RFR: 8314482: TextFlow: TabStopPolicy [v2]

[Andy Goryachev]

On Tue, 17 Jun 2025 23:00:21 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 56 commits:
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>>  - Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into 8314482.tab.stops
>>  - cleanup
>>  - api
>>  - Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into 8314482.tab.stops
>>  - cleanup
>>  - Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into 8314482.tab.stops
>>  - seems to work
>>  - wired
>>  - moved
>>  - Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into 8314482.tab.stops
>>  - ... and 46 more: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/compare/1ea980ea...7acc55db
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> modules/javafx.graphics/src/main/java/javafx/scene/text/TabStopPolicy.java line 60:
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>> 58: 
>> 59:     /**
>> 60:      * Provides default tab stops (beyond the last tab stop specified by {@code #tabStops()},
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> Having this be a plural when it is a single value (a double) is awkward. I would name the property `defaultStop` and document that the default is used for all stops beyond the last stop.

This terminology is borrowed from a well known software product.  I think it is apt as it describes the spacing (and the positions) of multiple tab stops, and also the users might be familiar with the term.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1744#discussion_r2154903798