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Alexander Schwartz edited this page Jun 26, 2020 · 13 revisions

Why to use the JavaFX preview

The JavaFX preview provides better HTML preview and additional features like scoll-to-view and opening links in the browser.

When you can use JavaFX preview

The JavaFX preview works on a 64bit JDK and needs JavaFX installed. Please use the JDK provided by JetBrains for best results. Please use the JetBrains OpenJDK 11 runtime whenever possible.

Selecting a different JetBrains JDK using the "Choose Runtime" plugin

This is recommended for Android Studio 4.0 that includes JetBrains OpenJDK 8 as default.

  • Install the plugin "Choose Runtime" as described in the JetBrains knowledge base Selecting the JDK version the IDE will run under

  • Choose a runtime "jbrsdk-11_0_7-…​-x64-b956.14.tar.gz" or later and install it. The IDE will restart.

  • Go to the settings of the AsciiDoc plugin and choose JavaFX as preview

Known Problems with Non-JetBrains-JDKs

  • OpenJDK installations provided on Linux OS sometimes don’t include JavaFX, therefore the JavaFX preview is not available. Please use the JetBrains JDK.

  • Oracle JDK JavaFX package on Windows is less stable compared to the OpenJDK provided by Jetbrains and might lead to a crashing IDE. Please use the JetBrains JDK.

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