RFR: 8306648: Update the JavaDocs to show the NEW section and DEPRECATED versions

[Nir Lisker]

On Thu, 27 Apr 2023 09:02:43 GMT, Nir Lisker <nlisker at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Notes to reviewers:
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>> 1. The `-since` option does not play well with the javafx one: if documentation was added on a `private` property field with the `@since` tag, it will not be included in the NEW and DEPRECATED lists. I presume that the `-since` release version comparison detects only public APIs and does not know that javafx generates public API from private members.
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>>     As an example, the attenuation properties in `PointLight` have `@since 16`, but do not appear in the NEW page.
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>> 2. I started from version 9, but there are also versions "8" and "8u20" in the deprecation list, and "JavaFX 8u40" and "JavaFX 8.0" in `@since` tags. For comparison, the JDK starts from 12 (https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/20/docs/api/new-list.html). I'm not sure what versions we want to include. Changing this is simply done by adding the strings that appear in the tags to the `-since` option list.
>> 3. ~~Each major release, a new version string will need to be added.~~
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>> 3. Each major release, a new version string will need to be added.
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> This can be solved by reading the major version directly from the properties file, but it would require to script the generation of the string that includes the versions.
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> I pushed a commit that does this.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1109#issuecomment-1563194576