Yes indeed, I agree that it will be a lot of work and it will take talented engineers. Makes sense to at least look at it from a high level first to see if certain parts of the UI could be re-written in JavaFX...done in phases. I'd be willing to help out, but I cannot realistically offer a ton of my time so it would definitely take a committment from a number of community members before taking any steps forward with this initiative.
The main focus right now is drop two...I'm going to try and help where I can with that for now, and I think we all should do what we can. This is certainly a good idea for a future project though if enough people are willing to pitch in. On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 7:34 AM Geertjan Wielenga <geertjan.wiele...@googlemail.com.invalid> wrote: > > > On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 2:30 PM, Miroslav Nachev < > mnachev.nscenter...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I agree with Geertjan Wielenga's assessment of the work and the deadline. >> I would add, that if you go in this direction >> > > > Wait a minute. :-) You're the one who started this thread, so if anyone is > going to "go in this direction", that person is you, Miroslav Nachev. > > Thanks, > > Gj > > > > > >> it is good to think about updating the architecture and especially on the >> Plugin system. It should be made easier and more functional in keeping with >> new trends. For example, there is JVM and one Main Module (Service), that >> runs all the other modules of Java (JDK), NetBeans, etc. This architecture >> can be used for many kind of applications, not only for NetBeans. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 3:19 PM, Geertjan Wielenga < >> geertjan.wiele...@googlemail.com.invalid> wrote: >> >>> Aside from the licensing concerns, I think we need to set some >>> expectations here. I.e., rewriting the NetBeans user interface from Swing >>> to JavaFX is a LOT of work. And it has to be done really well and be really >>> performant and require a group of very highly skilled JavaFX developers. I >>> would estimate that the work involved, depending on how many and who would >>> do it, would take at least 6 months, though that's a rough estimate. It's >>> probably one of the most complex tasks that I can think of in relation to >>> Apache NetBeans. >>> >>> So, it would be great for this to be done, but let's not be naive about >>> the amount of work, skills, and energy required. >>> >>> Gj >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 2:15 PM, Neil C Smith <neilcsm...@apache.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, 16 Aug 2018, 12:51 Josh Juneau, <juneau...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> It would be nice to have a JavaFX GUI for NetBeans, specifically if >>>>> something like Gluon Mobile were used >>>>> >>>> >>>> For that to happen *here* would require a shift in Apache policies >>>> towards GPL w/CPE licensed dependencies as far as I know. Of course, >>>> ongoing modularization of the JDK and changes in deployment strategies >>>> might provoke a change. >>>> >>>> Best wishes, >>>> >>>> Neil >>>> >>>>> >>> >> > -- Josh Juneau juneau...@gmail.com http://jj-blogger.blogspot.com https://www.apress.com/index.php/author/author/view/id/1866
