JDK-7124528 : [macosx] Selection is not cleared properly in text component.
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: client-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.awt
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: os_x
  • CPU: generic,x86
  • Submitted: 2011-12-23
  • Updated: 2012-03-22
  • Resolved: 2012-03-05
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Description
http://java.net/jira/browse/MACOSX_PORT-616 submitted 2011/10/31 by Yuri Nesterenko
Run the attached example with two TextField components and a button.
Select whole of the first text field.
After that, select the content of the second text field.
Press button to see a result of t1.getSelectedText() :
it should be empty but it is whatever used to be selected in the first text field.
Comments
SUGGESTED FIX http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u-dev/jdk/rev/7816a64158c4
13-02-2012
EVALUATION Author: Yuri Nesterenko Date: 31/Oct/11 09:53 AM Build: b214 closed/java/awt/TextComponent/DeselectionDuringDoSelectionNonVisibleTest/DeselectionDuringDoSelectionNonVisibleTest Author: Sergey Bylokhov Date: 08/Nov/11 02:44 PM Looks like on windows it works in the same way? Author: Yuri Nesterenko Date: 09/Nov/11 06:19 AM Well, but not in the Apple Java 6 nor in Linux. And perhaps that is a bug in Windows implementation since when you return focus to t1, you have correct (empty) selection. So selection is cleared visually and after refocusing back but not immediately after another field selection.
23-12-2011