On May 24, 2012, at 7:49 PM, Scott Kovatch wrote: > OpenJDK (IMO) shouldn't rely on an icon in a framework that could disappear > in the next year or two, so it should use its own icon. The AWT will need to > change for that to happen. If Apple would like to donate this icon I think it > would be great, and would solve that problem nicely. It's then up to Leonid > to decide how to best use it.
Just my 2ยข here: * It is not accurate to imply that any Apple framework or resource therein is going to "go away in the next year or two". * The Apple GenericApp.icns will be around as long as JavaRuntimeSupport and JavaNativeFoundation. * The Apple GenericApp.icns will stay as is (it will not be up-res'd or improved). The GA'd versions of 7u4 have effectively locked the filesystem location of this icon in stone for their supported lifetimes, in addition to all of Apple's Java SE 6 versions. I wouldn't suggest using the Apple icon if there is better or more accurate iconography available, but there is no risk in having a runtime dependency on it, as there is already today. Regards, Mike Swingler Apple Inc.
