JDK-6693032 : "About Java Technology" dialog is hidden behind other windows
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: plugin
  • Affected Version: 6u10
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: windows
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2008-04-23
  • Updated: 2010-04-04
  • Resolved: 2008-10-23
Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-6632182 - In case of IE, "About Java Technology" frame goes background when opened from system tray
Description
When you choose "About Java Technology" from the tray to verify the current version, the window doesn't show as the front window - I had to close several other open windows before being able to see it. AFAIK earlier betas didnt have this issue.

This is reproducible in XP and Vista.

To Reproduce:
- Open a Firefox browser and an IE browser.
- Launch an applet in IE browser.
- Click on the Firefox browser to give it focus.
- Right click the Java sys tray icon, and select "About Java Technology"
- Observe that the "About Java Technology" dialog is not getting its focus. It is hidden behind the IE and Firefox browsers.
Comments
EVALUATION This is a duplicate of 6632182.
23-10-2008
SUGGESTED FIX ------- UIFactory.java ------- *** //C/tmp/sccs.001000 Tue Jul 22 14:09:01 2008 --- UIFactory.java Tue Jul 22 13:55:32 2008 *************** *** 820,825 **** --- 820,826 ---- Dimension sd = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize(); Dimension dd = dlg.getSize(); dlg.setLocation((sd.width - dd.width)/2, (sd.height - dd.height)/2 ); + dlg.setAlwaysOnTop(true); dlg.setVisible(true); tsLastActive = System.currentTimeMillis(); }
22-07-2008
EVALUATION The "About Java Technology" dialog is being constructed as a modal dialog with its parent set to null. To make this dialog to be displayed on top of any window, a simple fix is to call the setAlwaysOnTop(true) method prior to calling setVisible.
22-07-2008