JavaFX Native Packaging

Question

The JavaFX team has implemented a major new feature for JavaFX 2.2.
Native Packaging uses JavaFX packaging tools to create native bundles for executables, installers and zip files of JavaFX applications (including Java + JavaFX runtimes).
Igor has written a blog on how to use the new feature:
https://blogs.oracle.com/talkingjavadeployment/entry/native_packaging_for_javafx
Give the new feature a spin and log any issues: http://javafx-jira.kenai.com
Not sure of the best way to communicate feedback and suggestions, but you can do that via either this thread or the openjfx mailing list:
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/mailman/listinfo/openjfx-dev

Answer 1

There is information on embedding JavaFX in NetBeans as a NetBeans module in this blog post:
https://blogs.oracle.com/geertjan/entry/javafx_browser_as_a_ready
The official name for Native Packaging is now Self Contained Application.
I do not know how to set a NetBeans application up as a self contained application as I have little experience with NetBeans.
My guess, from your post, is that NetBeans has it's own packaging system for constructing distribution bundles of applications built on the NetBeans platform. Perhaps in this case, rather than packaging primarily with the javafx tools, the packaging should performed by a version of the existing NetBeans packaging system which has been enhanced to support JavaFX modules built on the NetBeans platform. This seems to be the approach you are taking already, but I cannot provide pointers on what changes you would need to make to the NetBeans packager.
Perhaps posts on NetBeans developer forums may yield better answers.