I do agree this would be a useful feature. The main JBS issue for this
issue is:
JDK-8090475: System tray API [1]
My advice (caution?) for anyone wanting to tackle this, is that it will
take a fair amount of work to get this right and do it in such a way
that both it, and any future "Desktop"-like API will fit in naturally.
As part of this, we should consider what a JavaFX equivalent of AWT JEP
272 [1][2] (Platform-Specific Desktop Features) would look like.
-- Kevin
[1] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8090475
[2] https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/272
[3] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8048731
On 1/5/2021 5:42 AM, Nir Lisker wrote:
Hi,
System tray support is one of the most recurring requests. The known
workaround is for the application writer to use the AWT system tray
support. It is not possible for core JavaFX to rely on it.
If you would like to contribute, I'm sure the request will be approved.
- Nir
On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 12:44 PM Clement Levallois <
[email protected]> wrote:
Dear all,
This is to suggest an enhancement to javafx: a native way to interact with
the icon / app / system tray
See this pic for an illustration of the icon tray, if unclear:
There exist java awt classes to access the System Tray, but this obliges
to add these classes to the build, which can be problematic?
Example of these awt classes in the context of a JavaFX app:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12571329/javafx-app-in-system-tray
Desktop apps get more traction if they can be minimized and left to run in
the background then accessed later via the icon tray, rather than closed
and restarted. An API for the icon tray would help manage this part of the
life cycle of an application.
Doing some further research for this first post on this mailing list, I
realize there is already a request for enhancement opened since 2014:
https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8092115
CL
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Clément Levallois
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