Category Archives: Java

Integration of Java Swing Applications with Unity Global Menu in Ubuntu 13.10

Due to recent changes and updates in Ubuntu 13.10, Version 1.x of Jayatana no longer works. A new version (2.0) of Java Ayatana is being tested to support java Application menu integration with UBuntu 13.10. Watch this post. Un update should land soon. ———————————————————————————————————— Hopefully, the new version 2.0 is released and you can getContinue reading “Integration of Java Swing Applications with Unity Global Menu in Ubuntu 13.10”

QT Application with Java. Possible? Yes QT Jambi does it.

If you’ve never heard about it, you can build rich cross-platform GUIs with Qt Jambi., while coding in Java. What? Yes, QT Jambi is a QT Binding to Java, allowing you to develop QT GUI using Java instead of C++. It practically is the same thing as Java-Gnome library which is a GTK+ binding. QTContinue reading “QT Application with Java. Possible? Yes QT Jambi does it.”

A lazy way to debianize a Java application ( JDebianizer )

As a heavy user of Debian based system like Ubuntu, if you’re developing Java Swing applications and want to distibute them to end users either for testing purposes or as a stable software, the first thing you think about is the Debian archive. Distributing Java software as JAR files may not be the best thingContinue reading “A lazy way to debianize a Java application ( JDebianizer )”

Calculate your Body Mass Index

Bomico is a tiny java application that computes an individual’s body mass index based on some measurements. The application is free software released under GPL 3. You can contribute to it if you want to. Checkout the code at https://github.com/hanynowsky/bomico . You must register to GitHub in order to become a contributor (it’s free for openContinue reading “Calculate your Body Mass Index”