Enhancements for JavaFX 18

[Scott Palmer]

+1 to that. 

I would also like to see some progress with system tray support and microphone & webcam access. 

Scott

> On Aug 4, 2021, at 7:07 AM, Jeanette Winzenburg <fastegal at swingempire.de> wrote:
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> my suggestion would be the longstanding commit-edit-on-focus-lost - solved by an enhancement to the editing api on virtualized controls
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> -- Jeanette
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> Zitat von Kevin Rushforth <kevin.rushforth at oracle.com>:
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>> Now that JavaFX 17 is in RDP2, we can turn more attention to bug fixes and enhancement requests for JavaFX 18. It's the summer, so there may be delays as some people are out at various times (including me), but I would like to get some of the outstanding enhancement requests moving over the next few weeks.
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>> Specifically, I'd like to see the following proceed:
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>> * Transparent backgrounds in WebView
>> JBS: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8090547
>> PR: https://github.com/openjdk/jfx/pull/563
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>> * Add DirectionalLight
>> JBS: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8234921
>> PR: https://github.com/openjdk/jfx/pull/548
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>> * CSS pseudoclasses :focus-visible and :focus-within
>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8268225
>> PR: https://github.com/openjdk/jfx/pull/475
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>> * Improve property system to facilitate correct usage (minus the binary incompatible API change)
>> JBS: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8268642
>> PR: https://github.com/openjdk/jfx/pull/590 (Draft)
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>> And maybe the following:
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>> * Add CSS themes as a first-class concept (need a consensus on how to proceed)
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>> * Undecorated interactive stage style (still in early discussion, but the concept looks interesting and useful)
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>> There are probably others I'm forgetting.
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>> Each of the above should be discussed in their own thread on openjfx-dev rather than a reply to this thread.
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>> -- Kevin
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