if you're interest in this @loloof64, you might try a small native component like the system tray which differs from platform to platform. trying to produce a competing cross platform UI framework is a tall order and dependent on wide adoption. a handy smaller component though...

you could also pack your native code in a JAR with the platform independent stuff (kotlin + java)

As of now there really isn't a complete native/cross platform toolkit that can rival JavaFX. If you have some routines that can't be written with adequate speed in Java, just write them in C and call them from Java, and keep using TornadoFX. For general UI you won't be disappointed with the speed. No need to reinvent the wheel for a few routines that Java can't handle.

The JVM version of ruby is faster than the C version of ruby (for example).

I've added a Cook Book section to the guide, along with a "Snippets" article where you can dump small gems of TornadoFX knowledge. I'll reorganize the snippets into files as it fills up 🙂

@Ruckus Indeed! I commented and closed

what's the most common way to make a bundled javafx (tornadofx 😎) application with an installer? I found some things but they all seem so ancient

🔥🔥🔥 FXLauncher!🔥🔥🔥

Wish it had an actual Maven plugin, I might contribute it some day. But otherwise it's awesome.

@poohbar can I use it without updating? because I don't have a server to host new versions

Hmm 🤔 I would wager you should be able to.

Fxlauncher uses javapackager under the hood.

@BenjaVR If you are just looking for an installer without worrying about updater for now, have a look at - https://github.com/FibreFoX/javafx-gradle-plugin. There is a maven plugin as well.

@abhinay cool, thanks!

woot! I got a custom splash screen for fxlauncher gradle to work. 🎉

@carlw can I tell that the treeview that it depends on an observableValue? Because I created a function witch you can use to pupulate the treeview with a map. This function works correct if I store a list which I generated in the function in a higher scope than the function itself. If I store the list as variable in the function itself it stops working. I think this is because of the weak reference...

i've only done a little with nested function. (although I used to code a lot of them when I was an Ada developer 😬)

ah, ok. Inlining also doesn't work (which means the kotlin-compiler is also a bit smart about the inlining...)

you're building a nested map data structure to be more flexible than the typical custom Class implementation?

@tieskedh uploaded a file: Untitled

I created this.

and overhere, the place where the returnvalue of test is stored is important, but this isof course not user-friendly

i think you're right about the garbage collection. i've seen this a few times. if you're doing a lot on the stack and the references fall out of scope, then it's eligible for garbage collection

have you used VisualVM?

nope. never heard of it, but I am certain its about the gc, as that is the only logical reason with weakreferences.

jvisualvm is a standard tool in versions up to and including 8 (i think it will be pulled out in 9). this lets you query the heap for class and object references

for example, you can look for Person objects and count how many there are or aren't at any point in the program. It's essential to troubleshooting memory leaks but i think it can be used in this instance to see if your objects are still around when you expect them to be

$JAVA_HOME/bin