Update JavaFX in JFXPanel while EDT is blocked

[Werner Lehmann]

Thanks to both of you. I'll try that next week.

On 15.06.2012 22:41, kimtopley at gmail.com wrote:
> The magic that you want is paintImmediately().
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Bair<richard.bair at oracle.com>
> Sender: openjfx-dev-bounces at openjdk.java.net
> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:33:19
> To: Werner Lehmann<lehmann at media-interactive.de>
> Cc: openjfx-dev at openjdk.java.net<openjfx-dev at openjdk.java.net>
> Subject: Re: Update JavaFX in JFXPanel while EDT is blocked
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>>> Probably showing JavaFX in its own stage is the best approach?
>>
>> Well, the stage is shown as part of a JFrame. So I can only think of a
>> JavaFX Popup in just the right position. Which will be fun when users
>> start to resize or move the window... Or did you have something else in mind?
>
> OK, I was thinking the entire login screen would be a separate window and all javaFX, and then it would launch the Swing app and then you could hide the JavaFX window when login completed.
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>>> break up the Swing init to occur over multiple events or force
>>> rendering at certain points
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>> I'd recommend the former to myself but it is not going to happen soon.
>> Legacy code. How can I force rendering?
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> I've forgotten the Swing magic to be honest, I bet Jasper remembers (but I'm sure the web remembers if you look for it).
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> Richard