Apr 16 2012

Forum and 1.4 version

 

Thanks to awesome phpBB forum engine i was able to get a working forum up pretty fast.
Now you can feel free to post any questions, suggestions or some other matter there!

Also i should say that due to some massive library improvements to create an actually stable version i have postponed next release, but it will be there.

In next version will be added full RTL support,  some more components styling, lots of fixes and speed improvements and a few other sweet features for Swing ;)

Stay tuned for updates!

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Mar 20 2012

WebLookAndFeel and Nine-patch

Library got a large bunch of updates and upgrades since last version and i today i will tell about the main one – new Nine-patch editor and styling hidden within the library. 
First of all i will tell a bit about nine-patch format for those who still don’t know anything…

Nine-patch

Nine-patch is an image format that holds some additional information inside png-format image meta-data or inside the picture itself.

Here you can see a simple example of nine-patch image (it is also set as default image in editor):

 

As you can see there are four black-colored lines on the image sides – that is additional data that nine-patch format provides.
Each line on the left and top sides presents stretchable image areas – those parts of image will be sized with the component they are used on.
Each line on the right and bottom sides presents content areas (they might also be empty) – in those parts of image component content will be placed (for example – button text and icon).

That is basically all you need to know about that format to make it useful inside you application with WebLookAndFeel library!
If you want to know more – you might find this post and official Android dev guide useful.

I will tell you about nine-patch files usage a bit later – let’s check the format editor first…

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Feb 20 2012

Nine-patch editor within the library

It have been a long time since last post here, but from now on i will also inform you about upcoming features with separate posts.

Today i will tell you some news and interesting information about upcoming features and would love to see any kind of feedback in the comments or on email!

9-patch

There was a small announce of a new visual editor for Android 9-patch format on HabraHabr which is now a part of  Web Look and Feel library (and could be found in upcoming release or in the post on HabraHabr). If you are Android developer – that might be interesting for you since it is much more comfortable and easy in use than a basic editor that is offered to Android developers.

Also with upcoming release there will be a cross-platform installer available on downloads page for desktop 9-patch editor version so Android developers can quickly install and use it.

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Oct 31 2011

WebLookAndFeel v.1.2 released

So here we go! Second big update since the release of alpha-version.
It took me almost a month and lots of effort to finish this release.
It is still in alpha-state but since next (1.3) version it will become beta.

Also, hopefully, 1.4 version will already be stable and since that version there will be a lot of changes coming in library and on this site aswell.

So, let’s get back to new 1.2 version and see what is new in it…

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Sep 22 2011

WebLookAndFeel v.1.1 released

First large update is here!
You can download new library version from Download page.

Some of new features/improvements are:

- A bit new JButton and JToggleButton styling:

- Improved buttons rollover reaction:

- New custom-shaped tooltips:

- And also custom-content tooltips:

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Sep 12 2011

Commercial license

You can now purchase WebLookAndFeel library from Buy page through PayPal.

There are two types of license – for single and multi applications.
Both of them grants unlimited tech-support for current major library version.

Don’t miss the chance to enhance Your application!

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Sep 1 2011

First alpha-release

Finally its here!

You can download library and its source code from the “Download” page.
This alpha-version is licensed under GPLv3 license.

This release was also announced on Habrahabr.

Check out few example-set screenshots under cut!

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Aug 24 2011

Site language changes

Since this library is going to be multilanguaged i translated the whole site and all posts and sections into english language.

In case some additional help will be needed on some specific language – it will be posted separately in description section or in FAQ afterwards.

Hopefully everyone who might be in need of such library knows English though! ;)

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Jul 14 2011

Extended components set

I want to describe the “extended components” part of the library a bit more in this post, so let’s see what is that exactly and how You can use it.

You might find similar components in lots of other libraries, but i assure You – some of them are presented only here. And even more – the whole library is presented in the same design concept as the standart Swing-components UI’s from WebLookAndFeel.

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Jun 29 2011

Filling up the blog

During next few months i will fill up different categories with latest information about library state and lots of examples on “how to use” any of components and features presented in it.

Since i have already recieved a few feedbacks from interested people i created a standart “FAQ” page for some of them and even a bit more. You might find an answer on Your question there aswell. If not – contact me :)

Also stay tuned on the description, examples and download pages updates and don’t miss the first release!

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