Comments on: JavaFX custom controls https://blog.sibvisions.com/2015/04/24/javafx-custom-controls/ Blog @ SIB Visions Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:10:49 +0100 hourly 1 By: rjahn https://blog.sibvisions.com/2015/04/24/javafx-custom-controls/comment-page-1/#comment-502 rjahn Thu, 21 May 2015 11:40:08 +0000 http://blog.sibvisions.com/?p=4214#comment-502 Ticket has been opened: <a href="https://oss.sibvisions.com/index.php?do=details&task_id=1393" rel="nofollow">Date/Timepicker optimization for fast input</a> Ticket has been opened: Date/Timepicker optimization for fast input

]]> By: rjahn https://blog.sibvisions.com/2015/04/24/javafx-custom-controls/comment-page-1/#comment-500 rjahn Mon, 18 May 2015 16:30:14 +0000 http://blog.sibvisions.com/?p=4214#comment-500 The dialog won't be used... It was for the screenshot. It's a combobox, but you could use the pane "standalone". Thanks for your input! Sure, there are many calendar controls: <a href="https://www.google.at/search?q=calendar+input&espv=2&biw=1462&bih=912&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=VxNaVY3ZFsWBU8XagdgG&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ" rel="nofollow">Google results</a> :) The dialog won't be used... It was for the screenshot. It's a combobox, but you could use the pane "standalone".

Thanks for your input!
Sure, there are many calendar controls: Google results
:)

]]> By: Michael https://blog.sibvisions.com/2015/04/24/javafx-custom-controls/comment-page-1/#comment-499 Michael Mon, 18 May 2015 16:14:57 +0000 http://blog.sibvisions.com/?p=4214#comment-499 With that dialog fast input is very much a problem. Imagine how many clicks you have to make if you need to change everything in that control. Ideas depend on what you're trying to achieve, i. e. something that looks good or something that's convenient to use. I suggest looking at some of the html 5 calendar controls. They got very good ideas. Example: Instead of the combobox for the month, one could make 2 rows of the months in 3 letter names and highlight the selected month. That way it's just 1 click to change the month. The year could be something like a combobox, when you click on it you see a larger list of years. The current year mustn't be the first, it must be in the middle of the list so that you can conveniently change to previous or later years. And you could position the change buttons left/right instead of the small up/down buttons. The time could be some sliders with fixed interval, they could also be positioned vertically to the right. And instead of up/down buttons the time could be changed by hovering over the numbers and using the mouse wheel (but that would be something the user would have to know). In fact, you could have an additional textfield below and change everything via mouse wheel, depending on whether you are over day/month/year, etc. Just some initial ideas :-) With that dialog fast input is very much a problem. Imagine how many clicks you have to make if you need to change everything in that control. Ideas depend on what you're trying to achieve, i. e. something that looks good or something that's convenient to use. I suggest looking at some of the html 5 calendar controls. They got very good ideas. Example: Instead of the combobox for the month, one could make 2 rows of the months in 3 letter names and highlight the selected month. That way it's just 1 click to change the month. The year could be something like a combobox, when you click on it you see a larger list of years. The current year mustn't be the first, it must be in the middle of the list so that you can conveniently change to previous or later years. And you could position the change buttons left/right instead of the small up/down buttons. The time could be some sliders with fixed interval, they could also be positioned vertically to the right. And instead of up/down buttons the time could be changed by hovering over the numbers and using the mouse wheel (but that would be something the user would have to know). In fact, you could have an additional textfield below and change everything via mouse wheel, depending on whether you are over day/month/year, etc. Just some initial ideas :-)

]]> By: rjahn https://blog.sibvisions.com/2015/04/24/javafx-custom-controls/comment-page-1/#comment-494 rjahn Mon, 18 May 2015 08:13:49 +0000 http://blog.sibvisions.com/?p=4214#comment-494 Fast input isn't a problem :) Do you have any ideas. We're open for everything! Fast input isn't a problem :)

Do you have any ideas. We're open for everything!

]]> By: Michael https://blog.sibvisions.com/2015/04/24/javafx-custom-controls/comment-page-1/#comment-493 Michael Mon, 18 May 2015 06:30:20 +0000 http://blog.sibvisions.com/?p=4214#comment-493 The FXDateTimePicker looks more like a minesweeper game than something to use for flexible & fast input. The FXDateTimePicker looks more like a minesweeper game than something to use for flexible & fast input.

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