The Wayland-based desktop is replacing X11 on more and more Linux distros. But like many applications, JDK is still X11-based. OpenJDK Project Wakefield is a...
I think they were just stating why they were considering it as an option - or maybe why they really weren’t. I think the same argument applies for any UI toolkit - it makes sense for them to just use libwayland instead.
Building a toolkit from first principles is fun, I’ll admit.
I toyed with using libxcb and ctypes to make a pure python GUI toolkit once. Got as far as rendering on a screen and and event loop. Then got bored when I realized how much work it was going to be. I suppose someone could do the same with libwayland :)
Haha. I’m sure the OpenJDK guys could use some help if you want to try it again. They already have AWT, so all that’s really needed is the rendering part… I’m sure it’ll be super easy!
Oh hell no. I can’t stand java paradigms haha. Only ever had to write one production java program and that was enough. Wish them luck though – the rising tide floats all boats and such, particularly in open source :)
I think they were just stating why they were considering it as an option - or maybe why they really weren’t. I think the same argument applies for any UI toolkit - it makes sense for them to just use libwayland instead.
Building a toolkit from first principles is fun, I’ll admit.
I toyed with using libxcb and ctypes to make a pure python GUI toolkit once. Got as far as rendering on a screen and and event loop. Then got bored when I realized how much work it was going to be. I suppose someone could do the same with libwayland :)
Haha. I’m sure the OpenJDK guys could use some help if you want to try it again. They already have AWT, so all that’s really needed is the rendering part… I’m sure it’ll be super easy!
Oh hell no. I can’t stand java paradigms haha. Only ever had to write one production java program and that was enough. Wish them luck though – the rising tide floats all boats and such, particularly in open source :)