Questions tagged [griffon]

For questions relating to Griffon, client application platform that uses Groovy and Java.

Official page: http://griffon-framework.org/index.html

GitHub repository: https://github.com/griffon/griffon

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What's the definitive Java Swing starter guide and reference?

Obviously the Java API reference, but what else is there that you all use? I've been doing web development my entire career. Lately I've been messing around a lot with Groovy and I've decided to do a small application in Griffon just to…
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Should I use a framework?

I know this question is vague, but I'll try to make myself clear. I am starting a Java project involving a Swing GUI. I want to follow the MVC pattern, and could use some help from a framework to organize the project's architecture. I was thinking…
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Griffon: running 'gradle build' - Execution failed for task ':jfxJar'

I am working on setting up a Griffon project on a clean install of OS X 10.9.4. I have been following the instructions in the Griffon Guide: http://new.griffon-framework.org/guide/latest/. I successfully created a project using this lazybones…
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How do I easily show/hide views in Griffon

First: I'm shocked that I have to ask this question. Nowhere in the docs is it explained how the new "WindowManager" should be used... I've been hacking around some hours around this and I still dont have an satistactionary way of doing something as…
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How does javafx compare to swing in terms of features for griffon 1.2?

Technically it has been "possible" to create a javafx/groovyfx based griffon application for quite a while. How does swing compare to javafx nowadays ? Can the latter be generally recommended for a fresh application without legacy baggage ? Any…
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How to show a second MVC group as a dialog box in griffon

I can see how to instantiate a second MVC group, e.g. def (loginPaneModel, loginPaneView, loginPaneController) = createMVCGroup('LoginPane', 'LoginPane', [:]); view.loginPanel = loginPaneView.loginPanel But I don't want to show as part of my…
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Resources for Griffon?

I want to start learning Griffon for desktop applications, but i found there are not enough resources for Griffon framework. Apart from its homepage. Can anyone say me the blogs, tutorials, etc. where I can find enough information!
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Griffon how to run local plugins

Is there a way to work with local plugins (like in grails counterpart: grails.plugin.location)? I think it's a major drawback if there's not. Developing a plugin with addons and MVCs without this would be a real pain
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favourite IDE for griffon development

I am experimenting with Groovy Griffon development and I am wondering what IDE to use. I am trying to use NetBeans 6.5, and I found this post https://blogs.oracle.com/geertjan/entry/notes_on_converting_netbeans_grails essentially it describes…
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What Java versions does Griffon support?

I want to write a Swing application in Griffon but I am not sure what versions of Java I can support.
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What to select next, for building Desktop-application?

I have been reading Groovy, and I'm half way down. I started to love groovy a lot, and apply it to solve some simple real world problem; As I love building web applications, i would go for reading Grails webframework as I know Groovy. But If I want…
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How should the gradle build scripts be to modularize this application?

I am trying to apply an example from the book Gradle in Action to learn how to separate a gradle application into subprojects. I did the example in the book and everything worked out fine. I decided to apply the same concepts to a sample application…
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how to install griffon 2.5 with sdkman

How do you install griffon version 2.5? If I run sdk list griffon it shows me version 1.5 as latest version.
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griffon javafx-groovy and fxml?

I tried the samples given in github griffon-master, also I tried the samples of the guide. I would like to use javafx and groovy. I would like to use fxml - thought of a scenario as that: fxml to set the stage, and for changes, use the groovy (set…
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Swingbuilder - application location centering

I am creating an application using Griffon->SwingBuilder. I would like to able to center the application on the desktop. I know we have the 'location: [x,y]' argument we can provide on application creation. Is there anyway to access desktop…
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