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<p>I tested this build with our application on macOS 15.2 ARM and it
worked perfectly fine. There were a few small color differences
looking at it, but I see in the tracker that is already a known
issue. Our application doesn't use any advanced rendering features
where performance is critical, so I can't say anything about the
performance difference. For the normal basic user interface, it
felt the same as before.<br>
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Best<br>
Christopher Schnick<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 23/01/2025 06:13, Ambarish Rapte
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Hello
openjfx-dev,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">The first Early Access(EA) build
of JavaFX with the macOS Metal rendering pipeline is now
available at:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="https://jdk.java.net/javafxmetal"
title="https://jdk.java.net/javafxmetal"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#96607D">https://jdk.java.net/javafxmetal</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Please test this bundle and share
your feedback by:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">- emailing<span
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href="mailto:jfx-dev@openjdk.java.net"
title="mailto:jfx-dev@openjdk.java.net"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#96607D">jfx-dev@openjdk.java.net</span></a><span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span>or<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">- reporting issues via JBS[<a
href="https://bugs.openjdk.org/" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="color:#96607D">https://bugs.openjdk.org/</span></a>]
or at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="https://bugreport.java.com"
title="https://bugreport.java.com" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="color:#96607D">https://bugreport.java.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">This is the first EA release and
some work is still in progress, so you may encounter issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Known issues and pending tasks are
captured on JBS and can be accessed using the filter
provided on the Metal EA page[<a
href="https://jdk.java.net/javafxmetal"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#96607D">https://jdk.java.net/javafxmetal</span></a>].<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Before reporting a new bug, please
review the existing issues to avoid duplicates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Important Notes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">1. This is a macOS-specific
feature, so only two macOS-specific bundles are provided.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">2. The default rendering pipeline
is set to Metal. Using other pipelines (e.g.,
-Dprism.order=es2 or -Dprism.order=sw) will result in error.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">3. It is recommended to use JDK 24
or later.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">4. Optionally, enable Metal
validations while testing, e.g.: export
METAL_DEVICE_WRAPPER_TYPE=1, export
METAL_SHADER_VALIDATION=1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">5. Must disable all the active
Metal validations when testing for performance, e.g.: export
METAL_DEVICE_WRAPPER_TYPE=0, export
METAL_SHADER_VALIDATION=0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">6. Issue behavior may vary across
different hardware. So, please provide detailed information,
such as the output of "java -Dprism.verbose=true", when
reporting or discussing issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">7. Refer: Run HelloWorld using
JavaFX SDK[<a
href="https://openjfx.io/openjfx-docs/#install-javafx"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#96607D">https://openjfx.io/openjfx-docs/#install-javafx</span></a>]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">We look forward to your feedback.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Ambarish<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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