As all Java developers know, Sun’s last, maybe the last at all, JavaOne starts today. Considering the last two JavaOnes, it was clear that JavaFX will play a major role and that a new version will be released. Maybe some developer got to excited because the new version, JavaFX 1.2, was released before the actual announcement. On JavaFX.com, you click the download JavaFX 1.1 button and get version 1.2.

Jim Weaver, a JavaFX enthusiast, already blogged about the new version, as did Stephen Chin. Especially Stephen’s post a good overview what to expect from the new version. JavaFX 1.2 is a big update to JavaFX 1.1. Here Stephen’s top ten feature list:

1. Skinnable UI Controls
2. New Layout Classes
3. Charting Support: Area, Bar, Bubble, Line, Pie, Scatter, X/Y
4. RSS/Atom Feed Support
5. Local Data Storage
6. Stage Infrastructure: Screen and Alerts
7. Improved Asynchronous Processing Model
8. BoxBlur effect
9. Math and Properties Classes
10. Direct Referencing of Java Arrays via nativearray

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