Release notes presentation

[Nir Lisker]

Reviving this, the JDK has a page for release notes [1] that makes it
easier for the developer to be updated on the changes. I think that we can
do something similar.

[1] https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/14-relnote-issues.html

On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 2:56 PM Jeanette Winzenburg <fastegal at swingempire.de>
wrote:

>
> agree with better highlighting of the important changes/issues
> disagree with leaving out the not so important - that's in the eye of
> the reader, anyway - changes/issues: after all, the target readership
> are technicians, not suits :)
>
> -- Jeanette
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> Zitat von Nir Lisker <nlisker at gmail.com>:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I posted the release notes for OpenJFX 14 on Reddit. The top comment [1]
> > complained about the presentation. Maybe on openjfx.io the Release Notes
> > link could show a more "friendly" summary with a link to the detailed
> > table. I suggest:
> >
> > 1. Including only changes that matter to the users of the library with
> > separate sections for new API and for (non-internal) bug fixes.
> > 2. Highlighting significant changes.
> >
> > Some example bug fixes to include:
> > - TableView, ListView: unexpected scrolling behaviour on up/down keys
> > - DragAndDrop no longer works with GTK3
> > - Window order is not correct when Modality.WINDOW_MODAL
> >
> > Don't include:
> > - [WebView] Sub-resource integrity check fails on Windows and Linux
> > - javafx.web build fails on XCode 10.2
> > - Cherry pick GTK WebKit ___ changes
> >
> > Enhancements to include:
> > - Add support for e-paper displays
> > - Add exclusion scope for LightBase
> > - Point2D and Point3D should implement Interpolatable
> >
> > Don't include:
> > -  Color, Point2D and Point3D's fields should be made final
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > - Nir
> >
> > [1]
> >
> https://www.reddit.com/r/java/comments/fegcv9/release_notes_for_javafx_14/fjphqfn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x
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