JDK-8201538 : Remove implementation support for applets from JavaFX
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: javafx
  • Sub-Component: other
  • Affected Version: jfx11
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2018-04-13
  • Updated: 2024-08-07
  • Resolved: 2021-12-10
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jfx17.0.10Fixed
Related Reports
Blocks :  
JDK-8199357 - Remove references to applets and Java Web Start from FX
Blocks :  
JDK-8271047 - Implement 'Glass' modifications needed for Metal rendering pipeline
Relates :  
JDK-8305768 - Unify WindowContext in glass-gtk
Relates :  
JDK-8338000 - [Mac] Remove GlassFullscreenWindow
Description
Support for applets has been removed from the JDK as of JDK 11. We could simplify the implementation by removing applet support from the application lifecycle, glass, and quantum toolkit subsystems.

Note that we have already removed references to applets and Java Web Start from JavaFX with JDK-8199357.
Comments
A pull request was submitted for review. URL: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx17u/pull/169 Date: 2023-12-05 09:39:59 +0000
05-12-2023
Changeset: 4f9b047b Author: Kevin Rushforth <kcr@openjdk.org> Date: 2021-12-10 15:15:33 +0000 URL: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jfx/commit/4f9b047b8301ee3580588dd34ab809f5c6c4c193
10-12-2021
It is a maintenance burden to carry around this legacy code. It is nothing more than a source of "technical debt". Cleaning this up could even help in the implementation of GTK4, Wayland, and Metal, since we wouldn't have to account for the way applet windows are created and managed.
27-08-2021