On Thu, 30 Oct 2025 07:44:36 GMT, Pabulaner IV <[email protected]> wrote:
>> This pull request fixes the system menu bar on MacOS when combining windows >> of Swing and JavaFX. >> >> # Behavior before >> >> If for some reason You needed to initialize AWT before JavaFX and You wanted >> to install the system menu bar from the JavaFX side, this wasn't possible. >> This issue is persistent even when You didn't open a Swing window. >> >> One scenario where this kind of issue happens is when You use install4j (see >> https://www.ej-technologies.com/install4j). In this case AWT is initialized >> by install4j and therefore You can't use the JavaFX system menu bar anymore. >> >> >> # Behavior after >> >> The fix allows JavaFX to install a system menu bar even if it is initialized >> after AWT. This is achieved by only changing code inside JavaFX. Each JavaFX >> window stores the previously installed menu bar when gaining focus and will >> restore this menu bar if the focus was lost. This only happens if the system >> menu bar installed by the JavaFX window is still unchanged. >> >> >> # Tests >> >> This PR introduces tests for the system menu bar in addition to verifying >> its own behavior / changes. The tests include single- and multi-window tests >> while interacting with Swing. The tests ensure that the menu bar stays the >> same for each window, no matter how You switch focus between them. >> >> >> # Additional benifits >> >> This fix is not specifically for AWT, but allows JavaFX to interact much >> more compatibly with other frameworks that make use of the system menu bar. >> >> >> # Review from AWT >> >> In the previous PR related to this one, the comment was made that the folks >> from AWT should take a look at this fix. It would be great and much >> appreciated if someone could initiate it. >> >> >> # Add disable flag? >> >> We could also add a flag to prevent JavaFX from installing a system menu bar >> for users who have found other fixes for their projects / setups. This could >> be used to restore the previous behavior when AWT is initialized first. >> >> >> Co-Author: @FlorianKirmaier > > Pabulaner IV has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional > commit since the last revision: > > 8359108: Mac - When Swing starts First, native application menu doesn't > work for JavaFX This is on my list to review this week. Sorry for the delay. ------------- PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1904#issuecomment-3548569629
