[java] Java Graphical Potential
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I am having to learn Java via Linux Box so as of now I am limited to console works. I am curious if there is any way I can open up a window and begin working out graphics. Is there per-say a "DirectX" for Java for Linux? Or a common Graphical Library which can be used to get at least 2D graphics going in a "Fullscreen" environment?
Any tutorials would be nice.
Thanks
-Halsafar
If your looking for a good tutorial, here is the one that I learned off of. Java-Invaders
It takes you from making a window to making a full-fledged space invaders clone.
Enjoy!
It takes you from making a window to making a full-fledged space invaders clone.
Enjoy!
If you have to work in a linux console environment there probably isn't any way you could use graphics. On linux you generally need to be running X-windows for that. It might be that there are some ways to run java graphically through a vesafb driver but I really doubt it.
Quote:Original post by Horizon
If you have to work in a linux console environment there probably isn't any way you could use graphics. On linux you generally need to be running X-windows for that. It might be that there are some ways to run java graphically through a vesafb driver but I really doubt it.
I doubt it, AWT/Swing specifically cries about the lack of an X server if you try to run GUI apps from a terminal without an X server. I doubt they ever considered such an option at Sun (because I've certainly ran into too many bugs in the API to have any confidence in their developers).
Quote:Original post by Horizon
If you have to work in a linux console environment there probably isn't any way you could use graphics. On linux you generally need to be running X-windows for that. It might be that there are some ways to run java graphically through a vesafb driver but I really doubt it.
You may be able to use the SDL binding for Java together with the svgalib version of SDL.
I haven't tried though and that SDL binding may rely on other libraries too if you're unlucky..
edit: At least the original version claims to work on console-only systems..
Note, that for the above to work you will need direct console access. If you are also using something like a terminal (telnet, ssh, etc) this will not work.
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