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Codename One now supports true native desktop windows via a new `Window` class that separates per‑surface state (paint queue, input routing, native peers) from the global `Display`. The change adds a `PaintSurface` abstraction, platform‑specific window back‑ends (AWT/Swing, Direct2D, GTK, UIWindowScene), and a migration path for components that assumed a single `Form`. Initial release has some UI…
Codename One switched its default Mac build from iOS‑Catalyst to a native AppKit port. The new path creates true NSApplication/NSWindow objects with per‑window CAMetalLayer rendering, native menus, text input, multi‑monitor support and accessibility, eliminating the costly image‑copy pipeline of Catalyst and enabling proper desktop window behavior.
Codename One adds tapjacking protection to its Android runtime. It detects fully or partially obscured MotionEvents, offers four policies (OFF, REPORT, BLOCK, STRICT), can block the entire gesture, and on Android 12+ can request the system hide overlay windows. The API is exposed via `DeviceIntegrity.setTapjackingProtection` and a listener for state changes. iOS has no overlay threat, so the feat…
Codename One’s third‑generation GUI Builder turns the editor into a Maven‑aware project workspace: it scans all `.gui` files, shows live CSS, and protects generated Java regions, keeping Steve Hannah’s guided `LayeredLayout` model while eliminating per‑form editor launches.