On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 20:14:43 GMT, Kevin Rushforth <k...@openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Root Cause:
>> (Multiple) properties are getting bound to the global 
>> `Platform.accessibilityActive` property. Binding (and I say, accessing) of 
>> properties is not thread-safe.
>> 
>> I also changed the design a bit.  Originally, every symbol in a chart had 
>> its `focusTraversableProperty` bound to `Platform.accessibilityActive` in 
>> order to enable the accessibility navigation across the chart data points.  
>> This is rather inefficient, as the property has to manage (thousands?) of 
>> listeners.
>> 
>> Instead, a single boolean property is added to each chart, with a listener 
>> added to it which iterates over data symbols to toggle the 
>> `focusTraversableProperty` directly.
>> 
>> The exact moment when the new property gets bound is also important, and has 
>> to happen in the FX application thread.
>> 
>> With this change, it is safe to create and populate charts with data in a 
>> background thread.
>> 
>> ---
>> 
>> ## NOTES
>> 
>> 1. It looks like the `Platform.accessibilityActive` property never 
>> transitions back to false  after it transitioned to true.  Some say it is 
>> because there is no mechanism in the platform to get notified which cannot 
>> possibly be true.
>> 2. The javadoc for `Platform.accessibilityActiveProperty()` method 
>> stipulates that "_This method may be called from any thread_" which is 
>> patently not true as the current implementation is simply not thread-safe.
>
> Reviewers: @kevinrushforth @azuev-java

Hi @kevinrushforth  and @azuev-java , could you please re-approve this PR to 
unblock two more?

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1697#issuecomment-2671963887

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