(JavaFX 2.0 beta b28 + JDK 1.6.0_25 + WinXP SP3)

Node.toFront() / toBack() does not automatically move a node to front or to back - need to manually do
a *real refresh*, for example, to resize the application window a little(just moving the application window
around will not work)

Below is a piece of codes for re-producing


import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.scene.shape.Rectangle;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

/**
 *
 * @author lianqi.li
 */
public class ToFrontToBackIssue extends Application {
    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Application.launch(ToFrontToBackIssue.class, args);
    }

    @Override
    public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {
        Group root = new Group();
        Scene scene = new Scene(root, 300, 300);
        stage.setTitle("ToFront-ToBack Test");

        final Rectangle rect1 = new Rectangle(10, 10, 100, 100);
        rect1.setFill(Color.RED);
        final Rectangle rect2 = new Rectangle(40, 40, 100, 100);
        rect2.setFill(Color.BLUE);

        final Button bToFront = new Button("To Front");
        bToFront.setLayoutX(60);
        bToFront.setLayoutY(250);
        bToFront.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {
            @Override
            public void handle(ActionEvent event) {
                rect1.toFront();
            }
        });
        
        final Button bToBack = new Button("To Back");
        bToBack.setLayoutX(160);
        bToBack.setLayoutY(250);
        bToBack.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {
            @Override
            public void handle(ActionEvent event) {
                rect1.toBack();
            }
        });
        
        root.getChildren().addAll(rect1, rect2, bToFront, bToBack);
        
        stage.setScene(scene);
        stage.setVisible(true);
    }
}