RFR: 8350136: Create release notes for JavaFX 24

[Kevin Rushforth]

On Thu, 27 Feb 2025 17:52:25 GMT, Andy Goryachev <angorya at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> This PR adds the release notes for the JavaFX 24 release. This will first go into master, and then be backported to the jfx24 branch so it will be available in that branch when JavaFX 24 is published (and from there also synced into the jfx24u repo).
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>> The following filter was used to produce the list of issues fixed in JavaFX 24:
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>> https://bugs.openjdk.org/issues/?filter=46704
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>> Additionally, we had seven issues with a release-note=yes label, which are included in the list of important changes, etc (one of them is still pending the text for the release note).
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> doc-files/release-notes-24.md line 51:
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>> 49: 
>> 50: NOTE: The above will fail if you run your application with JDK 23 or earlier. JDK 24 is recommended when running JavaFX 24, but if you choose to run JavaFX 24 with an earlier JDK, use the `--module-path` option instead.
>> 51: 
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> do you think we could also show an example here?

No, I think there is enough information already for someone who chooses to run JavaFX on an older JDK. I don't want to distract with too much information that is irrelevant in the typical case.

> doc-files/release-notes-24.md line 54:
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>> 52: #### Applications using `jlink` to create a custom Java runtime image:
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>> 54: When creating your custom Java runtime image, put the JavaFX jmods on the module path ahead of the JDK jmoods. For example:
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> jmoods

Ooooops. :)

I'll fix.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1712#discussion_r1974194985
PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1712#discussion_r1974195666