in https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8344697 I pointed out that in
Mac's Aqua L&F: we’re using AncestorListeners to help repaint JRootPane
default buttons.
Over a decade ago this logic was needed to emulate the native Aqua
experience, but since around 2016 the default button in Aqua does NOT
continually pulse.
I’d like to remove this code, but I’m not sure how to proceed.
Originally I planned to make a PR for 8344697
<https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8344697> that removes the unused
code. But after rebalancing the AWTEventMulticaster (in
https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8342782 ), the performance problems
observed in 8344697 <https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8344697> do not
reproduce.
Should I:
A. File a new ticket just to remove the obsolete code?
B. Go ahead and name this new PR after 8344697
<https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8344697> , even though that’s a
little misleading now?
C. Don’t pursue this, because without a concrete problem / business case
the OpenJDK community shouldn’t focus on this tech debt.
Thoughts?
Regards,
- Jeremy
