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Graphic Java 1.2: Mastering the JFC (Paperback)

by David Geary (Author)
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  • Paperback: 878 pages
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall; 3 edition (2 Oct 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0130796662
  • ISBN-13: 978-0130796660
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 17.8 x 4.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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Thousands of experienced Java developers are ready to move beyond the limits of the AWT -- to the supercharged GUI capabilities of the new Java Foundation Classes. This book shows them exactly how to make the transition -- slashing development time and building customizable, cross-platform Java applications. Graphic Java's detailed coverage begins with colors, fonts, images, image manipulation and printing. There is extensive new coverage of the inheritance-based and delegation-based event models; containers and layout managers. Understand each basic component of a Java-based GUI, as well as how to implement mouseless operation. Graphic Java also includes detailed coverage of advanced topics, including lightweight components, drag-and-drop, custom dialogs, the peerless scrolling framework, rubberbanding, double buffering and sprite animation. This is an ideal sourcebook and reference for all Java application programmers moving from the AWT to the JFC.



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Graphic Java 2 is the most comprehensive guide to the Java Foundation Classes (JFC) available. Three volumes cover all aspects of the JFC providing java developers with the skills needed to build professional, cross platform applications that take full advantage of the Java Foundation Classes.

The AWT is the cornerstone of the Java Foundation Classes. Volume 1 provides detailed descriptions of every aspect of the AWT, including:

  • Event Handling
  • Layout Managers
  • Graphics, Colors & Fonts
  • Image Manipulation
  • Lightweight Components
  • Data Transfer & Drag and Drop
  • Double Buffering
  • Sprite Animation

Java expert David Geary provides clear and in-depth explanations of both fundamental and advanced AWT concepts. The layout manager chapter, for example, is over 100 pages long and includes what readers have called the best explanation of GridBagLayout on the planet. A GridBagLab application on the CD lets you explore GridBagLayout on your own.

The accompanying CD-ROM includes all of the example code from the book, ready to run on Solaris(tm), Windows 95, Windows NT, and Macintosh along with the JDK(tm) for those platforms.



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5.0 out of 5 stars This is really a great book, 8 Aug 2001
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A common mistake is to judge this 'heavyweight'-book as a reference book to place on your shelf for later lookups - but this is not the case.

I recommend that you read it first. From one end to another. When you have read it, it's superb for use as a reference.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This book is essential for any Java programmer., 23 Sep 1999
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It conveys real understanding, often delving into the AWT source code for explainations of key classes such as Component, Container and ImageObserver. Understanding of these core classes coupled with a detailed explaination of event handling provides a cornerstone for producing quality Java applications. Not only does the book cover all aspects of the AWT, it also gives excellent examples of how to apply it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but could be improved, 10 Jun 1999
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"Graphic Java: Mastering the JFC: Volume 1: AWT" is readable, understandable (with the prerequisite understanding of basic Java). It's the best so far that I've seen, and I'm buying the next volume in the series. However, it could be improved. The diagramming language is Booch, rather than today's standard UML. Some chapters seem poorly organized at a coarse level. There are a few mistakes here and there, such as: * Use of 'l' (lowercase L) as a variable name. This is generally-recognized-as-unreadable. It took me some time to realize it wasn't a one. * On p. 321, a use in code of "implements" for a class, rather than "extends", and in English, a use of "extends" where "implements" is intended ("cannot _extend_ an adapter class"). * a suggestion that inner classes "provide a mechanism similar to callbacks (function pointers) in C." It would better be stated that _interfaces_ can provide a mechanism similar to function pointers, and one use of inner classes, iff they implement an interface accepted as a callback, is to _define_ the callback.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Really good Java AWT book
I was looking for a Java book to help me with Java applications NOT applets. Almost all Java books talk strictly about applets. Read more
Published on 8 Jun 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Must read
I have the 3rd edition of this book and it's absolutely the best book I've read on AWT. Anyone who is serious about Java front-end development needs to read this book.
Published on 27 May 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a "must have" reference book.
This is a "must have" reference book for any serious Java developer. The examples are clear and understandable. It works in concert with Geary's Swing Vol II.
Published on 25 May 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT BOOK
IT'S AN EXCELLENT BOOK, BUT YOU NEED TO HAVE SOME KNOWLEGDE (AT LEAST MINOR) OF GUI AND AWT, IF NOT YOU MIGHT BE A LITTLE LOST AT THE BEGINNING. Read more
Published on 24 April 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars an excellent coverage of Layout,Double-Buffering and Event M
There is a great effort to explain Layout Managing,in particular the complex GridBag Layout.Attention is also paid to custom layouts. Read more
Published on 7 Feb 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bible of AWT
I have the second edition and found it to be the very best discussion of the AWT. It is very detailed in the usage and extension of AWT components. Read more
Published on 1 Nov 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars For those who want to be Java GUI experts
Excellent book. Covers everything you'd want to know about how AWT works.. After you've got a decent grasp of Java & GUI development (read Core Java or Just Java), this... Read more
Published on 29 Oct 1998

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