

Q

• Quantum Toolkit
  • about / Graphics System

R

• Raspberry Pi
  • about / What is the Raspberry Pi?
  • features / What can you do with it?, Why is the Raspberry Pi a perfect fit for JavaFX?
  • models / Which module should you buy?
  • buying / Buying the Raspberry Pi
  • references / Related websites and documentation
  • documentation / Related websites and documentation
• Raspberry Pi, preparing for JavaFX 8
  • about / Preparing the Raspberry Pi for JavaFX 8
  • bootable SD card, creating / Creating a bootable SD card
  • bootable SD card, creating with NOOBS / Using NOOBS
  • Raspberry Pi, configuring / Configuring the Raspberry Pi
  • Raspberry Pi, connecting remotely / Connecting to the Raspberry Pi remotely
• remote connection, Raspberry Pi
  • VNC, installing / Installing VNC on the Raspberry Pi
  • static IP address, setting up / Setting up a static IP address
  • auto login / Auto login in the Raspberry Pi
  • VNC, connecting with client / Connecting to VNC with a client
• RoboVM
  • about / Why port JavaFX into the mobile environment?
  • URL / Why port JavaFX into the mobile environment?
  • used, for running JavaFX on iOS / Using RoboVM to run JavaFX on iOS
  • features / Features
  • limitations / Limitations
  • working / How it works
• RoboVM compiler
  • installing / Getting started
  • prerequisites / Prerequisites
• RoboVM project
  • about / Using RoboVM to run JavaFX on iOS
  • preparing, for iOS / Preparing a project for iOS
  • project structure / Project structure
  • application / The application
  • interoperability, with low-level iOS APIs / Interoperability with low-level iOS APIs
  • Gradle build script file / Gradle build files
  • application, deploying / Deploying the application
  • application, deploying to simulator / Deploying to a simulator
  • application, deploying to Apple device / Deploying to an Apple device
• RXTX / Reading data from serial ports

S

• Scene Builder / JavaFX features
  • about / Scene Builder
  • downloading / Downloading and launching
  • launching / Downloading and launching
• scene graph / Scene graphs
• self-contained deployment model / JavaFX features
• SIGINFO / Using NOOBS
• Single Abstract Method (SAM) / Functional interfaces
• Swing / JavaFX features
• Swing applications / How it works
• switch application
  • about / The switch application, The application
  • Pi4J library / What is the Pi4J library?
• SWT interoperability / JavaFX features

T

• theming
  • about / Theming

V

• Virtual Network Computing (VNC) / Connecting to the Raspberry Pi remotely
  • setting up / Connecting to the Raspberry Pi remotely
  • installing, on Raspberry Pi / Installing VNC on the Raspberry Pi
  • setting up, to start at boot / Setting up VNC to start at boot

W

• WebEngine
  • about / WebEngine
• WebEngine API / WebEngine
• WebView / JavaFX features
  • about / WebView
  • and engine in action / WebView and engine in action
• WORA / Preparing a project for iOS
• Write Once Run Anywhere (WORA) / Why port JavaFX into the mobile environment?

X

• Xcode 6.x
  • URL / Prerequisites