Most JavaFX apps unusable on Windows 10 (combo boxes bug)

[Chris Nahr]

Thanks, I very much appreciate it!

> On 15 Sep 2015, at 18:53, Kevin Rushforth <kevin.rushforth at oracle.com> wrote:
> 
> We will take a look at this right away. If it's as serious as you say then this is a P1 issue.
> 
> -- Kevin
> 
> 
> Chris Nahr wrote:
>> Yes, I can confirm this bug is present when running on a Dell XPS 15 which does have both a touchscreen and an integrated Intel GPU for desktop display (HD 4600). The application hangs even though I'm using a mouse and not the touchscreen to click on the combo box.
>> 
>> That's a catastrophic bug that needs to be fixed in an emergency update. Many new Windows laptops have Intel GPUs with touchscreens that you can't disconnect, and Microsoft is pushing Windows 10 to all of them. Apparently no JavaFX app with a ComboBox can run on them now!
>> 
>> -- Chris
>> 
>> Guillaume Anctil <drakkoon at gmail.com> wrote...
>> 
>>> I recently upgraded to Windows 10 and I now have to resort to using a VM to
>>> use most of my JavaFX based apps since combo boxes causes the applications
>>> to hang when used.
>>> 
>>> It seems like this bug as been reported but its cause might have been
>>> misrepresented and/or its severity misjudged. (
>>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8132897 &
>>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31786980/javafx-windows-10-combobox-error 
>>> for reference)