Application development on platform JavaFX 8

Bachelor thesis is focused at JavaFX 8 platform. The main goal of thesis it to get read-ers familiar with this platform, its new elements and possibilities, and offer them a manual for developing RIA applications running on this platform. Thesis mainly uses authors expe-rience supported by adequate literature and technical documentation of platform for achieving its goals. The contribution consists of prepared manual written in Czech lan-guage, as well as described Scene Builder tool designed for developing user interfaces. Thesis begins with explanation of term JavaFX and description of platform, its historical development and architecture. Further the thesis explains Scene Builder tool designed for development of user interfaces. This Chapter mentions current possibilities and describes in detail working environment of this tool, and outputs in form of FXML documents describ-ing developed user interface. Next chapter provides a manual firstly explaining types and properties of two different architectures of JavaFX applications. Further chapter explains basic principles of development and specific platform features. Finally the chapter de-scribes launching applications in different modes which JavaFX application supports. The-sis is ends with practical example of simple application implementing new graphical com-ponents and deployed as a web application