RFR: 8322619: Parts of SG no longer update during rendering - overlapping - culling - dirty

[Kevin Rushforth]

On Fri, 17 May 2024 13:46:12 GMT, eduardsdv <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

> > I'm only wondering if the code in `paintImpl` should always clear the dirty bits even if an exception occurs during painting, to harden it against potential bugs and not end up trying to repaint again and again likely getting the same exception again and again.
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> Hm, that can indeed happen. On the other hand, if the dirty flag is reset even in the case of an exception, parts of the UI may not be updated for a long time until a node in that area receives a change. The question is which of these two options is the least harmful.
> 
> I'm fine with each of them. What do the others think?

I'd probably lean towards addressing this in a follow-up issue, if there turns out to be a need.

@arapte can you look at this when you review it?

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1451#issuecomment-2118837167