JDK-7148275 : [macosx] setIconImages() not working correctly (distorted icon when minimized)
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: client-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.awt
  • Affected Version: 7u4
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: os_x
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2012-02-23
  • Updated: 2017-05-24
  • Resolved: 2012-04-05
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Related Reports
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JDK-7168851 - [macosx] Netbeans crashes in CImage.nativeCreateNSImageFromArray
Description
https://www.netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=208744

NetBeans icon, when the running application is minimized into Mac's panel, is distorted into low resolution as can be seen in the screenshot at

http://bugzilla-attachments-208744.netbeans.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=116017

NetBeans is using -Xdock:icon=$progdir/../nb/netbeans.icns startup parameter which works correctly with previous versions of Java on Mac. With 7u4 the provided icon is not used correctly by Java.
Comments
EVALUATION CPlatformWindow.getImageForTarget() must walk through images to choose the largest one.
08-03-2012
SUGGESTED FIX --- old/src/macosx/classes/sun/lwawt/macosx/CPlatformWindow.java 2012-03-08 20:14:57.000000000 +0400 +++ new/src/macosx/classes/sun/lwawt/macosx/CPlatformWindow.java 2012-03-08 20:14:56.000000000 +0400 @@ -725,9 +725,17 @@ return null; } - // TODO: need a walk-through to find the best image. - // The best mean with higher resolution. Otherwise an icon looks bad. - final Image image = icons.get(0); + // Choose the best (largest) image + Image image = icons.get(0); + // Assume images are square, so check their widths only + int width = image.getWidth(null); + for (Image img : icons) { + final int w = img.getWidth(null); + if (w > width) { + image = img; + width = w; + } + } return CImage.getCreator().createFromImage(image); }
08-03-2012
EVALUATION -Xdock:icon has nothing to do with the representation of minimized windows in the dock. The icon for a minimized window is specified with the Window.setIconImages() API.
08-03-2012
EVALUATION The problem is reproducible. Note that even with Apple JDK the minimized icon is slightly worse in quality comparing to the running app icon. However, with Oracle JDK 7u4 the minimized icon looks very low-quality.
27-02-2012