Rafaband, I documented using the JavaFX overlay for the built-in Java 8 that comes with Raspbian in this project guide:

https://learn.adafruit.com/press-your-b ... stallation

See the 'Software Prerequisites' section.

Thanks for keeping this going.

Thank you, chriswhocodes, very much for putting up these overlays!

It pretty much saved me from dumping my JavaFX app for Raspberry Pi

Doh! When upgraded to ejdk1.8.0_65, I started seeing this issue. A JavaFX app I am working on would run just fine with the built-in JRE; 1.8.0-b132. But then I needed javafx.scene.control.ButtonType which came out in JavaFX 8u40. Hence the need to upgrade. But using ejdk1.8.0_65 or ejdk1.8.0_51 woul...

I wrote a Java powered time lapse application for the Raspberry Pi camera.

This version uses an LCD with keypad as the input controls.

Here is a video demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEEMGb77ULM

Thank you, northernguardian. Your suggestion for static IP address via WiFi configuration worked on a Raspberry Pi model B revision 1 that I am using for a lizard enclosure.