RFR: 8341670: [Text, TextFlow] Public API for Text Layout Info [v31]

[Andy Goryachev]

On Thu, 5 Jun 2025 21:04:43 GMT, Kevin Rushforth <kcr at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Andy Goryachev has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge or a rebase. The pull request now contains 61 commits:
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>>  - cleanup
>>  - Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into ag.text.layout.api
>>  - Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into ag.text.layout.api
>>  - cleanup
>>  - removed getStrikeThroughShape
>>  - caret geometry
>>  - review comments
>>  - Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into ag.text.layout.api
>>  - review comments
>>  - Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into ag.text.layout.api
>>  - ... and 51 more: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/compare/9950d33c...de1016be
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> modules/javafx.graphics/src/main/java/javafx/scene/text/CaretInfo.java line 52:
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>> 50:      * @return the number of segments representing the caret
>> 51:      */
>> 52:     public abstract int getSegmentCount();
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> Do you think it's worth adding a `List<Rectangle2D>getSegments()` method in addition to (or instead of) `getSegmentCount` and `getSegmentAt`?

Probably unnecessary, because the caret has one segment most of the time.  When bidi is involved, the caret might have 2 segments.  It will never have 3 or more segments.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1596#discussion_r2130502043