Great idea. You should create an issue on javafx-jira.kenai.com. On Jan 27, 2014, at 3:58 PM, Pedro Duque Vieira <pedro.duquevie...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > I recall having a conversation with a javafx team member and him saying it > wasn't possible to input an url of an svg image as the background-image of > a Region. > > If that is the case, I think it would be beneficial to add this feature - > set the background-image of a region to be an svg file. Right now the > process is a bit cumbersome: you have to convert an svg file to the svg > path notation and then insert it into the -fx-shape field. So every time > you want to change an svg image you have to go through this process, plus > the fact that you can't see what is the image in the -fx-shape field unless > you have some super processor inside your brain that can process svg path > notation :-) > > Also, it would be good if the svg file could be styled via css as you can > now do with the svg path in the -fx-shape property. > > Thanks, regards, > > -- > Pedro Duque Vieira
