You might have already noticed thanks to our great interviews with Java Champions Johan Vos and Dirk Lemmermann, but just in case: JavaFX 13 is officially here! That’s right, the next evolution for OpenJFX has arrived and now is the time for developers to kick the tires, take it for a spin and see what they think.
The big moment was portended by Java Champion and Gluon co-founder Johan Vos on Twitter shortly before the new OpenJFX version went live.
One of final last steps towards another great JavaFX release… #OpenJFX pic.twitter.com/DjD0KUrTYu
— Johan Vos (@johanvos) September 10, 2019
He later wrote, “after being a while in a stable, safe orbit that was required for a smooth transition to modules, the OpenJFX development is now reaching for higher orbits. Stability, maturity, security are still extremely important though.”
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JavaFX 13
Of course, a new release means the OpenJFX website has been updated to showcase all things JavaFX 13. Whether you want a getting started guide or API documentation, it’s all there. But what’s changed with this new release?
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Alongside some 54 bug fixes, there’s also 8 enhancements, so let’s take a quick look at those:
- Point2D and Point3D should implement Interpolatable
- Extract embedded actions from JSL grammar file to Visitor class
- Support static build for macosx
- Add exclusion scope for LightBase
- Add native rendering support by supporting WritableImages backed by NIO ByteBuffers
- Add support for e-paper displays
- Color, Point2D and Point3D’s fields should be made final
- Upgrade Direct3D9 shader model from 2.0 to 3.0 for 3D operations
In our interview with Johan Vos earlier in the week, he said that he is most excited about support for rendering native third-party content because it’s a feature that a lot of OpenJFX developers have been after for a long time. Crucially, they’ve managed to add this support without breaking backwards compatibility, which was a big concern for Vos.
Read the full JavaFX 13 release notes here. Alternatively, if you want to see it, you can check out the OpenJFX repo on GitHub or download the JavaFX SDK from the Gluon website.
Now we can start looking forward to the release of JavaFX 14 in six months time!
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