JDK-4061458 : Window management: Java AWT API needed for getting and setting window stacking.
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: client-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.awt
  • Affected Version: 1.1.4,1.1.6,1.2.0,1.3.0,1.4.0
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: generic,solaris_2.5.1,windows_nt
  • CPU: generic,unknown,x86
  • Submitted: 1997-06-25
  • Updated: 2001-06-25
  • Resolved: 2001-06-25
Related Reports
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JDK-4089768 - Dialog Z-order behavior should be precisely specified
Duplicate :  
JDK-4016585 - would like api to change component's z-order position with respect to siblings
Duplicate :  
JDK-4290685 - Z-Order Control for Top Level Windows
Description
There needs to be an API for doing a getWindowStackingOrder() and setWindowStackingOrder() in order to have desktop-type window management for the HotJava Views.
Comments
EVALUATION Yes, we should implement a general Z-order API for merlin. david.mendenhall@eng 1999-06-22 We would like to add this feature eventually, but it will probably not be in merlin. Committing to tiger for now. david.mendenhall@eng 1999-12-14 This is a duplicate of 4016585 richard.ray@eng 2001-06-25
14-12-1999