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From Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net>
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Subject Re: Returning to Java - have questions
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On 1/26/2015 3:00 PM, FredK wrote:
> On Friday, January 23, 2015 at 4:27:52 PM UTC-8, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> On 1/23/2015 5:26 PM, FredK wrote:
>>> On Friday, January 23, 2015 at 8:49:33 AM UTC-8, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>>> On 1/23/2015 10:52 AM, Jeff Higgins wrote:
>>>>> On 01/23/2015 09:59 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>>>>> On 1/23/2015 8:08 AM, Jeff Higgins wrote:
>>>>>>> On 01/22/2015 09:47 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Which has nothing to do with the look of a button when it is pushed.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/openjfx-dev/2013-February/005874.html>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Maybe future iterations will give you public behaviors?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You really don't understand.  This has NOTHING to do with skins.  In
>>>>>> swing it was very easy to set both the pressed and released images via
>>>>>> the button's properties.  With JavaFX you can only set the pressed image
>>>>>> via CSS.
>>>>>
>>>>> OK, I'm glad you've got it sorted out.
>>>>> So, you're now convinced there is one way to accomplish what you want.
>>>>> That is not the way you want to doit.
>>>>> Maybe file a feature request?
>>>>> Anyway, happy to help.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> No, your updates all along have shown you have no idea what I'm talking
>>>> about.  I appreciate your attempts to help, but you haven't understood a
>>>> word I've said.
>>>>
>>>> But you can prove me wrong.  Show me how I can change the pressed image
>>>> if a Button object without using CSS.  It has to work wither using the
>>>> mouse or keyboard (including accelerator keys - IOW, every way a button
>>>> may be pressed).
>>>>
>>>> In Swing, it's as simple as calling JButton.setPressedIcon(), passing
>>>> the pressed image (an ImageIcon object).
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I see this as a step backwards.
>>>
>>> Try this:
>>> Call button.setOnMousePressed() to register a callback for the press.
>>> In that callback method, call button.setGraphic() to set the new image.
>>>
>>
>> Fred, unfortunately, that only works for mouse clicks.  It doesn't help
>> with keyboard entry (which could be the space bar or an accelerator key).
>>
> 
> Well, you can just call button.setOnKeyPressed() to register a similar callback, which checks calls setGraphics() if the key is the appropriate key..
> 

Yes, but that adds even more complexity to something which is very easy
to do in swing.  Not to mention the fact you now need to keep track of
the same information in two different places.

And if you do enough callbacks it can start affecting performance.

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Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-21 23:06 -0500
  Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-22 06:48 -0500
    Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-22 09:07 -0500
      Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-22 09:41 -0500
        Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-22 11:11 -0500
          Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-22 20:06 -0500
            Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-22 20:59 -0500
              Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-22 21:18 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-22 21:47 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-23 08:08 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-23 08:27 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-23 09:41 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-23 09:59 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-23 10:52 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-23 11:49 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions FredK <fred.l.kleinschmidt@gmail.com> - 2015-01-23 14:26 -0800
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-23 19:27 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-23 19:52 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-23 20:12 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-23 20:47 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 07:28 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 07:40 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 08:04 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 09:05 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 09:10 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-25 10:34 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 10:34 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 10:11 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-25 10:35 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 10:56 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-25 11:47 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 11:51 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-25 11:57 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 12:00 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-25 15:29 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-25 10:32 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 10:57 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-25 10:31 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 10:58 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-25 10:31 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 10:59 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 09:36 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-25 10:38 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 10:36 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 10:46 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-25 11:49 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 11:52 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-25 11:58 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 11:58 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-25 15:30 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-25 11:49 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 11:49 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-25 11:58 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 12:01 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-25 15:30 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-01-26 09:18 -0800
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-26 13:09 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-01-26 11:22 -0800
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-26 14:44 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions FredK <fred.l.kleinschmidt@gmail.com> - 2015-01-26 12:00 -0800
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-26 15:18 -0500
              Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-22 21:26 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-22 21:48 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 11:00 -0500
      Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-22 09:49 -0500
        Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-22 10:11 -0500
        Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-22 11:12 -0500
          Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 11:01 -0500
            Re: Returning to Java - have questions Brixomatic <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2015-01-25 22:49 +0100
              Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-25 16:58 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-01-26 09:19 -0800
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-26 13:10 -0500
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-01-26 11:23 -0800
                Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-26 14:45 -0500
  Re: Returning to Java - have questions Silvio <silvio@internet.com> - 2015-01-22 13:25 +0100
    Re: Returning to Java - have questions Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-22 09:09 -0500
  WORKALIKES (was: Returning to Java - have questions) Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 13:03 -0500
    Re: WORKALIKES Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2015-01-25 15:33 -0500

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