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JavaFX 1.2 Fun For Linux and Solaris

Jim Weaver: Note: On May 31, 2009, when I went to http://javafx.com to download JavaFX 1.1, the JavaFX 1.2 SDK came down,...

So I thought I would update my instructions for getting JavaFX to run on Linux, previously blogged here, here and here:

Just download the Linux version and play:

Downloading JavaFX 1.2 for Linux

It seems that the Solaris version is also available.

Hurray!

I will get on to my flight to San Francisco in a few hours. I will attend JavaOne and CommunitiyOne for the first time this year. I can't wait to join my co-authors Jim Weaver, Stephen Chin, and Dean Iverson to unveil our book Pro JavaFX Platform: the electronic version, updated for JavaFX 1.2, will be available today, and the print version will follow some time in June. I'm also excited about the chance to meet many of the people that make the Java community what it is today.

See you all there!

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Re: JavaFX 1.2 Fun For Linux and Solaris

Seems to be disappeared now (I only see downloads for 1.1.1). But I think it's just a way to coordinate the release with J1, so we just have to be patient for a few more hours ;-)

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I clicked on the 1.1.1 and 1.2 download. I'm going to go try it out now.:)

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packin my bags for JavaOne Community West tomorrow.

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It seems that JavaFX disappeared faster than it appeared. Can anyone make it available again somewhere?

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At the time of writing, the javascript on the front page of javafx.com is broken and won't direct Linux users to the download links. So... here they are in the old-fashioned way: NetBeans w/JavaFX 1.2: https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_Developer-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?ProductRef=netbeans-6.5.1-javafx-1.2-oth-JPR_English_with_Linux@CDS-CDS_Developer&OClick=Immediate JavaFX 1.2 SDK: https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_Developer-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?ProductRef=javafx_sdk-1.2-oth-JPR_English_with_Linux@CDS-CDS_Developer&OClick=Immediate

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Will the book be available on the Kindle? Apress warns against buying the ebook from their site and trying to load it on the Kindle.

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If I understand Apress's FAQ correctly, to read an Apress ebook on a Kindle, you have to purchase it from Amazon.com, not Apress.com.

As of now, Amazon.com does not have the Kindle ready version of the book. It doesn't have the print version either. The print version should come out soon.

I have head the statement that all Apress books are available for the Kindle (I forgot where and when I've heard it, and I'm not entirely sure if it is true as I don't own a Kindle, yet). If that is the case, by the time the print version comes out or shortly thereafter, the Kindle version should be out too. I don't think Apress is treating this book any differently from any other books.

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With Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04 amd64 & Firefox 3.5, the Java Web Start on the Java F/X page gets 'Unable to Launch the Application' at: http://javafx.com/samples/BrickBreaker/index.html <click 'launch'> and any of the sample Java F/X programs don't load either at: http://www.javafx.com/samples/ProjectManager/index.html

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