On Sat, 7 Nov 2026 17:04:02 GMT, Marius Hanl <[email protected]> wrote:
>> The third split PR of the CSS saga™. >> >> In this episode, I have a cornercase, but still a valid bug, found in >> https://github.com/openjdk/jfx/pull/2225. >> >> In JavaFX, there is this rule where `USER < AUTHOR` style. That is, CSS will >> set the property value, e.g. opacity, to the value defined in the `Scene` >> stylesheet and ignore if the value was set by a setter. >> >> It is still possible to overwrite such value by a setter, but it will be >> reapplied in the very next CSS pass. >> >> Now, when we apply a style in a listener which is called during CSS reset, >> this style may override the CSS value. >> This only happens when you style a property that is defined before the >> property you are listening to. >> >> A CSS style reset is the operation to set the property value to the original >> value because it is not styled anymore (e.g. because we removed or added a >> `PseudoClass`). >> >> --- >> >> Example: `Node`'s `CssMetaData` adds `OPACITY` first and later `TRANSLATE_X`. >> >> So opacity is reset first, then `translateX`. If we now set the `opacity` in >> a `translateX` listener, we can successfully override the `opacity`. >> >> The very next CSS pass will however recover this (e.g. calling `applyCss` >> again). >> This is not needed anymore with the fix. >> >> --- >> >> I added two tests, they are basically the same, just the order is changed. >> - The first test failed before, because it sets the `opacity` in a >> `translateX` listener >> - The second test succeeds before and after, because it sets the >> `translateX` in a `opacity` listener >> >> Again, shows: `OPACITY` is processed first, later `TRANSLATE_X`, which with >> the fix does not matter anymore. >> I reused the existing reset property logic. It is now called like before, >> and as part of this fix. >> >> --------- >> - [x] I confirm that I make this contribution in accordance with the >> [OpenJDK Interim AI Policy](https://openjdk.org/legal/ai). > > Marius Hanl has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a > merge or a rebase. The incremental webrev excludes the unrelated changes > brought in by the merge/rebase. The pull request contains five additional > commits since the last revision: > > - Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/openjdk/jfx into > 8394228-Property-value-set-by-a-listener-during-CSS-reset-is-not-overridden-by-its-style > - change var > - (re)track a property after reset failed. Add as CSS error. > - unsettable property > - 8394228: Property value set by a listener during CSS reset is not > overridden by its style Marked as reviewed by jhendrikx (Reviewer). ------------- PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/2343#pullrequestreview-5814382023
