JavaFX

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JavaFX is a software platform for creating and delivering rich Internet applications that can run across wide variety of connected devices. The current release (JavaFX 1.2, June 2009) enables building applications for desktop, browser and mobile phones. TV set-top boxes, gaming consoles, Blu-ray players and other platforms are planned.

JavaFX is fully integrated with the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) – JavaFX applications will run on any desktop and browser that runs the JRE and on top of mobile phones running Java ME.

To build JavaFX apps developers use a statically typed, declarative language called JavaFX Script.

On desktop, the current release supports Windows XP, Windows Vista and Mac OS operating systems. Beginning with JavaFX 1.2 Sun has released beta-releases for GNU/Linux and OpenSolaris.

On mobile, JavaFX is capable of running on multiple mobile operating systems, including Android, Windows Mobile, and proprietary real-time operating systems.

Current release of JavaFX platform includes the following components:

1. The JavaFX SDK: JavaFX compiler and runtime tools. Graphics, media web services, and rich text libraries
2. NetBeans IDE for JavaFX: NetBeans with drag-and-drop palette to add objects with transformations, effects and animations plus set of samples and best practices. For Eclipse users there is a community-supported plugin hosted on Project Kenai
3. Tools and plugins for creative tools (a.k.a. Production Suite): Plugins for Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator that can export graphics assets to JavaFX Script code, tools to convert SVG graphics into JavaFX Script code and preview assets converted to JavaFX from other tools.