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Foreword xviiPreface xixAcknowledgments xxvAbout the Authors xxviiIntroduction 1Part I: Graphics and GUI Fundamentals 9Chapter 1: Desktop Java Graphics APIs: Swing, AWT, and Java 2D 11
Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) 12
Java 2D 13
Swing 13Chapter 2: Swing Rendering Fundamentals 15
Events 16
Swing Painting 17
Swing Rendering 20
Double-Buffering 28
Threading 31Chapter 3: Graphics Fundamentals 43
Java 2D 43
Rendering 45Chapter 4: Images 91
Image Types 92
BufferedImage 95
Image Scaling 98Chapter 5: Performance 115
Use the Clip 115
Compatible Images 121
Managed Images 126
Intermediate Images 134
Optimal Primitive Rendering 143
Benchmark 144
Command-Line Flags 145Part II: Advanced Graphics Rendering 151Chapter 6: Composites 153
AlphaComposite 153
AlphaComposite: The 12 Rules 155
Creating and Setting Up an AlphaComposite 163
Common Uses of AlphaComposite 164
Issues with AlphaComposite 168
Create Your Own Composite 170
Summary 177Chapter 7: Gradients 179
Two-Stops Linear Gradient 179
Special Effects with Regular Gradients 182
Multistops Linear Gradient 187
Radial Gradient 189
Optimizing Gradients 193Chapter 8: Image Processing 199
Image Filters 200
Processing an Image with BufferedImageOp 201
AffineTransformOp 203
ColorConvertOp 204
ConvolveOp 206
LookupOp 211
RescaleOp 213
Custom BufferedImageOp 214
A Note about Filters Performance 222
Summary 222Chapter 9: Glass Pane 223
Painting on the Glass Pane 225
Blocking Input Events 230Chapter 10: Layered Panes 237
Using Layered Pane Layers 238
Ordering Components within a Single Layer 242
LayeredPanes and Layouts 243
Alternative to JLayeredPane with Layouts 244Chapter 11: Repaint Manager 249
When Swing Gets Too Smart 249
Meet the RepaintManager 251
A Reflection on RepaintManager 253
Summary 262Part III: Animation 263Chapter 12: Animation Fundamentals 265
It’s About Time 265
Fundamental Concepts 266
Frame-Based Animation 266
Timing (and Platform Timing Utilities) 275
Resolution 288
Animating Your Swing Application 300
Summary 314Chapter 13: Smooth Moves 315
Background: Why Does My Animation Look Bad? 315
What Makes Animations Choppy, and How to Smooth Them Out 316
SmoothMoves: The Demo 335
Summary 341Chapter 14: Timing Framework: Fundamentals 343
Introduction 343
Core Concepts 345
Interpolation 359
Summary 378Chapter 15: Timing Framework: Advanced Features 379
Triggers 379
Property Setters 392
Summary 420Part IV: Effects 421Chapter 16: Static Effects 423
Blur 423
Reflection 434
Drop Shadows 437
Highlights 442
Sharpening 450
Summary 458Chapter 17: Dynamic Effects 459
Motion 460
Fading 465
Pulse 473
Spring 484
Morphing 489
Summary 495Chapter 18: Animated Transitions 497
Animating Application State Segues 497
Animated Transitions: The Library 501
Example: SearchTransition 503
Example: SearchTransition Revisited: Customization 516
Example: ImageBrowser 519
Animated Transitions: Under the Hood, or How Do You Get Swing to Do That? 527
Summary 530Chapter 19: Birth of a Filthy Rich Client 531
Aerith 531
Workflow Paper Design 533
The Vision 535
Screen Paper Design 537
Mockup 538
From Mockup to Code 540
But . . . I’m Not an Artist! 544
Choosing Nice Colors 545
Read Design Books 547
Summary 548Conclusion 549Index 553
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Michael C Patterson
reviewed Filthy Rich Clients: Developing Animated and Graphical Effects for Desktop Java Applications on May 28, 2009 Filthy Rich Clients: Developing Animated and Graphical Effects for Desktop Java Applications
A superb book for anybody who is interested in programming 2D graphics in Java via the AWT and Java2D APIs. Covers the graphics pipeline, rendering mechanics, some threading and scheduling issues, basic animations, effects tricks (simulated shading, reflection, use of gradients, etc.), and lots of solid, practical advice and performance tips. Also good advice on when and where each of these things is actually useful in a UI, rather than obtrusive.
The authors are key players in the design of these APIs, so the have the chops to write about this material authoritatively, but they do so without becoming bogged down in erudition or self-justification (compare, say, to Bjarne Stroustrup's The C++ Programming Language). Accessible writing style and medium-extended examples. Some Amazon reviewers were frustrated with the downloadable code examples, but I can't speak to that, as I haven't tried them. I did find the code examples in the text fairly straightforward to work from and extend.
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