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Re: [platform-dev] [platform-swt-dev] SWT-GTK3 bugs for 4.9

Hi,

Just a small heads up! Oracle really provides a backport for Gtk3
support in Java8u...!

See
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/openjfx-dev/2018-October/022603.html

Tom

On 07.06.18 21:15, Tom Schindl wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I brought up the Gtk2 problem to openjfx-dev and there's a chance that
> Oracle backports the Gtk3 fixes from Java9 to Java8.
> 
> See http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/openjfx-dev/2018-June/021988.html
> 
> Tom
> 
> On 06.06.18 09:32, Tom Schindl wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> JavaFX has different components, the one we are talking about is the
>> glass-layer [1]. It's the responsibility of this layer to integrate into
>> the windowing system of your OS. There's implementation for each
>> supported OS ranging from iOS to linux where Gtk2 is used.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> [1]http://hg.openjdk.java.net/openjfx/8u/rt/file/4d46b5956d59/modules/graphics/src/main/native-glass
>>
>> On 06.06.18 08:40, Aleksandar Kurtakov wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 6:13 PM, Aleksandar Kurtakov <akurtako@xxxxxxxxxx
>>> <mailto:akurtako@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>     On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 6:02 PM, Tom Schindl
>>>     <tom.schindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tom.schindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>>>     wrote:
>>>
>>>         For JavaFX the statement is 100% true and this means anything
>>>         using GEF
>>>         4 and later won't work anymore.
>>>
>>>
>>>     I have no idea about that. Do you care to share technical details
>>>     why this is the case?
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm really interested in hearing what the issue is but if no one care to
>>> explain give links to bugzilla and etc. I wouldn't have a choice but to
>>> assume this is smth that has already be fixed.
>>>  
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>
>>>         I'd also like to state that I personally have no problem with
>>>         dropping
>>>         Gtk3 but I know many many projects who JavaFX-SWT-Interopt and
>>>         without
>>>         Gtk2 their Linux story is gone. So yes you could say I
>>>         exaggerated for
>>>         Swing but I did not for JavaFX.
>>>
>>>         Anyways I'm not here to lobby anything but wanted to inform you that
>>>         this decision (which I don't question makes sense technically, man
>>>         powerwise, ...) could cause problems for (Eclipse) downstream
>>>         projects.
>>>
>>>
>>>     Furthermore, by the time this happens Java 11 (next LTS) will be out
>>>     so there will be LTS Java version with proper JavaFX and GTK3 story.
>>>     And thanks for jumping in  -  this is exactly the reason why this
>>>     mail was posted to provoke people to either step up in helping with
>>>     daily tasks or/and keep up their projects/products according to the
>>>     manpower available.
>>>      
>>>
>>>
>>>         Tom
>>>
>>>         On 01.06.18 16:48, Aleksandar Kurtakov wrote:
>>>         > 
>>>         > 
>>>         > On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 5:42 PM, Tom Schindl <tom.schindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tom.schindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>         > <mailto:tom.schindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>         <mailto:tom.schindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>> wrote:
>>>         > 
>>>         >     IIRC it depends on the theme you use in swing!
>>>         > 
>>>         > 
>>>         > So in this case, it's not ruling out pre Java 9 Swing integration as
>>>         > it's a matter of not using Gtk LnF which should be possible to even
>>>         > ensure in SWT_AWT if needed. Your statement seem to be way exaggerated.
>>>         >  
>>>         > 
>>>         > 
>>>         >     Tom
>>>         > 
>>>         >     On 01.06.18 16:39, Aleksandar Kurtakov wrote:
>>>         >     > 
>>>         >     > 
>>>         >     > On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 5:31 PM, Tom Schindl <tom.schindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tom.schindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>         <mailto:tom.schindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>         <mailto:tom.schindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>>>         >     > <mailto:tom.schindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>         <mailto:tom.schindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>         <mailto:tom.schindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>         <mailto:tom.schindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>>>
>>>         >     wrote:
>>>         >     >
>>>         >     >     Hi,
>>>         >     >
>>>         >     >     This means you'll rule out all pre Java9 code who
>>>         uses the
>>>         >     >     Swing-Integration and JavaFX? IIRC only Java9+ is
>>>         able to run on Gtk3.
>>>         >     >
>>>         >     >
>>>         >     > I happily run SWT_AWT on OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build
>>>         >     > 1.8.0_171-b10) so that seems to not be true.
>>>         >     >  
>>>         >     >
>>>         >     >
>>>         >     >     Tom
>>>         >     >
>>>         >     >     On 30.05.18 21:31, Aleksandar Kurtakov wrote:
>>>         >     >     >
>>>         >     >     >
>>>         >     >     > On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 9:55 PM, Eric Williams
>>>         <ericwill@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ericwill@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>         <mailto:ericwill@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ericwill@xxxxxxxxxx>>
>>>         >     <mailto:ericwill@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ericwill@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>         <mailto:ericwill@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ericwill@xxxxxxxxxx>>>
>>>         >     >     > <mailto:ericwill@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>         <mailto:ericwill@xxxxxxxxxx> <mailto:ericwill@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>         <mailto:ericwill@xxxxxxxxxx>>
>>>         >     <mailto:ericwill@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ericwill@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>         <mailto:ericwill@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ericwill@xxxxxxxxxx>>>>> wrote:
>>>         >     >     >
>>>         >     >     >     Hello everyone,
>>>         >     >     >
>>>         >     >     >     4.8 is almost done and many GTK3 bugs have
>>>         been fixed.
>>>         >     For 4.9, we
>>>         >     >     >     are again focusing on GTK3 bugs and
>>>         performance issues.
>>>         >     >     >
>>>         >     >     >     If you are running SWT/Eclipse on GTK2, please
>>>         try with
>>>         >     GTK3 as we
>>>         >     >     >     are trying to root out all SWT bugs which
>>>         prevent GTK2
>>>         >     users from
>>>         >     >     >     switching to GTK3. If you already filed a bug
>>>         awhile
>>>         >     ago, please
>>>         >     >     >     feel free to email/CC me as a reminder -- we
>>>         have a
>>>         >     backlog of old
>>>         >     >     >     bugs so sometimes these things slip through
>>>         the cracks.
>>>         >     >     >
>>>         >     >     >     We also have the 4.9 GTK3 bug tracker which
>>>         can be found
>>>         >     here:
>>>         >     >     >   
>>>          https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=535255
>>>         <https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=535255>
>>>         >     <https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=535255
>>>         <https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=535255>>
>>>         >     >   
>>>          <https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=535255
>>>         <https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=535255>
>>>         >     <https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=535255
>>>         <https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=535255>>>
>>>         >     >     >   
>>>          <https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=535255
>>>         <https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=535255>
>>>         >     <https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=535255
>>>         <https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=535255>>
>>>         >     >   
>>>          <https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=535255
>>>         <https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=535255>
>>>         >     <https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=535255
>>>         <https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=535255>>>>
>>>         >     >     >
>>>         >     >     >
>>>         >     >     > It's worth noting that GTK 2 support will be
>>>         dropped as soon
>>>         >     as work
>>>         >     >     > towards supporting GTK 4 starts so please stop
>>>         using GTK 2
>>>         >     backend.
>>>         >     >     >  
>>>         >     >     >
>>>         >     >     >
>>>         >     >     >
>>>         >     >     >     Thanks,
>>>         >     >     >
>>>         >     >     >
>>>         >     >     >     --
>>>         >     >     >     Eric Williams
>>>         >     >     >     Software Engineer - Eclipse/SWT Team
>>>         >     >     >     Red Hat
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