RFR: 8253356: JavaFX Terminology Refresh

Ambarish Rapte arapte at openjdk.java.net
Wed Dec 16 12:38:55 UTC 2020


On Tue, 15 Dec 2020 13:03:53 GMT, Kevin Rushforth <kcr at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Replace archaic/non-inclusive words in JavaFX with more neutral terms. See [JDK-8253315](https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8253315) for background information.
> 
> The following changes are made:
> 
> 1. Rename whitelist/blacklist to allowlist/rejectlist
> 2. Rename `MasterTimer` to `PrimaryTimer` in animation and toolkit implementation
> 3. Rename local variable master in a couple places
> 4. Remove master from comments in a few other places
> 
> This PR doesn't remove uses of the word master where there is no connotation of slavery.
> 
> Note that it is out of scope of this PR to address similar issues in 3rd-party code, such as WebKit or GStreamer. We will pick up any relevant changes after they are available in the upstream sources.

`modules\javafx.graphics\src\main\native-glass\ios\GlassWindow.h`  has declaration of variables named `masterWindow` and `masterWindowHost`.
Please check if we should change these too.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jfx/pull/368


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