Build a JavaFX Application Course (How To)

Graphical User Interfaces

Graphical User Interfaces, or GUIs, (pronounced gooeys) are how client based applications interact.

• Introductions

  1:47

• History Lesson

  3:29

• GUI History

  4 questions

• Meet JavaFX

  3:58

• Meet JavaFX

  4 questions

• Node Types

  2:53

• Node Types

  4 questions

• Getting Started

  6:09

• Getting Started

  2 questions

• Adding Interactivity

  6:26

• Adding an Event Handler

  1 objective

Design a Better App

Separating design from logic is key to making scalable and reusable applications.

• Grids

  5:56

• Grids

  3 questions

• Separating the Layout

  11:04

• Add a node via FXML

  1 objective

• The Controller

  4:45

• Controlling Your View

  1 objective

• Styling

  6:57

• Cascading Style Sheets

  3 questions

• Resources

  11:09

• Using Your Resources

  5 questions

Build a Pomodoro App

This stage introduces the project we will be building during the course, a Pomodoro timer.

• Project Introduction

  3:51

• Explore Existing Code

  8:46

• Understanding the Mockup Translation

  3 questions

• The Model

  6:23

• Enums

  2 objectives

• Build the State Change Events

  13:31

• Adding Styles

  1 objective

• Properties and Bindings

  9:02

• Properties and More

  3 questions

It's About Time

Event driven design is an important concept to grasp, and allows for all sorts of interactions from clicking and timing in client side applications.

• Timeline Animation

  8:31

• Timeline and Animations

  3 questions

• Completion Events

  9:54

• Sounds About Right

  6:08

• Event Handlers

  3 questions

• Wire It Up

  10:00

• Momma Said

  1:38

• Wrap It Up

  3 questions

• Extra Credit

  • Check out this awesome community forum post about exporting your app that fellow student Harry James added for you!