There was a thread around obsolete rendering code (1) around removal of Prisim rendering and related api layers architectural elements later on. Is this relevant here?
Eric (1) https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/openjfx-dev/2021-January/028581.html On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 8:11 AM Herve Girod <herve.gi...@gmail.com> wrote: > There is also something that we should be aware of. The external graphic > context is a fragile thing. In our case, for example with OpenGL, it was > very easy to create problems with the Java app which try to paint things on > the context. Which can lead to crashes or artefacts. > > Le mer. 17 févr. 2021 à 12:06, Neil C Smith <n...@codelerity.com> a écrit > : > > > On Tue, 16 Feb 2021 at 23:33, Michael Strauß <michaelstr...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > The main problem with this idea is that there is no universally > available > > > hardware rendering backend in JavaFX. There's OpenGL on Linux and > macOS, > > > Direct3D on Windows, and potentially a software renderer on all > > platforms. > > > > How is that a problem? Not all platforms support PosixFilePermissions > > either. I used that io -> nio2 comparison because of that similar > > choice of lowest denominator abstraction as opposed to an API for > > querying capabilities and exposing them if available. Most, if not > > all, of the use cases here are about interaction with libraries using > > native components that are either not universally available or provide > > platform-specific alternatives too? > > > > Incidentally, does the OpenGL renderer not work on Windows at all, or > > just not get used by default? Can't remember. > > > > > It is generally not safe to expose the OpenGL rendering context > > > that is used internally by JavaFX, because users might inadvertently > > change > > > the GL state machine. > > > > Why is that actually a problem? Surely caveat emptor has to apply > > here? And potentially access can be managed within scopes that > > require permissions, push/pop state, etc if required? > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Neil > > > > -- > > Neil C Smith > > Codelerity Ltd. > > www.codelerity.com > > > > Codelerity Ltd. is a company registered in England and Wales > > Registered company number : 12063669 > > Registered office address : Office 4 219 Kensington High Street, > > Kensington, London, England, W8 6BD > > > -- Eric Bresie ebre...@gmail.com
