JavaFX themes: CSS or Skin or Cusome control?

Sorry for my english.

Let's compare ways to build themed controls in JavaFX. I used CSS, javafx.scene.control.Skin and javafx.scene.CustomNode to implement same mixin class. Code of this class is

public mixin class AButton {

    public var coWidth: Number = 100;
    public var coHeight: Number = 100;
    public var coTop: Number = 100;
    public var coLeft: Number = 100;
    public var coTitle: String = "...";
    public var coAction: function(): Void;
    public var coColor: Color = Color.web("#ff0000");
}

Download Netbeans project here.

This is form with 3 buttons of each implementation. You can test buttons in this applet:

How it works:

• Default buttons - just default buttons.
• Custom components - see javafxwrongcss\components\custom\GlassButton.fx. You can use any JavaFX components to create any desing. Buttons starts flicker while you place mouse over it. Looks nice.
• Skinned component - see javafxwrongcss\components\skinned\SkinnedButton.fx. You need create class that extends Skin and assign it to your button. Your skin need same code as Custom component example.
• CSS - see javafxwrongcss\components\withcss\CSSButton.fx. You need describe button's design in .css file. You need use ugly CSS sintax instead of JavaFX Script. No binding, no custom shapes, no additional behaviour. CSS too poor so CSS buttons are ugly. Moreover you can't change CSS style programmaticaly so you can't change color from external code.

Conclusion

Use javafx.scene.CustomNode to create your own themed components. Don't use javafx.scene.control.Skin. It is a waste of time

CSS is trash. You can't create nice component with it. JavaFX team wasted time for wrong technology.

Main conclusion: hire professional artist if you need professional GUI. Hire professional programmers if you need professional GUI components.