Hi Phil, we use it precisely for the purpose for which it was invented and is now used in JDK’s WindowsLookAndFeel (see lines 2294-2301). The only difference is that we use it in JGoodies Windows L&F. Here you can find our usage (lines 338-376):
https://java.net/projects/looks/sources/svn/content/trunk/src/main/java/com/jgoodies/looks/FontPolicies.java?rev=948 It would be really nice if you could add this methods to the Public API. Best regards, Andrej Golovnin > On 28.07.2015, at 19:24, Phil Race <philip.r...@oracle.com> wrote: > > > sun.font.FontUtilities.getCompositeFontUIResource(Font) > > The first line of the javadoc comment in the source code says : > * This method is provided for internal and exclusive use by Swing. > > And previous refactoring has moved it so that it's no longer even > on the same class as when it was first created. > > Generally speaking it is helpful to provide the reason, ie the use > case as to the how and why they use this API. > In some cases people asking for a new API have simply overlooked > an existing solution. I do not necessarily think that is the case here > but it it would be nice to have that additional information. > > -phil. > > On 07/28/2015 08:38 AM, Alexander Scherbatiy wrote: >> >> Resending the question about sun.font.FontUtilities to 2d-dev alias. >> >> Thanks, >> Alexandr. >> >> On 7/27/2015 4:24 PM, Andrej Golovnin wrote: >>> Hi Alexander, >>> >>> in our application we make use of >>> >>> sun.font.FontUtilities.fontSupportsDefaultEncoding(Font) >>> sun.font.FontUtilities.getCompositeFontUIResource(Font) >>> >>> to obtain an instance of CompositeFont. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Andrej Golovnin >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 2:30 PM, Alexander Scherbatiy >>> <alexandr.scherba...@oracle.com> wrote: >>>> According to the JEP 200: The Modular JDK (see >>>> http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/200) >>>> we expect that the standard Java SE modules will not export any internal >>>> packages. >>>> >>>> It means that classes from internal packages (like sun.swing) will not be >>>> accessible. >>>> >>>> For example: >>>> sun.swing.FilePane >>>> sun.swing.SwingUtilities2 >>>> sun.swing.sun.swing.plaf.synth.SynthIcon >>>> and others. >>>> >>>> >>>> Please, let us known if you are using the internal Swing API and it is not >>>> possible to replace it by public API. >>>> >>>> There are some known requests: >>>> >>>> JDK-8132119 Provide public API for text related methods in >>>> SwingUtilities2 >>>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8132119 >>>> >>>> JDK-8132120 Provide public API for screen menu bar support on MacOS >>>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8132120 >>>> >>>> JDK-6274842 RFE: Provide a means for a custom look and feel to use >>>> desktop >>>> font antialiasing settings. >>>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-6274842 >>>> >>>> >>>> If you don't know if you use these types (because you use 3rd party jars) >>>> you can use the JDK 8 "jdeps" tool to find such dependencies :- >>>> >>>> ~/jdk1.8/bin/jdeps >>>> Usage: jdeps <options> <classes...> >>>> where <classes> can be a pathname to a .class file, a directory, a JAR >>>> file, or a fully-qualified class name >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Alexandr. >>>> >> >
