Java 17 and FlatLaf support

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Java 17 and FlatLaf support

Postby rogerbj » Tue Feb 28, 2023 3:33 am

I've scanned some other posts related to Java 17 and FlatLaf support and the problems identified by "JIDE support" going that path.

What about scrapping all current L&Fs support in JIDE and open a new Java 17/FlatLaf only branch? FlatLaf is the de-facto L&F toolkit for Swing apps today, it is being developed, supported and works really really well. JIDE software would have a great opportunity going forward and even attract new customers.

My company have sponsored the FlatLaf project in order to get adjustments for some JIDE OSS components to work/look better with FlatLaf. Having full or at least more support for JIDE in FlatLaf would be fantastic.

Looking at the JIDE codebase (src) there are a lot of really old L&Fs available and I doubt anyone are using them other than just cluttering the APIs and restricting future updates in JIDE such as Java 17 and other.

What do you think?
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Re: Java 17 and FlatLaf support

Postby JIDE Support » Tue Feb 28, 2023 9:14 am

You are right. I looked at the code recently and realized that in order to support Java 17 without using add-export, a lot of L&F have to be redone, not sure if it is even possible to support the native Windows L&F. That means it has to be a new branch that is not backward compatible
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Re: Java 17 and FlatLaf support

Postby rogerbj » Tue Mar 21, 2023 1:11 pm

And what is your plan?
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Re: Java 17 and FlatLaf support

Postby kobi_sadoun » Tue Jun 13, 2023 8:10 am

Joining the question of rogerbj.
@JIDE Support what is your plan?
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