Jidget

Jidget is a JavaFX 2 Desktop Widget System

Status: Prototype

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Features

• Define JavaFX widgets (Jidgets) with FXML or Jidget XML
  • A Jidget is a single file
  • Drop them in a folder and they can be loaded
  • Easy to share
• Beans to collect data
  • Load URLs, images
  • Calculations, Format output
  • Measure CPU usage (more will follow)
  • Add your own beans via plug-ins
• JavaFX nodes to show data
  • JavaFX 2 controls (not all yet, the rest will follow soon)
  • Add your own components via plug-ins
• CSS to customize the looks
• Properties to configure personal settings

Getting started

• Download and extract to a folder of your choice
• Just run the jar (e.g., java -jar jidget-app-0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar)
  • Make sure you have the latest jdk (1.7_13)
• Activate some Jidgets and drag them over the screen
• I said it's just a prototype

Getting involved

• Like the idea?
  • Tell us!
  • Make some better looking Jidgets!
    • Should not be hard.
• Need some feature/found a bug?
  • Tell us!
  • Or do it yourself :-)

Why Jidget XML?

• FXML is quite OK
  • Tool support
  • Established (more or less) standard
  • But
    • Wasn't even a thing when I started this project
    • Is very verbose
• Jidget XML
  • Easy to read
    • Thus easier to adapt someone else's Jidget to better suit your needs
  • Easier to write
    • I don't trust tools for fine-grained layouting