Removing Glass/Lens sources

[Kevin Rushforth]

Hi Johan,

8u40 is done, so it certainly won't be changed there. It will either be 
done in 8u-dev for 8u60 (but not until no one is using it any more) or in 9.

Thanks.

-- Kevin


Johan Vos wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> At this moment the iOS port is still using Lens, but we plan to move this
> to monocle as well. The mobile ports are currently based on 8u40, and the
> iOS move to Monocle will happen before we move to 8u60. I think you will
> remove them in the 9 and 8udev trees, not in the 8u40 branch?
>
> Good to hear Monocle is still being maintained!
>
> - Johan
>
> 2015-01-23 18:23 GMT+01:00 David Hill <David.Hill at oracle.com>:
>
>   
>> For embedded uses (ARM) we have transitioned from Lens to Monocle.
>>
>> We have kept around Lens for the transition, and because Android and iOS
>> implementations were still using Lens. At this point, I believe that
>> Android and iOS have completed that transition as well.
>>
>> We would like to remove the Lens sources now. This will help us because it
>> removes code we need to update when we tweak the internal APIs, and to
>> remove deadwood.
>>
>> We are planning on performing the removal in a few weeks.
>>
>> If you have any comments, thoughts, or other considerations, please add it
>> in the Jira shown below.
>>
>> Remove lens implementation in Glass
>> -----------------------------------
>>
>> https://javafx-jira.kenai.com/browse/RT-39848
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> David Hill<David.Hill at Oracle.com>
>> Java Embedded Development
>>
>> "A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey
>> the world."
>> -- George Santayana (1863 - 1952)
>>
>>
>>