WindowsLookAndFeel change in JDK 22

[Simon Nash]

Thanks for confirming that this change was not intentional. I am using the JDK 22 b24 EA build. When was the Windows compiler and SDK updated?

Simon

On 24/11/2023 23:30, Philip Race wrote:
> I don't recall anything specific to this. Since you say "current EA build", does that imply very recently ?
> My guess is that it is fall out from upgrading the Windows compiler + SDK and
> we are no longer able to load the uxtheme library on Windows 7 needed for the WindowsL&F.
> Note that it has been several years since anyone supported or tested Windows 7.
> If you can confirm this started with JDK 22 b23 that would pretty much confirm the theory.
>
> -phil.
>
> On 11/24/23 3:08 PM, Simon Nash wrote:
>> In the current EA build of JDK 22, selecting WindowsLookAndFeel on Windows 7 shows the same (ugly) UI style as WindowsClassicLookAndFeel.
>>
>> With JDK 22 on Windows 10 and also with JDK 21 and below on both Windows 7 and Windows 10, this works as expected with different styles for 
>> WindowsLookAndFeel and WindowsClassicLookAndFeel.
>>
>> Is this an intentional change in JDK 22 or a bug? If it is intentional, what was the reason?
>>
>> Thanks, Simon
>
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