Components and Skinning - JavaFX 1.2 Application Development - page 113

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Components and
Skinning

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

F Creating a form with JavaFX controls
F Displaying data with the ListView control
F Using the Slider control to input numeric values
F Showing progress with the progress controls
F Creating a custom JavaFX control
F Embedding Swing components in JavaFX
F Styling your applications with CSS
F Using CSS files to apply styles
F Using CSS files to declare your styles
F Skinning applications with multiple CSS files

Introduction

As a rich GUI application framework, JavaFX offers everything you will need to build
applications that provide an engaging user experience. This chapter is about the GUI
components that are available in the JavaFX application framework that you can use
as building blocks to create applications quickly.