JavaFX Help

[toxic adder]

I'm currently developing a project set around an item inventory system. I'm basing it around the Resident Evil 2 inventory system, I'm pretty much done with programming/coding everything else, but I'm at the GUI stage of my project and I'm honestly lost. Where do I start and what could I begin to look at? Thank you!

[hallow void]

<@&987246487241105418> please have a look, thanks.

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[topaz narwhal]

u want a ui help?

[toxic adder]

yeah pretty much

I've never done anything UI before, but I'm pretty much done with all the other logic when it comes to items and inventory

[topaz narwhal]

u want to make the design look betr or wot?

[toxic adder]

no, I just want to know how to do smth like that or where to start

[topaz narwhal]

the image is for inventory?

[toxic adder]

yeah, tht's how I want the UI to somewhat look

[topaz narwhal]

make the file,map.item,exit links color vibrant it feels hard to see

like a lil light

the active color is fine

[toxic adder]

no no, that's just an image, that's not my actual project

[topaz narwhal]

..

[toxic adder]

I am trying to make something BASED off of it

[topaz narwhal]

so u want to know how to start hmm

[toxic adder]

yes yes

[topaz narwhal]

any color scheme?

like using colors?

[toxic adder]

prob just the same colors as that, I just never done anything UI before so

[topaz narwhal]

u wanna give a modern look or old rusty look?

if rusty then that color scheme in the image is perfect

[toxic adder]

yeah probably old rusty look

[toxic adder]

sounds good then

[topaz narwhal]

just make the color of file,map,item,exit a lil lighter

ah btw

wht things u wanna show?

in the inventory?

name them

[toxic adder]

the item instances tht are in the inventory, so prob the images of the items

i have like 12 different items, and small crafting logic between a few

[abstract ferry]

start by deciding what type of pane you'd want to use. the type of pane determines how you'll be able to layout components

you can use Pane if you plan on using absolute positioning

[toxic adder]

oh okok

[abstract ferry]

looks like you can place the components youre showing on a grid, so maybe look into GridPane

[toxic adder]

yeah, I have SceneBuilder downloaded on IntelliJ, but a lot of tools so I'm just lost on everything

[toxic adder]

ill start there then

[topaz narwhal]

i thought u wanted to know how to make the ui for the inventory... but u needed smthing else

ig

so yea idk javafx so bye from my side

[toxic adder]

lol

@abstract ferry do you have any rlly good or actually useful tutorials that I could follow?

or channels

[abstract ferry]

if its your first time using JavaFX, just about any tutorial would help, since you need to get exposed to the framework & how to use scene builder

i don't have any specific tutorials in mind, everyone learns differently

i learned from a book

[toxic adder]

thank you 👍

[topaz narwhal]

brocode javafx?

[toxic adder]

yeah, his videos seem good so i'll just try to watch that

thanks

[marble rune]

ngl but I wouldnt recommend just watching a 4h tutorial

[toxic adder]

yeah, I could try to take a look at some books too for more in depth stuff

[marble rune]

problem is that there isnt really a good course for javafx

[toxic adder]

ah damn

yeah I hear abt how no one ever uses JavaFX but I really wanna try and finish a full GUI app in Java at least

[marble rune]

wouldnt say that no one ever uses JavaFX

its literally the goto for desktop application with java

but most nowadays use web application or other frameworks for creating desktop application

its just missing a good course imo

[toxic adder]

should I try to make a web app instead?

[marble rune]

no, try out javafx

[toxic adder]

okok, I'll just stick on the path I'm in, I've gotten rlly far in my project

trying my best to apply almost all the concepts I've learned to it

I'll just keep looking into JavaFX then, thank you guys

[trim osprey]

Take a look at this YouTube vid I put together on getting started with scenebuilder. If it helps great. https://youtu.be/VaAu-6geAnA