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List:       openjdk-2d-dev
Subject:    Re: [OpenJDK 2D-Dev] Internal API usage: sun.font.FontUtilities
From:       Phil Race <philip.race () oracle ! com>
Date:       2015-07-28 21:23:29
Message-ID: 55B7F2D1.5050701 () oracle ! com
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I suspected as much but it is nice to get it confirmed.
See https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-6407157
I've added a link there to this discussion so we can consider it.
Most likely a public API would work only with a java.awt.Font
and you would have to wrap it in a FontUIResource yourself.

-phil.

On 07/28/2015 01:16 PM, Andrej Golovnin wrote:
> Hi Phil,
> 
> we use it precisely for the purpose for which it was invented and
> is now used in JDK's WindowsLookAndFeel (see lines 2294-2301).
> The only difference is that we use it in JGoodies Windows L&F.
> Here you can find our usage (lines 338-376):
> 
> https://java.net/projects/looks/sources/svn/content/trunk/src/main/java/com/jgoodies/looks/FontPolicies.java?rev=948
>  
> It would be really nice if you could add this methods to the Public API.
> 
> Best regards,
> Andrej Golovnin
> 
> 
> > On 28.07.2015, at 19:24, Phil Race <philip.race@oracle.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > sun.font.FontUtilities.getCompositeFontUIResource(Font)
> > The first line of the javadoc comment in the source code says :
> > * This method is provided for internal and exclusive use by Swing.
> > 
> > And previous refactoring has moved it so that it's no longer even
> > on the same class as when it was first created.
> > 
> > Generally speaking it is helpful to provide the reason, ie the use
> > case as to the how and why they use this API.
> > In some cases people asking for a new API have simply overlooked
> > an existing solution. I do not necessarily think that is the case here
> > but it it would be nice to have that additional information.
> > 
> > -phil.
> > 
> > On 07/28/2015 08:38 AM, Alexander Scherbatiy wrote:
> > > Resending the question about sun.font.FontUtilities to 2d-dev alias.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Alexandr.
> > > 
> > > On 7/27/2015 4:24 PM, Andrej Golovnin wrote:
> > > > Hi Alexander,
> > > > 
> > > > in our application we make use of
> > > > 
> > > > sun.font.FontUtilities.fontSupportsDefaultEncoding(Font)
> > > > sun.font.FontUtilities.getCompositeFontUIResource(Font)
> > > > 
> > > > to obtain an instance of CompositeFont.
> > > > 
> > > > Best regards,
> > > > Andrej Golovnin
> > > > 
> > > > On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 2:30 PM, Alexander Scherbatiy
> > > > <alexandr.scherbatiy@oracle.com> wrote:
> > > > > According to the JEP 200: The Modular JDK (see
> > > > > http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/200)
> > > > > we expect that the standard Java SE modules will not export any internal
> > > > > packages.
> > > > > 
> > > > > It means that classes from internal packages (like sun.swing) will not be
> > > > > accessible.
> > > > > 
> > > > > For example:
> > > > > sun.swing.FilePane
> > > > > sun.swing.SwingUtilities2
> > > > > sun.swing.sun.swing.plaf.synth.SynthIcon
> > > > > and others.
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Please, let us known if you are using the internal Swing API and it is not
> > > > > possible to replace it by public API.
> > > > > 
> > > > > There are some known requests:
> > > > > 
> > > > > JDK-8132119 Provide public API for text related methods in SwingUtilities2
> > > > > https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8132119
> > > > > 
> > > > > JDK-8132120 Provide public API for screen menu bar support on MacOS
> > > > > https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8132120
> > > > > 
> > > > > JDK-6274842 RFE: Provide a means for a custom look and feel to use desktop
> > > > > font antialiasing settings.
> > > > > https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-6274842
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > If you don't know if you use these types (because you use 3rd party jars)
> > > > > you can use the JDK 8 "jdeps" tool to find such dependencies :-
> > > > > 
> > > > > ~/jdk1.8/bin/jdeps
> > > > > Usage: jdeps <options> <classes...>
> > > > > where <classes> can be a pathname to a .class file, a directory, a JAR
> > > > > file, or a fully-qualified class name
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Alexandr.
> > > > > 


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