RFR: 8343336: Add persistentScrollBars preference

[Kevin Rushforth]

On Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:16:51 GMT, Michael Strauß <mstrauss at openjdk.org> wrote:

> My thinking is that a particular preference should be useful and almost universally supported on the desktop platforms to make it into JavaFX API.

This seems like the right criteria to me.

> The number of preferences we might consider are pretty limited, so I don't expect `Platform.Preferences` to explode in size and scope.

Good.

> I think this is a minor addition that doesn't change anything substantial about `Platform.Preferences`, and as such doesn't need a major discussion since the arguments are basically the same since the introduction of platform preferences. However, if you or others are interested in having a discussion, we can of course do that.

With this explanation, I agree.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1618#issuecomment-2451896822