Sounds good to me.
Kevin Rushforth <kevin.rushfo...@oracle.com> schrieb am Mi. 23. Okt. 2024 um 20:15: > I think we just need a good name. I agree that "predict" isn't the API we > want. > > How about "requestFocusTraversal"? It has symmetry with requestFocus. > > > -- Kevin > > > On 10/23/2024 11:05 AM, Andy Goryachev wrote: > > I don't think prediction should be the functionality we want in the Node. > This functionality, in my opinion, belongs to the traversal policy. > > > > All we want is to navigate away from the specified node. > > > > It might have been easier had we kept the original FocusTraversal class - > not only one can add a bunch of convenience methods (predict, infer, > contemplate, etc.) but we could have added applicationFocusOwnerProperty() > etc. > > > > Do we need another brainstorming round? > > > > -andy > > > > > > > > > > *From: *openjfx-dev <openjfx-dev-r...@openjdk.org> > <openjfx-dev-r...@openjdk.org> on behalf of Michael Strauß > <michaelstr...@gmail.com> <michaelstr...@gmail.com> > *Date: *Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 10:58 > *To: * > *Cc: *openjfx-dev@openjdk.org <openjfx-dev@openjdk.org> > <openjfx-dev@openjdk.org> > *Subject: *Re: Proposal: Focus Traversal API > > How about „predictFocus“, which will return a Node without changing focus? > > > > This would give applications even more flexibility, because they can then > decide if they want to go ahead and actually change focus by calling > predictFocus()?.requestFocus() > > > > > > Andy Goryachev <andy.goryac...@oracle.com> schrieb am Mi. 23. Okt. 2024 > um 19:16: > > Thank you for suggestion! > > > > My only problem with a more assertive “moveFocus” is that it implies a > success, while this API may or may not succeed (similarly to requestFocus). > > > > The word "shift" in "shiftFocus" might clash with the "shift" key, don't > really like that. > > > > Maybe "requestTraversal" although it will expand auto-completion list that > has 2 items already. Welcome any alternative, as long as it's not creat(). > > > > -andy > > > > > > *From: *openjfx-dev <openjfx-dev-r...@openjdk.org> on behalf of Michael > Strauß <michaelstr...@gmail.com> > *Date: *Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 10:05 > *To: * > *Cc: *openjfx-dev@openjdk.org <openjfx-dev@openjdk.org> > *Subject: *Re: Proposal: Focus Traversal API > > Maybe we can polish the naming a bit: > > When used as a transitive verb, "traverse" means (according to > Merriam-Webster): to go or travel across or over, to move or pass > along or through. > > MW gives the example: "light rays traversing a crystal". So one thing > is moving (light rays), while the other thing is static (a crystal). > Cambridge gives the example "Stanley traversed the continent from west > to east." Again, "Stanley" is moving, "the continent" is static. > > Since "traverseFocus" is a transitive verb followed by a direct noun, > it sounds to me like "focus" is the thing that can be traversed over > or across. > As an analogy, let's call the method "traverseContinent" for a moment. > It becomes obvious that "continent" is the space which is traveled > across, and not the thing travelling. > > In our case, "focus" is the moving thing, not the thing that it is > moved across. I would use something like "moveFocus", "shiftFocus", or > something along those lines. > > As for "TraversalDirection", I think it is acceptable, but I'll note > that to me, "direction" implies one of the four directional modes, not > the two logical modes (previous and next). > > >
