WindowsLookAndFeel change in JDK 22

[Philip Race]

I'm stumped then. Definitely not a problem with JDK 21u1 ?
https://download.java.net/java/GA/jdk21.0.1/415e3f918a1f4062a0074a2794853d0d/12/GPL/openjdk-21.0.1_windows-x64_bin.zip

Try some earlier JDK 22 build too - looks like b16 is the earliest that 
is available for download
https://download.java.net/java/early_access/jdk22/16/GPL/openjdk-22-ea+16_windows-x64_bin.zip

-phil.

On 11/25/23 1:46 PM, Simon Nash wrote:
> I tried this with JDK 22 b22 and I got the same result. I will 
> investigate further.
>
> Simon
>
> On 25/11/2023 18:33, Philip Race wrote:
>> 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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