Well, I'm not thinking about my needs here - I've already learned the framework. I'm more wondering how people will learn and get the tools for JavaFX development in future. Up until Java 11 you could at least go to a single website, click on fairly obvious links, end up at the Java 8 docs for JavaFX and start learning. Post Java 11 .... where do users go? A wiki page? That seems rather hard to find.
Given the Oracle has graciously open sourced so much of the Oracle JDK for OpenJDK, I wonder if there's any chance of the docs being open sourced too so they can be reformatted, refreshed and put onto a new website by the community? It seems a shame to let them bit-rot. On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 19:21:56, Kevin Rushforth < kevin.rushfo...@oracle.com> wrote: > Ah, OK. As far as I know, the FX 8 non-API docs aren't going anywhere, but > as you note they also aren't being updated. > > They are not under an open-source license. You would need to read the > license to see what the terms of use are and whether that would meet your > needs. > > -- Kevin > > > On 8/31/2018 9:36 AM, Mike Hearn wrote: > > I was actually referring to all the docs that *aren't* JavaDocs, like the > tutorials, the CSS reference, the getting started guides, interop guides > etc. > > As far as I know they haven't been updated since Java 8, however the API > is backwards compatible so they are still useful learning materials. I am > also not sure if they're open source licensed though. > > It would be a huge pity and a big drag on adoption if the community had to > effectively produce an all new set of non-API docs _from scratch_. > >
