JDK-8099289 : Support component orientation in common UI controls
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: javafx
  • Sub-Component: controls
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2008-06-19
  • Updated: 2015-06-16
  • Resolved: 2013-01-15
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JDK 8
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Related Reports
Blocks :  
JDK-8087529 - [MIRROR] setting orientation in scene does not propagate to trim
Blocks :  
JDK-8102591 - Node Orienation - Canvas RTL orientation has not been implemented
Relates :  
JDK-8100148 - Add RTL support to Text node
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JDK-8125193 - Node Orientation - Arrow traversal does not always go the correct way
Relates :  
JDK-8125627 - RTL orientation, TextField displays Arabic with number/punctuation in different order from Text.
Relates :  
JDK-8115242 - node's x pivot used for mirror translation is wrong
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JDK-8118192 - Node Orientation - ScrollPane does not scroll properly either vertially or horizonatally (goes blank)
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JDK-8088784 - Node Orienation - //TODO's indicate suspicious code
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JDK-8117558 - Tooltip layout issue in RTL orientation.
Relates :  
JDK-8090340 - Add CSS support for attribute selector
Relates :  
JDK-8102057 - Add CSS support for the directionality pseudo-class :dir()
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JDK-8102424 - Node Orientation - API issue: Is isAutomaticallyMirrored() named properly?
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JDK-8102169 - Node Orientation - API issue: Should effective orientation be a property?
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JDK-8118255 - [ContextMenu] prefWidth returns zero before shown (was: Node Orientation - RTL menu bar drop down menus positioned in the wrong place when first shown and at random later)
Relates :  
JDK-8125260 - ScrollPane RTL orientation, Text in the ScrollPane got mirrored.
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JDK-8119721 - Node Orientation - TextArea doesn't scroll "right" properly
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JDK-8125028 - Node Orientation - Search Box in Ensemble is clipped badly and tying is strange
Relates :  
JDK-8125160 - Text orientation not always inherit
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JDK-8116555 - Node Orientation - API issue: Should isAutomaticallyMirrored() be protected?
Sub Tasks
JDK-8100124 :  
Create API for determining the layout direction of a component - Closed
JDK-8100125 :  
Create visual design spec for right to left components. - Closed
JDK-8100126 :  
Add RTL support to Button / Hyperlink - Closed
JDK-8100127 :  
Add RTL support to ListView / ListCell - Closed
JDK-8100128 :  
Add RTL support to TableView / TableRow / TableCell - Closed
JDK-8100129 :  
Add RTL support to Accordion - Resolved
JDK-8100130 :  
Add RTL support to Label / Labeled - Closed
JDK-8100131 :  
Add RTL support to CheckBox - Closed
JDK-8100132 :  
Add RTL support to ColorPicker - Closed
JDK-8100133 :  
Add RTL support to ComboBox / ComboBoxBase - Closed
JDK-8100134 :  
Add RTL support to Menu / MenuItem / RadioMenuItem / CheckMenuItem / ContextMenu / MenuBar - Closed
JDK-8100135 :  
Add RTL support to MenuButton / SplitMenuButton - Closed
JDK-8100136 :  
Add RTL support to Pagination - Closed
JDK-8100137 :  
Add RTL support to Scrollbar / ScrollPane - Closed
JDK-8100138 :  
Add RTL support to Slider - Closed
JDK-8100139 :  
Add RTL support to SplitPane - Closed
JDK-8100140 :  
Add RTL support to TabPane / Tab - Closed
JDK-8100141 :  
Add RTL support to TextField / TextArea / PasswordField - Closed
JDK-8100142 :  
Add RTL support to TreeView / TreeItem / CheckBoxTreeItem - Closed
JDK-8100143 :  
Add RTL support to Tooltip - Closed
JDK-8100144 :  
Add RTL support to ToolBar - Closed
JDK-8100145 :  
Add RTL support to TitledPane - Closed
JDK-8100146 :  
Add RTL support to ProgressIndicator and ProgressBar - Closed
JDK-8100147 :  
Add RTL support to Chart - Resolved
JDK-8100148 :  
Add RTL support to Text node - Closed
JDK-8100149 :  
Add RTL support to HTMLEditor - Resolved
Description
The common UI controls need to support component orientation in order to be usable by non left-to-right languages (Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu ...)  This feature allows controls to lay themselves out in the expected manner for a given writing system.
Comments
Verified on 8.0b88
06-05-2013
Initial support is now in the 8.0 controls repo. There are still some gaps in the implementation and notable bugs include clipping issues in ScrollPane, SplitPane, TextArea, TreeView, etc. Note that this is especially severe when running with the Prism SW pipeline (use J2D as a workaround). New JIRA issues will be filed and linked here. Developers would typically call setNodeOrientation(NodeOrientation) on the Scene to have it automatically inherited by all children. The property can be overridden on any Node and will be inherited by default for any children of that Node. There is still a need for an application wide property to set the default orientation for all scenes. An interim solution is available in the form of a system property, but please note that this is likely to be removed if/when an application based property becomes available. To enable RTL as the Scene default, add "-Djavafx.scene.nodeOrientation.RTL=true" to the command line.
