JDK-8042484 : [macosx] Component.getMousePosition() does not work in an applet on MacOS
  • Type: Backport
  • Backport of: JDK-8012026
  • Component: client-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.awt
  • Affected Version: 8
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2014-05-06
  • Updated: 2014-05-20
  • Resolved: 2014-05-06
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7u55 b35Fixed 8Fixed
Comments
Verified using attached applet. Now (in 7u55b36) exception is not throwing but getMousePosition() always returns null. Seems that fix is not full. filed JDK-8043534 for this issue
20-05-2014