re: "Hosting Pivot within JavaFX or vice versa is likely to be difficult. " - what is the underlying reason for that?
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: pivot + webkit? From: Greg Brown <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: Thu 28 Feb 2013 08:00:02 AM CST > Hosting Pivot within JavaFX or vice versa is likely to be difficult. However, > since it is possible to embed both Pivot and JavaFX in a Swing app, maybe you > could create a thin Swing app to host both. > > Another option might be to host Pivot within an SWT app and use the SWT > browser widget for your web content. I don't believe it is possible to run > Pivot within SWT at the moment, but I believe that should be easier to do > than combining Pivot with JavaFX. > > > On Feb 28, 2013, at 8:50 AM, Andrei Pozolotin <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Sandro: >> >> here is series of examples I found so far, towards having webkit in pivot: >> >> basic javafx browser >> https://github.com/barchart/barchart-pivot-javafx/tree/master/src/test/java/bench/demo1 >> >> javafx browser embedded in swing panel >> https://github.com/barchart/barchart-pivot-javafx/tree/master/src/test/java/bench/demo2 >> >> javafx browser embedded in AWT panel >> https://github.com/barchart/barchart-pivot-javafx/tree/master/src/test/java/bench/demo3 >> >> pivot components embedded in swing >> https://github.com/barchart/barchart-pivot-javafx/tree/master/src/test/java/bench/demo4 >> >> I am still not sure what is the right way to have webkit next to or inside >> the pivot components. >> >> What would be your advice? >> >> Thank you, >> >> Andrei >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: Re: pivot + webkit? >> From: Sandro Martini <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Tue 26 Feb 2013 06:57:44 AM CST >>> Hi Andrei, >>> >>> >>>> I am curious if anyone has experience / example >>>> how to use pivot with webkit which comes with java 7 / javafx JRE >>>> on linux/macosx/windows? >>>> >>>> >>> I'm sorry but I haven't ... maybe others have at least do some >>> tests/prototypes. >>> >>> For 2.1 I just updated our requirements to Java 7 (in jira), and I'm >>> really thinking if start to change the backend graphics to use JavaFX >>> base classes (or maybe in a next release), at least to be able to use >>> some goodies they have (like WebKit). >>> >>> But maybe if there is a simpler way we could start to use it directly >>> ... so really, if someone has suggestions/tests/other, tell us. >>> >>> Bye, >>> Sandro >>> >>> >
