OpenJDK 8 and JavaFx for Windows 7

[Stefan Murawski]

Hi,

thanks for the coretto tip. But the MSI for the Windows JRE does not
contain javafx.

Cheers,
Stefan

Am Do., 6. Dez. 2018 um 14:44 Uhr schrieb Michael Paus <mp at jugs.org>:

> Have a look at: https://aws.amazon.com/de/corretto/
> Windows is supported and it includes JavaFX
> but I don't know whether this is compatible with the old Windows 7.
> Michael
>
> Am 06.12.18 um 14:33 schrieb Stefan Murawski:
> > Hi,
> >
> > this probably an annoying question, but I cannot find a solution.
> >
> > I am trying to find a JavaFX build that is compatible with OpenJDK 8 and
> > Windows.
> >
> > So far I tried:
> > Taking the AdoptOpenJDK Build for Windows 64 and JavaFX Drop-In from
> > https://chriswhocodes.com/.
> >
> > This works very well for Windows 10. But on Windows I cannot start the
> > application due to missing DLLS (I presume).
> >
> > My hunt through the internet led me to a post which basically said:
> > OpenJDK 8 and JavaFx will never work on Windows 7.
> > Is this true?
> >
> > The Reasoning behind my search is the desire to switch to an openjdk
> which
> > is supported a bit longer than the oracle 8 jdk, but with javafx for
> > Windows integrated.
> >
> > The new JavaFX page only deals with JavaFx11, sadly.
> >
> > If there is a way to build javafx myself, so that it works with
> > WIndows7/10/OpenJDK please kindly guide me to a description.
> >
> > Thanks for any help,
> > Stefan Murwaski
>
>
>