Embedding JavaFX in SWT on Linux (Gtk3)

[Tom Schindl]

Even if dnd doesn't work that's better than no fx! Looks like webkit does not link into gtk which is good!

Tom

Von meinem iPhone gesendet

> Am 14.05.2014 um 17:09 schrieb Stephen F Northover <steve.x.northover at oracle.com>:
> 
> Hi Tom,
> 
> https://javafx-jira.kenai.com/browse/RT-35264
> 
> There is no plan to move to gtk3 at this point.  If we move to gtk3, FX will no longer be compatible with AWT/Swing which uses GTK2.  The monocle port uses only X11 and this could be investigated, however, things like Drag and Drop are unlikely to work.
> 
> I'll add all this information including Webkit use of GTK to RT-35264.
> 
> Steve
> 
>> On 2014-05-14 8:54 AM, Tom Schindl wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Starting with Eclipse Luna (released in end of June) the default mode of
>> SWT on Linux is to make use of Gtk3.
>> 
>> As far as I understand the situation Glass on Linux is linked against
>> Gtk2 so JavaFX components that need glass (=fairly everything beside
>> javafx-properties) will fail to load - in fact i got reports that the
>> JVM crashes.
>> 
>> IIRC i read that monocole has a port that directly uses X11 would it be
>> a work-around to run with this port when running in swt-embedding?
>> 
>> Am I right that the webkit binaries are also linked against gtk2 or do I
>> remember this wrong?
>> 
>> Tom
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