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<h1>Java GUI Applications Learning Trail</h1>
<h4>What are Java GUI applications?</h4>
<p>A Java GUI application uses the standard Java
components GUI component set, Swing, and is deployed to the desktop.</p>
<p>The Swing GUI Builder in NetBeans IDE simplifies the GUI development process and enables you to visually create Java GUI applications using pre-installed Swing and AWT components.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javafx/overview/index.html?ssSourceSiteId=otncn">JavaFX</a> is a rich set of graphics and media packages that enables developers to design, create, test, debug, and deploy rich client applications (RIAs) that behave consistently across multiple platforms.</p>
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<p><b>JavaFX 8 Developer Preview</b></p>
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<li class="new-bullet"><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/8/3d_graphics/jfxpub-3d_graphics.htm">Getting Started with JavaFX 3D Graphics</a></li>
<li class="new-bullet"><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/8/embed_swing/jfxpub-embed_swing.htm">Embedding Swing Content in JavaFX Applications</a></li>
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<p><b>Getting Started with JavaFX</b></p>
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<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/overview/jfxpub-overview.htm">What Is JavaFX?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/deployment/whatsnew_deployment.htm">Deploying JavaFX Applications: Getting Started</a></li>
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<p><b>JavaFX Scene Builder </b></p>
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<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/scenebuilder/1/overview/jsbpub-overview.htm">Overview of JavaFX Scene Builder</a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/scenebuilder/1/get_started/jsbpub-get_started.htm">Getting Started with JavaFX Scene Builder 1.1 </a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/scenebuilder/1/user_guide/jsbpub-user_guide.htm">JavaFX Scene Builder User Guide</a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/scenebuilder/1/use_java_ides/sb-with-nb.htm#CIHDHEFE">Using Scene Builder with NetBeans IDE</a></li>
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<p><b>JavaFX Application Logic </b></p>
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<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/architecture/jfxpub-architecture.htm">JavaFX Architecture</a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/scenegraph/jfxpub-scenegraph.htm">Working with the JavaFX Scene Graph</a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/binding/jfxpub-binding.htm"> Using JavaFX Properties and Binding</a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/collections/jfxpub-collections.htm">Using JavaFX Collections</a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/threads/jfxpub-threads.htm">Concurrency in JavaFX</a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/best_practices/jfxpub-best_practices.htm">Implementing JavaFX Best Practices</a></li>
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<p><b>JavaFX User Interface </b></p>
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<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/layout/jfxpub-layout.htm">Working With Layouts in JavaFX </a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/text/jfxpub-text.htm">Using Text and Text Effects in JavaFX</a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/ui_controls/jfxpub-ui_controls.htm">Using JavaFX UI Controls</a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/fxml_get_started/jfxpub-fxml_get_started.htm">Mastering FXML </a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/events/jfxpub-events.htm">Handling JavaFX Events </a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/charts/jfxpub-charts.htm">Using JavaFX Charts </a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/webview/jfxpub-webview.htm">Adding HTML Content to JavaFX Applications</a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/css_tutorial/jfxpub-css_tutorial.htm">Skinning JavaFX Applications with CSS</a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/drag_drop/jfxpub-drag_drop.htm">Drag-and-Drop Feature in JavaFX Applications</a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/canvas/jfxpub-canvas.htm">Working with Canvas</a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/image_ops/jfxpub-image_ops.htm">Using the Image Ops API</a></li>
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<p><b>JavaFX Effects, Animation, and Media</b></p>
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<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/visual_effects/jfxpub-visual_effects.htm">Creating Visual Effects in JavaFX</a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/transformations/jfxpub-transformations.htm">Applying Transformations in JavaFX</a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/animations/jfxpub-animations.htm">Creating Transitions and Timeline Animation in JavaFX </a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/media/jfxpub-media.htm">Incorporating Media Assets Into JavaFX Applications </a></li>
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<p><b>JavaFX Deployment and More</b></p>
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<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/deployment/jfxpub-deployment.htm">Deploying JavaFX Applications </a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/swing/jfxpub-swing.htm">JavaFX for Swing Developers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/swt_interoperability/jfxpub-swt_interoperability.htm">JavaFX Interoperability with SWT</a></li>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/doclet/jfxpub-doclet.htm">Using a Doclet with JavaFX</a></li>
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<p><b>Getting Started with Swing</b></p>
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<li><a href="../docs/java/gui-functionality.html">Introduction to Java GUI Building</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://blogs.oracle.com/geertjan/entry/thanks_javafx_wysiwyg_html_editor">Thanks JavaFX: WYSIWYG HTML Editor for NetBeans IDE </a></li>
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