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A Real DryerFox

 

When I ran across this Apollo example it occurred to me that I could pretty easily create a close Java equivalent of Apollo by combining JavaFX with WebRenderer.

WebRenderer provides a Java Swing component that encapsulates the Firefox browser. In addition, it provides an extensive Java API to interact with the browser including the full DOM. However, WebRenderer isn't free software.

Anyway, below's a screenshot of the JFX version. The dryer turns while a page is loading, but it doesn't have the sound effects (at least, not yet).

Unlike the above cited example (Apollo apparently uses WebKit) that really is a fully functioning Firefox inside the dryer, which is still interactive even while it turns.