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List:       openjdk-openjfx-dev
Subject:    StageStyle and unified toolbars on the Mac
From:       richard.bair () oracle ! com (Richard Bair)
Date:       2012-02-23 17:30:10
Message-ID: 282A8444-5320-4CA8-B40D-28630B2B8135 () oracle ! com
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Ok, I had been thinking it is just a normal decorated stage but transparent scene \
would be supported in that case. But I guess that is not enough because it draws the \
title bar wrong?

On Feb 23, 2012, at 6:08 AM, Kevin Rushforth wrote:

> In that case, maybe a separate property would be better, rather than a new \
> StageStyle. 
> -- Kevin
> 
> 
> Pavel Safrata wrote:
> > Kevin, if I understand the request correctly, the goal is to have system default \
> > background, not transparent one and not white one. Pavel
> > 
> > On 23.2.2012 14:47, Kevin Rushforth wrote:
> > > But since there will always be a Scene, wouldn't the following suffice?
> > > 
> > > scene.setFill(Color.TRANSPARENT);
> > > stage.initStageStyle(StageStyle.DECORATED_TRANSPARENT);
> > > stage.setScene(scene);
> > > 
> > > -- Kevin
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Stephen Winnall wrote:
> > > > Hi Kevin
> > > > 
> > > > Whereas DECORATED_TRANSPARENT is also a possible desirable StageStyle, it \
> > > > wouldn't solve my problem. I just need DECORATED_WITHOUT_ANYTHING_ELSE (what \
> > > > I call bare boards). I think the point is that the Stage should not provide \
> > > > any sort of background, just what the native windowing system provides. Any \
> > > > background is a task for the Scene. In my view, instead of StageStyle, Stage \
> > > > should have provided #decorated, #transparent and #utility as three \
> > > > independent properties. 
> > > > Cheers
> > > > Steve
> > > > 
> > > > On 23 Feb 2012, at 14:04, Kevin Rushforth wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Thanks for filing this. I added the following comment to the JIRA:
> > > > > 
> > > > > "One way to provide the desired capability would be to add \
> > > > > StageStyle.DECORATED_TRANSPARENT, perhaps with a shorter name." 
> > > > > -- Kevin
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Stephen Winnall wrote:
> > > > > > Given the text of the StageStyle Javadoc:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > "    DECORATED
> > > > > > Defines a normal Stage style with a solid white background and platform \
> > > > > > decorations. 
> > > > > > TRANSPARENT
> > > > > > Defines a Stage style with a transparent background and no decorations.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > UNDECORATED
> > > > > > Defines a Stage style with a solid white background and no decorations.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > UTILITY
> > > > > > Defines a Stage style with a solid white background and minimal platform \
> > > > > > decorations used for a utility window. ", I suspect the software is \
> > > > > > performing to spec., i.e. it's not a bug, strictly speaking :-) 
> > > > > > But I've submitted a feature report  (I'm not that familiar with Jira and \
> > > > > > am new to JavaFX 2). You can see it at 
> > > > > > http://javafx-jira.kenai.com/browse/RT-19834
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Cheers
> > > > > > Steve
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > On 22 Feb 2012, at 19:27, Richard Bair wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Hmm, tried a transparent background but it didn't look like it would \
> > > > > > > work. You may want to file a bug on this. 
> > > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > > Richard
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > On Feb 22, 2012, at 7:04 AM, Stephen Winnall wrote:
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > I'm trying to create a unified toolbar on the Mac using JavaFX 2.1 \
> > > > > > > > b13. For those who don't know what that is, there's an example \
> > > > > > > > (albeit for Qt) at 
> > > > > > > > http://labs.qt.nokia.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/oldandunified.png \
> > > > > > > >  
> > > > > > > > (The bottom variant is the unified toolbar).
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > I've managed this with Swing using Java 1.6. You do it by creating a \
> > > > > > > > JFrame with apple.awt.brushMetalLook set to TRUE and adding a \
> > > > > > > > transparent JToolBar at the top of the frame. It looks like this \
> > > > > > > > (after appropriate styling of the JToolBar and its buttons): 
> > > > > > > > http://yfrog.com/mrh1ydp
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > You can then add further content (e.g. in a JPanel with a white \
> > > > > > > > background) after the toolbar. 
> > > > > > > > I can't see how to do this with JavaFX. In fact, I suspect it is \
> > > > > > > > impossible, because a Stage either has a solid white background or is \
> > > > > > > > completely transparent according to StageStyle. Is there any way of \
> > > > > > > > suppressing the sold white background? Why does a Stage have to have \
> > > > > > > > a white background at all? Shouldn't it just provide the boards (to \
> > > > > > > > stick with the theatre metaphor)? The white background belongs to the \
> > > > > > > > scene, surely? 
> > > > > > > > Perhaps there's another way of making a unified toolbar?
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Cheers
> > > > > > > > Steve
> > > > > > 
> > > > 


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