JDK-7155887 : ComboBox does not display focus outline in GTK L&F
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: client-libs
  • Sub-Component: javax.swing
  • Affected Version: solaris_11,7
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: linux,solaris_nevada
  • CPU: generic,x86
  • Submitted: 2012-03-22
  • Updated: 2013-09-26
  • Resolved: 2012-06-27
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ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Ubuntu 11.10 32bit

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Run follow test case on Linux with Gnome desktop environment, use tab to navigator between controls, when a ComboBox component gets focused, the out line graphic which indicates focus is not painted.
  To compare the behavior, please run the test case in Nimbus L&F.

Test case

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/*
 * Portions Copyright (c) 2012 IBM Corporation
 */

import java.awt.Container;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JComboBox;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.UIManager;

public class JComboBoxFocusTest extends JFrame {

    JComboBoxFocusTest() {
        setVisible(true);
        setBounds(0, 0, 800, 600);
        
        Container pane = getContentPane();
        pane.setBounds(0, 0, 800, 600);
        pane.setLayout(new GridLayout());

        JButton jb1 = new JButton("Button1");
        jb1.setFocusable(true);
        pane.add(jb1);

        JComboBox comb1 = new JComboBox();
        comb1.addItem("Hello");
        comb1.addItem("world");
        comb1.setFocusable(true);
        pane.add(comb1);

        JButton jb2 = new JButton("Button1");
        jb2.setFocusable(true);
        pane.add(jb2);

        JComboBox comb2 = new JComboBox();
        comb2.addItem("Hello");
        comb2.addItem("world");
        comb2.setFocusable(true);
        pane.add(comb2);
        pane.setFocusCycleRoot(true);

        pack();
        setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.sun.java.swing.plaf.gtk.GTKLookAndFeel");
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.err
                    .println("This testcase is only valid on GTK environment");
        }
        new JComboBoxFocusTest();
    }
}



REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

Comments
EVALUATION We should draw focus rectangle for focused JComboBox
13-06-2012