https://www.javacodegeeks.com/2020/03/new-features-between-java-8-and-java-14.html
On Mon, 9 Mar 2020, 19:43 Ty Young, <youngty1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 3/9/20 1:08 PM, Neil C Smith wrote: > > On Mon, 9 Mar 2020 at 15:16, Paul Szudzik <pszud...@throwarock.com> > wrote: > >> I see streams of notes that are asking questions about > compatibility. ( The latest straw is the Ant image ... ) I see how once > the major players in NetBeans get on a wagon, the trail off is almost > impossible. If you’re new to NetBeans, perhaps this is a good trend. If > you have dealt with NetBeans as long as I have.. it becomes more than just > an annoyance. It almost easier to find another IDE to settle in on, as the > amount of work to transfer 100+ projects, probably more, from old NetBeans > to new NetBeans is formidable. > > Personally, I think you're putting the "blame" firmly in the wrong > > place. Java is changing, JavaFX is changing, build tools are evolving > > - this is all for the better in my opinion, but it requires learning > > new things. And switching IDE will not change that, and will probably > > make for even more annoyance. > > > Right. It isn't Netbeans fault, nor any other IDEs at this point. > > > Oracle, not Netbeans(who was previously the developers of Netbeans), are > to blame for the removal of JavaFX. Oracle decided they wanted to > downsize the JDK, breaking backwards compatibility in the process. > > > (Oracle/JDK developers will argue JavaFX was never apart of the JDK but > this is just technical nonsense. Oracle JDK was *THE* JDK before Java 11) > > > Netbeans supports JavaFX just fine. You just include the libs like any > other library. > > > > > > As Emi has already mentioned, there are numerous ways of working the > > old way, with a Java 8 JDK, possibly even with JavaFX bundled, for a > > number of years yet (although that's maybe not much use if you like > > what Gluon is doing). None of the support for the older ways of > > working have been removed from the IDE as far as I know. > > > You should be able to create a JDK build with JavaFX bundles, yes. It > worked with JDK 11 at least. This won't help you running on other > JDK/JRE installs though since those won't have it. > > > It is also possible to use Java 11's single source code runner to create > a launcher that specifies JavaFX's modules and load them from a > directory shipped with the application if you want. > > > > > > To paraphrase your domain, maybe throw the rock elsewhere?! :-) > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Neil > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@netbeans.apache.org > > > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@netbeans.apache.org > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > >
