WindowsLookAndFeel change in JDK 22

[Philip Race]

Re-read the last line of my previous email and you'll see the answer.

-phil.

On 11/25/23 2:09 AM, Simon Nash wrote:
> 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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