Hello.
I allow me to express several opinions on the JavaFX:
1) JavaFX need interfaces - many controls have similar methods, but not
interface: for example ComboBox, ChoiceBox, MenuButton, Menu, ContextMenu
have the method void hide(), but no inherited interface. The ComboBox and
ChoiceBox seem similar as a list wrapper, but no common list interface.
2) The abstract class Parent has private ObservableList<Node> children and
protected ObservableList<Node> getChildren(), but ChoiceBox, ComboBox,
SplitMenuButton, GridPane, Accordion, TabPane, ScrollPane etc. - they all
are Parent too, but don't use children and have different containers:
children, items, panes, content etc... I would like to have one way to get
children.
3) The class MenuItem need be Node, because has a lot of same methods.
I can't use these classes in utility methods or factory class. I must write
so long checker:
If (control instanceof ChoiceBox){
((ChoiceBox) control).getItems()...
} else If (control instanceof Accordion){
((ChoiceBox) control).getTabs()...
} ...
It is ineffectively.
4) All of Number property classes, for example IntegerProperty,
FloatProperty, DoubleProperty etc implement Property<Number>... Why not
<Integer>, <Float>, <Double> etc.?
I can't use it in collaboration with StringConverter<Number> - I need use
accordingly StringConverter<Integer>, StringConverter<Float>,
StringConverter<Double>...
5) Styles need get pseudo classes via setStyle(), for example:
menuItem.setStyle(":focused {-fx-background-color: yellow;}");
6) Custom properties need be realized in easier manner as pseudo classes
and StyleableProperty inheritance. In my prototype I use my own wrapper,
but I think that it need be a part of JavaFX.
I have some more suggestions, if it is interesting I write further.