06-11-2012
Ok, I will assign the bug to Leif. I have asked Anthony to review the C code. We should aim to get this code in by the end of this week.
30-10-2012
Patch seems generally ok, however I would like to review it again when applied to the repo and I can more easily play with the behavior code modifications (my only real area of concern - from an approach point of view, not a loss of functionality or buggy point of view). I've asked Leif to review this patch and he will be the main point of contact on this feature from a UI controls point of view, but I will be watching changes on this jira issue closely so am happy to be involved when necessary.
29-10-2012
Suspected Problems: - TextArea (and other controls) may not change orientation dynamically when inheriting and the parent orientation changes - any control that sets properties based on effecitive orientation will be in trouble when the parent orientation changes - if a control opts out of mirroring, when orientation changes, we update the transformation (will the control redraw with the new orientation) - it seems effective orientation needs to be a property
26-10-2012
The attatched patches are a first cut at Node Orientation with a minimal API. The easiest way to see RTL behavior is to set node orientation in a scene. For most nodes, it is automatically inherited. Missing Features: - Canvas mirroring has not been implemented Known Bugs: - ScrollPane doesn't scroll right (could be a bug in scroll pane, I have a stand alone example that uses transfomrations that fails) - TextArea doesn't scroll right. If you hold down a key, when the characters hit the left edge, the text scrolls to the right (bad clipping) - in the main "grid" view of Ensemble when RTL, the arrow keys go the wrong way (but they work everywhere else, for example in tool bar) - the drop down list for a combo box is clipped and not positioned properly - the SearchBox in Ensemble is quite broken (might be hard coded offsets that don't work for RTL) Suspicious Code: - look for //TODO's in the code - the code that positions a stage (popup or regular) is suspicious and contains instanceof - table has some arrow key behavior that is not accounted for and appropriately flipped - text field skin getAlignment() may not account for all alignment combinations that can occur Once the patch is accepted (or some flavour of orientation is implemented), I will enter JIRA with example code for each of the problems mentioned and anything else I find or know about. The good news is that most thing work.
26-10-2012
Docs/OK
03-10-2012
G11N/OK
03-10-2012
SQE/OK for baselining
13-09-2012
Implements A360 Feature http://oracleplan.oracle.com/gotoEntity?entityType=FEATURE&entityId=751242 Implements A360 Feature http://oracleplan.oracle.com/goto?ra_=entity&entityType=FEATURE&entityId=766113
07-09-2012
True, CSS does not deal directly with layout, but styleable properties such as shadows, margins, etc, may depend on orientation.
15-08-2012
This is still in brainstorming phase, but current idea is to provide some client property per each node. The reason behind it is that in some controls, orientation has to be settable depending on its content context. As to CSS, my understanding is that it does not deal with layout by design, doesn't it?
15-08-2012
Will the orientation property be settable on an individual Control basis, or is it only per Scene or per Application? I think this decision affects how we load styles from CSS. If the property is set for the whole Scene, then we can load separate stylesheets (possibly having one for RTL that is loaded on top of the main stylesheet when needed). If it is per Control, then we will need some kind of CSS selector for those cases where the styling differs. Does CSS3 already have mechanisms defined for this?
15-08-2012
This feature comprises a small amount of API work and the upgrading of all controls and layouts. Once the API and the visual design are done, the implementation for each control/layout can be done pretty much independently from the rest. Estimate starting the work in early October after the performance projects are complete. We will make controls and layouts available for test as they are completed. While the exact ordering of controls isn't decided yet, the sub tasks are roughly grouped into 3 milestones: Milestone 1: Nov 7th - Button / Hyperlink - Label / Labeled - CheckBox - Tooltip - Menu / MenuItem / RadioMenuItem / CheckMenuItem / ContextMenu / MenuBar - ScrollBar / Scrollpane - Slider - ListView / ListCell Milestone 2: Dec 12th - Pagination - SplitPane - ColorPicker - ComboBox / ComboBoxBase - MenuButton / SplitMenuButton - TextField / TextArea / PasswordField - TreeView / TreeItem / CheckBoxTreeItem - layouts Milestone 3: Jan 30th - Accordion - TabPane / Tab - TableView / TableRow / TableCell - TitledPane - ToolBar
14-08-2012
sorry for mis-oparation that changed assignee.
26-04-2011
This RFE was originally concerned about component orientation in the Reprise controls. I've re-written to make it pertain to the common controls. For the record, the original description of this request follows: Moved from internal bug database (6708277): Looks like the component orientation attribute is missing in javafx.gui, while it's in javafx.ui. http://openjfx.java.sun.com/current-build/doc/api/javafx.ui/javafx.ui.Widget.html#componentOrientation Note that there are some inconsistencies in the javafx.ui component orientation constants, like LEFT-RIGHT, WEST-EAST, LEADING-TRAILING. Reprise should have consistent and component-orientation friendly constant names.
07-08-2009