

In the next tutorial, Fancy Forms with JavaFX CSS, you will replace the inline style with a style sheet.

Using an inline style is appropriate where the style is bound to a variable, but a better technique for styling the elements of your user interface is by using a style sheet. The next line uses the setFont() method to set the font family, weight, and size of the scenetitle variable. The first line creates a Text object that cannot be edited, sets the text to Welcome, and assigns it to a variable named scenetitle. PasswordField pwBox = new PasswordField() TextField userTextField = new TextField() Label userName = new Label("User Name:") tFont(Font.font("Tahoma", FontWeight.NORMAL, 20)) If you do not set the scene dimensions, the scene defaults to the minimum size needed to display its contents. This code sets the scene width and height to 300 by 275. The padding properties ensure there is a padding around the grid pane when you make the window smaller. In this example, the grid pane remains in the center when you grow or shrink the window. Thus, as the window is resized, the nodes within the grid pane are resized according to their layout constraints. The scene is created with the grid pane as the root node, which is a common practice when working with layout containers. In this example, there are 25 pixels of padding on each side. The insets are in the order of top, right, bottom, and left. The gap properties manage the spacing between the rows and columns, while the padding property manages the space around the edges of the grid pane. The alignment property changes the default position of the grid from the top left of the scene to the center. tPadding(new Insets(25, 25, 25, 25)) Įxample 2-2 creates a GridPane object and assigns it to the variable named grid. Other Ways to Package JavaFX ApplicationsĮxample 2-2 GridPane with Gap and Padding Properties.Running the Application Outside NetBeans IDE.Packaging the Application in NetBeans IDE.Use a Scripting Language to Handle EventsĦ Deploying Your First JavaFX Application.About This Tutorial 1 Hello World, JavaFX Style
