Tutorials and Documentation

There is a growing body of documentation, but it can all us a good scrubbing. If you'd like to participate in writing, editing, or suggesting new documentation/tutorials, please visit us on the SwingLabs Forums. Contributions are highly appreciated.

Components

• JXTable

Frameworks

• Authentication
• HTTP, DOM, HTML
• DataBuffer
• Painters
• Timing Framework

Miscellaneous

• Installing SwingX Components in NetBeans
• Getting the sources from CVS using NetBeans
• Deployment (Java WebStart, etc)

Slides and Presentations

Here you can find links to various slides and presentations given about SwingLabs, or Swing in general. If you are hosting your own bof, or internal company meeting, feel free to use this material in your presentations.

• JavaOne 2008: Swinglabs Update
• JavaOne 2008: Swinglabs Update (SwingX-WS)
• IRIS: Secrets of Mixing Applets and HTML
• Desktop Matters: SwingLabs
• Desktop Matters: Filthy Rich Clients
• Desktop Matters: TimingFramework
• Desktop Matters: JSR 296: Swing Application Framework
• Desktop Matters: JSR 295: Beans Binding

Articles and Blogs

There is an ever increasing number of articles and blogs related to Swing application development that are worth the read. We've linked to several of these here. If you are aware of any other articles or blogs of particular note, please drop a line on the SwingLabs Forums and let us know!

Articles

• Web Swinging
• Introduction to StAX
• Java and USB
• An Introduction to Java Persistence for Client-Side Developers
• More Persistence for Client-Side Developers
• Introduction to JAXX: A New Way to Swing
• MultiSplitPane: Splitting Without Nesting
• Time Again
• Using the Wizard API
• Digging into Java Web Start
• Building Maps Into Swing Applications with JXMapViewer
• Mapping Mashups with JXMapViewer

Blogs

Here are some links to some of our favorite blogs.

Java.net Bloggers

• Richard Bair (SwingLabs)
• Romain Guy (@ curious-creature)
• Chris Campbell (Java2D)
• Chet Haase (Java2D, JavaSE)
• Scott Violet (Swing, JavaSE)
• Hans Muller (Swing, JavaSE)
• Shannon Hickey (Swing)
• Ethan Nichols (Swing, Deployment)
• Alex Potochkin (Swing)
• Joshua Marinacci
• Kirill Grouchnikov (Substance)
• JavaDesktop.org

Sun Bloggers

• Alexis Moussine-Pouchkine
• Let's Swing!

JavaPosse

• The JavaPosse
• Tor Norbye's Weblog
• Dick Wall

Java Gurus

• James Gosling
• Cafe au Lait
• Neal Gafter

Design/Style/Photography

• A Walk Through Durham Township, Pennsylvania
• Catchy Colors
• Mike Matas
• Jasper

Swing/Java Blogs

• Jon Lipsky
• Ed Burnette
• Let's Swing!
• log("fred is blogging");
• Swing Sourcery
• Walker Software
• Swing Bling

Ajax/Microsoft/Other Technologies

• Adventures in SoftwareLand
• Ajaxian
• The Old New Thing

Misc Bloggers

• Dilbert! (We have a life size Dilbert around the corner from me. If I don't include him here, he'll beat me up. Or, more likely, Dogbert (who is standing next to Dilbert as I type), will probably have me fired)
• Joel on Software
• Mac OSX Hints
• O'Reilly Radar
• The Apple Blog