[OpenJDK 2D-Dev] 4189647 - Dimension2D.Float/.Double

[LOUD, Ben]

Yeah, it would come in handy just for general purpose use. I was
planning an API where I simply needed to return a width and height in
double precision, and obviously would prefer to use standard classes. In
this case, it was for layout of graphic elements, but in user space, and
I needed to stay resolution independent (for printing). Essentially I
had the equivelant of AWT's getPreferredSize(). 

Not a showstopper, but I thought they might be worthy of inclusion, even
for the sake of completeness. 


-----Original Message-----
From: Jim.A.Graham at sun.com [mailto:Jim.A.Graham at sun.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, 15 January 2008 6:38 AM
To: LOUD, Ben
Cc: 2d-dev at openjdk.java.net
Subject: Re: [OpenJDK 2D-Dev] 4189647 - Dimension2D.Float/.Double

Hi Ben,

Since it was only used for doing component layouts (in integer space), 
it wasn't really needed anywhere, though I suppose that this begs the 
question as to why Dimension2D was created in the first place. 
(scratches head, doesn't remember).

Do you have a use case for it now?

			...jim

LOUD, Ben wrote:
> I was just wondering, is there any reason why there are no Float and
Double subclasses of Dimension2D? I'm suprised such a simple thing was
never included.
>  
> Thats all. Thanks!
>  
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