JDK-6488492 : Vista and JFileChooser: "Recent Items" folder problems
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: client-libs
  • Sub-Component: javax.swing
  • Affected Version: 6
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: windows_vista
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2006-10-31
  • Updated: 2011-02-16
  • Resolved: 2007-03-16
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JDK 6
6u1Resolved
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JDK-6491795 - COM should be initialized for Shell API calls in ShellFolder2.cpp
Description
Swing's JFileChooser has a "Recent Items" button. Clicking it shows a folder that is always showing as empty.

Native Vista has two buttons, for "Recent Locations" and "Recently Modified". JFileChooser doesn't seem to map these properly.
Comments
EVALUATION Note: A recent attempt to fix other bugs, partially fixed this one as a side effect. While this other fix has been backed out, it did have the recent items folder working for a while. While it was working, SQE noticed the following problem. "The icons for these files and folders are are shown actual files and folders and not as shortcuts for the same. (A shortcut icon shows up on windows with a arrow mark on the folder icon)" When we do fix this issue, we need to ensure that the recent items show up properly. This means comparing against the native filechooser to make sure we show the right icons.
14-11-2006
EVALUATION In progress.
13-11-2006