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Running JavaFX on a server

JavaFX on the server??? JavaFX is heavily promoted as a desktop technology to replace Swing. So it might seem slightly strange to suggest running...
Mark Stephens
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NetBeans Version Control Feature With Mercurial Support.

In this article, I will be talking about NetBeans Version Control Feature with Mercurial Support. Version control is one/if not my favourite feature in NetBeans,...
Sophia Howard
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Tutorial : How To Change The Cursor in JavaFX

At IDRSolutions, we have a PDFViewer that uses both Swing and JavaFX. In previous JavaFX articles I have shown How to Create Stacked Menus, How to Setup Key Combinations and How...
Nathan Howard
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What are Blend modes in Java?

Blend modes allow you to draw in much more interesting ways than just over-writing one color with another. They are also very easy to...
Simon Lissack
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Profiling Vs. Sampling in Java’s VisualVM

Most people will already be familiar with profiling, but you might be less aware of the different types of profilers on offer. A recent...
Sam Howard
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