On Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:59:30 GMT, John Hendrikx <[email protected]> wrote:

> This PR adds a `getDrawingContext` method to `WritableImage`, which works 
> similar to `Canvas::getGraphicsContext` and shares the same signatures. Key 
> features include:
> 
> - **Shape rendering**: `strokeRect`, `fillRect`, `strokeOval`, `fillOval`, 
> `strokeArc`, `fillArc`, `strokePolyline`, `fillPolygon`, etc.
> - **Stroke and fill attributes**: `lineWidth`, `lineCap`, `lineJoin`, 
> `miterLimit`, `fillRule`, `stroke` and `fill` paints.
> - **Global graphics settings**: `globalAlpha` and `globalBlendMode`.
> - **Image drawing**: draw other `Image` instances with scaling and 
> source/destination rectangles.
> 
> This feature enables direct software rendering to `WritableImage` without 
> requiring a `Canvas` + snapshot.
> 
> **Additional notes**:
> 
> - The implementation leverages the software `Pisces` renderer.
> - This lays the groundwork for future support of text rendering and path 
> operations.
> 
> **Example usage**:
> 
> 
> WritableImage img = new WritableImage(400, 400);
> DrawingContext ctx = img.getDrawingContext();
> ctx.setFill(Color.RED);
> ctx.fillRect(50, 50, 100, 100);
> 
> 
> See the sample program `RandomShapesDemo` to see a `WritableImage` and 
> `Canvas` side by side performing the same operations:
> 
> <img width="1249" height="741" alt="image" 
> src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4a0b9dcc-8f96-4faa-99cf-83c66d2c851e";
>  />
> 
> Newer version:
> 
> <img width="1249" height="741" alt="image" 
> src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c0502620-3d02-4fbd-8c33-43bd5138b42c";
>  />
> 
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Just realized this is closed. I still think this is a nice enhancement.

Unfortunately I can't test on any of my existing applications, as I never 
really needed `Canvas` and custom drawing. So I hope other can weight in if 
that solves their usecase. Code wise, this is pretty straight forward as the 
change is very isolated.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1969#issuecomment-4066402473

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