JDK-8051891 : SWT cannot load native look&feel
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: webstart
  • Affected Version: 7u65,8u11
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: windows_7
  • CPU: x86_64
  • Submitted: 2014-07-24
  • Updated: 2015-06-03
  • Resolved: 2014-08-18
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Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-8055518 - Regression: Visual Styles, Tooltips and Messages not applied to SWT based JNLP
Duplicate :  
JDK-8054658 - Regression: Visual Styles not applied to SWT based JNLP applications.
Description
FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java 1.7.0_65
java 1.8.0_11

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Windows 7 64 bit Service Pack 1

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
After the last java's update (version7 and version8) an application using SWT as UI library can't display the native windows look & feel, insteads uses a old style (win2k-like) style, maybe a fallback?
Problem is that some widget are displayed incorrectly. 

Opened a bug in SWT's bugzilla too: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=440287

REGRESSION.  Last worked in version 7u60

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Launch an SWT application via webstart

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
The application uses the correct OS l&f
ACTUAL -
The application uses an old style win2k-like l&f

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

SUPPORT :
YES
Comments
SQE OK to take the low risk fix to CPU14_04.
15-08-2014
SWT bug: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=439759 There's a test application to reproduce the issue.
25-07-2014
With the release of 7u65 and 8u11, Java Web Start apps are launched from jp2launcher.exe instead of javaw.exe. SWT uses native controls, and since jp2launcher.exe does not list comctl32.dll v6 in its manifest, visual styles are not available. To have Windows controls with visual styles, comctl32.dll. To fix this issue, jp2launcher.exe has to include dependency on Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls version 6.0.0.0.
25-07-2014