Release Versioning

ControlsFX has a slightly different approach to version numbers than other projects. We use the fairly traditional x.y.z numbering system, except in the case of ControlsFX, the x.y portion is used to represent the base JavaFX version required. In other words, ControlsFX 8.0.0 is the first release of ControlsFX to work on JavaFX 8.0 and above. ControlsFX 8.1.5 (if we ever release that version) is used to represent that the release will work on JavaFX 8.1 (and not JavaFX 8.0), and is the 6th release (remember: real programmers count from zero :-) ).

In other words, we do not differentiate between bug fix and feature releases - we will clarify what the release contains on a per-release basis. Also, we will always aim to require the minimal version of JavaFX possible, but we are also not going to hold back features / bug fixes / etc if we can resolve them by moving to a newer release. Prior to moving up to a new JavaFX version we will always tag the repository and make available a download of the source and compiled code for the earlier version, for people who are unable to move to the newer JavaFX release.artifact_suffix