Hi Hendrik,
I'm finding this enhancement reasonable.
Not 100% sure that it may be included in the JDK9 first release since
stabilization is the priority already.
--Semyon
On 3/7/2016 7:35 PM, Hendrik Schreiber wrote:
Hey there,
as far as I can tell, the Windows AWT FileDialog still uses the Win32 Common
File Dialog (see awt_FileDialog.cpp), which has existed seemingly forever.
Since we don’t support older Windows versions anymore in JDK9, wouldn’t it make
sense to update the AWT FileDialog implementation to use the newer
"Common Item Dialog”
(https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb776913(v=vs.85).aspx)?
Common Item Dialog was introduced in Vista and therefore should be available on
all targeted Windows versions (please correct me if I’m wrong). This would
allow users to easily access a good-looking file dialog. Perhaps even fix HiDPI
issues for free along the way.
The current AWT FileDialog looks like it’s from the last century (I guess it
is). An update would be much appreciated.
I’d be happy to file a corresponding bug report, but figured it makes sense to
float the idea here first.
Cheers,
-hendrik
