Hi All, I'm also interested in this. Can you share some information? Regards, Peter
On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 12:27 AM, Herve Girod <[email protected]> wrote: > I know that this option is not available for JavaFX 2.2, but is it planned > for Java 8, and for what time frame if the answer is yes (for example, for > initial release or later ?) . > > This is an important feature for us, because we need to show JavaFX content > on top of Windows created on other programs (for example, elements on top > of a cartographic system produced by a C++ program, but it's just an > example). > > As there is no alwaysOnTop API on Stage in JavaFX, a workaround is to > create a Swing Window, put a JFXPanel in it, and the Scene in the JFXPanel. > However, multitouch gestures are not handled by Swing, so these are not > working in this case. > > Our only option is then to put a Stage toFront(), and hope that the other > content won't pop on top of JavaFX while the user click on it. > > This is OK if no part of our Stage need to be transparent to user events, > and also if all of the other Windows are created prior to the JavaFX stage > is created, but it is not always possible, and we envision cases where our > workaround won't work. > > Regards, > > Hervé >
