Building Reports with Jasper Reports

Building Reports with Jasper Reports: Using Hibernate queries with JasperReports is a optimized approach of "binding" together JasperReports, Hibernate and eventualy iReport.

The Swing Connection: Swing Sightings

The Swing Connection: Swing Sightings: With a short delay I'm glad to have de possibility to guide you to a colection of well designed and implemented user interfaces in Swing ..different applications, different approaches ..the same result: You appreciate the designed application, it's look and functionality.

Hibernate: Filter Collections ...

Hibernate: Filter Collections ...: "Hibernate: Filter Collections"
I should dedicate a section of my blog to Hibernate as R.J. Lorimer creates so many articles concerning Hibernate. Worth a look ! And not only :)

JINSPIRED JXInsight/JDBInsight Themes

JINSPIRED JXInsight/JDBInsight Themes
I have a huge interest in developing user interfaces in Java so I'm interested in every application that can serve as an example of good GUI implementation. The JInspired products are a example of beautiful user interfaces done with swing, and I can't say no more than: Just look at their screenshots. Very much attention paid to detailes, a complex screen .. but a very nice combination of colors, fonts and icons that make my face smile !
Let us be inspired by such examples !

Desktop Java with SWT: an interview with Steve Northover - OSNews.com

Desktop Java with SWT: an interview with Steve Northover - OSNews.com: "Desktop Java with SWT: an interview with Steve Northover"
Some interesting thoughts from one of the most known technical persons behind SWT and Eclipse Platform development. For SWT addicted is a proud meeting, for the others a worthy reading.

Enhancing JTable : the VLJTable from VLSolutions

Enhancing JTable : the VLJTable - VLSolutions: "Enhancing the JTable with filtering and sorting : the VLJTable"
A nice article, the component seems very useful to me, I eager to test it in a test environment. Maybe you should too. It's released under LGPL license.

SwingWorker: shoot just once, please

A swing-er weblog : Weblog: "SwingWorker: shoot just once, please" -- Interesting article about swing applications and the user habbit of click-ing more than once on the buttons or other action components on the interface.

JavaBlackBelt - Java skills evaluation platform

JavaBlackBelt - Java skills evaluation platform If you want to verify your knowledge, enhance your Java aptitudes, it's a nice place to register and try. Give it a shot, try to earn your black belt ! (for now, try a least the yellow belt)

Launch4j

Launch4j :: Cross-platform Java application wrapper for creating Windows native executables: "Launch4j is a cross-platform tool for wrapping Java applications distributed as jars in lightweight Windows native executables. The executable can be configured to search for a certain JRE version or use a bundled one, and it's possible to set runtime options, like the initial/max heap size. The wrapper also provides better user experience through an application icon, a native pre-JRE splash screen, a custom process name, and a Java download page in case the appropriate JRE cannot be found"

Eclipse Visual Editor 1.1

Eclipse Visual Editor 1.1 released .. and giving satisfaction to those addicted to GUI Builder Tools.. It's a fine tool, even if it is a hungry memory consumer, maybe you want to share your impressions with me. Thanks !

BIRT 1.0.1 Released

An example of what you can do with BIRT, an interesting alternative to JasperReports since I do use and like Eclipse .. Maybe worth a try .. I'll tell you more after trying it.

Hibernate Synchronizer

Hibernate Synchronizer: I was using the other day hibernate mapping files editor in eclipse and I found that the incompatibilities between Eclipse version and WTP and JBossIDE plugin can make your day miserable.. so I looked for another plugin to help me with this mission ..I found Hibernate Syncrhronized, a mature plugin (ready for Eclipse 3.1) which helps me a lot..

Eclipse Platform 3.2 M1 News

Eclipse Platform 3.2 M1 News: Eclipse 3.2 M1 - New and Noteworthy for those eager to meet the future release of Eclipse Platform .. so, get to downloads !!

GNU Source-highlight

GNU Source-highlight You wanted at a moment in time to publish some source code into a web page and the formatting and highlight of code was difficult ? Here's a solution for your problem. (I know for mine it is ..)

Introducing the JDesktop Integration Components

Introducing the JDesktop Integration Components If you missed some of the native integrated functionalities of java .. this is a place to be accustomed with such functionalities provided by JDIC.

Swing: Component Titled Border ...

Swing: Component Titled Border ...: If you were wondering about or wishing to have a titled border with a component (like a checkbox as in Santhosh Kumar's example) .. this article can help you accomplish that ..

Hibernate: Externalize HQL Queries ...

Hibernate: Externalize HQL Queries ...: Thanks to R.J.Lorimer we have another thing to think about when we use Hibernate in our projects .. :)

Apache Derby 10.1.1 Released

Apache Derby 10.1.1 Released: "The Apache Database Project has released Apache Derby 10.1.1.0 (formerly Cloudscape), an open source SQL database written in pure Java that supports JDBC. New features in this release include:
* A network client driver
* Support for J2ME/CDC/Foundation with JSR-169 JDBC subset
* Online compress functionality for reclaiming disk space during operation
* XA support for Network Server
* Identifiers can contain up to 128 characters
* SQL INTERSECT, EXCEPT and SYNONYM
* JDBC Updatable Result Sets
* ORDER by expressions
* Allow insertions into an identity column
* Support for explicit Java method signature in function and procedure definitions

Hibernate: Tuning Lazy Fetching

Hibernate: Tuning Lazy Fetching: As the previous tip from R.J. Lorimer was referring to Hibernate Lazy Fetching, is now time for tuning, isn't it ?
A well written article with samples .. all you need for digging deep into Hibernate Fetching mechanism ..
Enjoy your reading !

EclipseZone - An online community by and for Eclipse users everywhere

EclipseZone - An online community by and for Eclipse users everywhere For those usual visitors of JavaLobby there is a new place to look for.. a site dedicate to Eclipse users. Join me in the quest :)