学习Java 2D API有哪些好资源？

Question

I already know about the tutorials on Oracle's site. I would like something with more practical advice but also with a more systematic coverage of the fundamental concepts . I am not interested in Swing and GUI desktop application, more into batch image processing.

Answer 1

I found the O'Reilly book by Jonathan Knudsen to be a good resource for me.

Java 2D Graphics
Jonathan Knudsen
ISBN 1-56592-484-3

That said, it is kind of hard to address tons of 2D API stuff without stumbling upon some of Swing's details, as the default Graphics rendering object of the Swing drawing routines is a Graphics2D object. So the simplest thing to do is to override a Component's rendering routine to demonstrate the point you are trying to make.

That said, the above book is also a bit dated from the Swing rendering point of view. The correct way of handling Swing's newer multi-threading properties (invoking Runnables via Swing's invokeLater(...) ) isn't even mentioned. However, the actual 2D API is covered in good depth and detail, and it does provide some pointers for "out of Swing" 2D processing (A PNG Decoder example in chapter 11).

Answer 2

The very best introduction I have found until now is this two-part article series on the Sun Developer Network (now Oracle). It starts at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/javase/java2dpart1-137217.html .

That said I'm still wishing for something more substantial.