API REVIEW: WebView.scale property (for JavaFX 3.0 now)

Richard Bair richard.bair at oracle.com
Tue Jul 24 12:21:15 PDT 2012


Cool, thanks Phil!

On Jul 24, 2012, at 12:21 PM, Phil Race wrote:

> In general, that is true. However, WebView is a final class, so it makes no difference,
> ie its not really a change at all, and definitely not an incompatible one.
> 
> -phil.
> 
> On 7/24/2012 12:01 PM, Richard Bair wrote:
>> BTW, adding final to methods is an incompatible change so all such changes have to be weighed and approved.
>> 
>> Richard
>> 
>> On Jul 24, 2012, at 11:52 AM, Richard Bair wrote:
>> 
>>> Every getter, setter, and property method should be final.
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> Richard
>>> 
>>> On Jul 24, 2012, at 11:16 AM, Leonid Popov wrote:
>>> 
>>>> The issue is at
>>>> http://javafx-jira.kenai.com/browse/RT-21499
>>>> 
>>>> I noticed that other similar methods of WebView, like fontScaleProperty() or minWidthProperty(), are not final. Should I made them final as well?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Leonid
>>>> 
>>>> On 7/24/2012 9:56 PM, Richard Bair wrote:
>>>>> Make sure the "zoomProperty" method is also final.
>>>>> 
>>>>> What is the issue number again?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Jul 24, 2012, at 7:13 AM, Leonid Popov wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> So, here's a proposed API change for WebView with zoom instead of scale:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> class javafx.scene.web.WebView {
>>>>>>   /**
>>>>>> * Zoom factor applied to the Web page. The zoom affects logical bounds
>>>>>> * of the Web page, but not bounds of the {@code WebView} node.
>>>>>> *
>>>>>> * @defaultValue 1.0
>>>>>> */
>>>>>> public final void setZoom(double value);
>>>>>> public final double getZoom();
>>>>>> public DoubleProperty zoomProperty();
>>>>>> }
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> If no objections come, I'll prepare a changeset soon.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Leonid
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 7/23/2012 10:25 PM, Kevin Rushforth wrote:
>>>>>>> Kirill already answered the question of its being a node property:  Node already has xScale and yScale properties...this is something subtly different.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I think either zoom or zoomFactor would be fine (I would note that zoom is shorter, so might be better if it won't be confusing).
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> -- Kevin
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> John C. Turnbull wrote:
>>>>>>>> Just "zoomProperty" sounds right but, as I said, I think it should be at
>>>>>>>> Node level so that other node types can use it too, especially ImageView and
>>>>>>>> graphics nodes.  It should zoom the contents only (not the scroll bars
>>>>>>>> though the latter should update accordingly to reflect the changes in the
>>>>>>>> dimensions of the content and the new relative position).
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> -jct
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>> From:openjfx-dev-bounces at openjdk.java.net
>>>>>>>> [mailto:openjfx-dev-bounces at openjdk.java.net] On Behalf Of Peter
>>>>>>>> Zhelezniakov
>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, 23 July 2012 19:21
>>>>>>>> To: Leonid Popov
>>>>>>>> Cc:openjfx-dev at openjdk.java.net; Sergey Malenkov
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: API REVIEW: WebView.scale property (for JavaFX 3.0 now)
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On 07/20/12 20:14, Leonid Popov wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> It sounds reasonable, assuming that scaleX/scaleY have slightly
>>>>>>>>> different semantics (they apply to the whole view, including
>>>>>>>>> scrollbars, while the proposed property should affect WebView contents
>>>>>>>>> only). Any other opinions on scale vs. zoom?
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I named it scaleProperty for consistency as we already had
>>>>>>>> fontScaleProperty. OTOH I agree 'zoom' may sound more familiar and intuitive
>>>>>>>> than 'scale'. I don't have strong preference now.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Should we name it just zoomProperty, or maybe zoomFactorProperty? Native
>>>>>>>> speakers please advise!
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Peter
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
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