On Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:53:31 GMT, Andy Goryachev <ango...@openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Incubating a new feature - rich text control, **RichTextArea**, intended to 
>> bridge the functional gap with Swing and its StyledEditorKit/JEditorPane. 
>> The main design goal is to provide a control that is complete enough to be 
>> useful out-of-the box, as well as open to extension by the application 
>> developers.
>> 
>> This is a complex feature with a large API surface that would be nearly 
>> impossible to get right the first time, even after an extensive review. We 
>> are, therefore, introducing this in an incubating module, 
>> **jfx.incubator.richtext**. This will allow us to evolve the API in future 
>> releases without the strict compatibility constraints that other JavaFX 
>> modules have.
>> 
>> Please check out two manual test applications - one for RichTextArea 
>> (**RichTextAreaDemoApp**) and one for the CodeArea (**CodeAreaDemoApp**). 
>> Also, a small example provides a standalone rich text editor, see 
>> **RichEditorDemoApp**.
>> 
>> Because it's an incubating module, please focus on the public APIs rather 
>> than implementation.  There **will be** changes to the implementation 
>> once/if the module is promoted to the core by popular demand.  The goal of 
>> the incubator is to let the app developers try the new feature out. 
>> 
>> **References**
>> 
>> - Proposal: 
>> https://github.com/andy-goryachev-oracle/Test/blob/main/doc/RichTextArea/RichTextArea.md
>> - Discussion points: 
>> https://github.com/andy-goryachev-oracle/Test/blob/main/doc/RichTextArea/RichTextAreaDiscussion.md
>> - API specification (javadoc): 
>> https://cr.openjdk.org/~angorya/RichTextArea/javadoc
>> - RichTextArea RFE: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8301121
>> - Behavior doc: 
>> https://github.com/andy-goryachev-oracle/jfx/blob/8301121.RichTextArea/doc-files/behavior/RichTextAreaBehavior.md
>> - CSS Reference: 
>> https://cr.openjdk.org/~angorya/RichTextArea/javadoc/javafx.graphics/javafx/scene/doc-files/cssref.html
>> - InputMap (v3): 
>> https://github.com/andy-goryachev-oracle/Test/blob/main/doc/InputMap/InputMapV3.md
>> - Previous Draft PR: https://github.com/openjdk/jfx/pull/1374
>
> Andy Goryachev has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a 
> merge or a rebase. The pull request now contains 87 commits:
> 
>  - review comments
>  - Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into 8301121.RichTextArea
>  - review comments
>  - review comments
>  - Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into 8301121.RichTextArea
>  - legal
>  - unicode license
>  - add handler
>  - review comments
>  - Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into 8301121.RichTextArea
>  - ... and 77 more: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/compare/ec8c032e...71a8017b

The latest doc changes (and one method renaming) look good.

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PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1524#pullrequestreview-2510233044

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