EffEx1

JavaFX simple example - needs jdk17 with JavaFX (liberica 17 FULL)

Here’s a simple example of a JavaFX-based text editor window. It allows basic text editing functions with a menu bar, text area, and options to open and save text files.

Simple Text Editor

See SimpleTextEditor.java for example of a simple text editor using JavaFX

Key Features:

Text Area: A large area for entering text.

Menu Bar:

• "New" clears the current text.
• "Open" allows the user to open a text file.
• "Save" lets the user save the current text to a file.
• "Exit" closes the application.

File Chooser: Enables file opening and saving.

Steps to run:

Go to source and run the main() method in SimpleTextEditor.java

intro material https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1C5tKtjj9znaEv_sfpyMveFE1vXF96kHdNIccho9c1Cg/edit?usp=sharing

Once You Have it Running

• add an Edit menu with
  • select all
  • cut, copy
  • paste