Re: Is the NetBeans Platform the best choice for a JavaFX only desktop application?

There is also https://dzone.com/articles/how-integrate-javafx-netbeans from
Geertjan. Very interesting.

On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 10:29 PM, Chuck Davis <[email protected]> wrote:

> What do you wish to accomplish by avoiding Swing?  The biggest part of
> JavaFX is the use of Observables/Properties.  If you put Swing on
> steroids by using properties, observables, bindings, etc. together
> with the Platform features it's a combination difficult to beat.  I've
> used JavaFX on the Platform to supplement Swing with tables and charts
> -- very attractive.  The nice thing is that both Swing and JavaFX are
> Java -- in every installed Java environment so mixing and matching for
> the best result is facilitated.  And there are things I use every day
> in Swing that are not available in JavaFX; and due to it's CSS
> limitations may never be available in JavaFX (i.e. a titled border).
>
>
> >> I wish the NetBeans team could refactor the code somehow so swing could
> be
> >> replaced by JavaFx. I know it might be impossible at this point... but I
> >> can't help dreaming!
> >> Again, thanks for your thoughts, they're really appreciated.
>