Java: An Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming, 8th Edition

3.4 Graphics Supplement

One picture in color is worth a thousand black-and-white pictures.

—VARIATION ON A CHINESE PROVERB

The oldest, shortest words—‘yes’ and ‘no’—are those which require the most thought.

—PYTHAGORAS

In this section, we continue our discussion of drawing that we began in Chapter 1 and our discussion of JOptionPane that we began in Chapter 2. First, we tell you how to add color to your JavaFx drawings. In particular, we add color to our happy face application. Next, we show you how to use one more kind of dialog window, namely one for asking yes-or-no questions. We did not present this window in Chapter 2, because you need the branching mechanisms introduced in this chapter to use this kind of window effectively. If you skipped ...