Bug ID: JDK-6694823 A popup menu can be partially hidden under the task bar in applets

JDK-6694823 : A popup menu can be partially hidden under the task bar in applets

Type: Bug
Component: client-libs
Sub-Component: javax.swing
Affected Version: 7

Priority: P4
Status: Resolved
Resolution: Fixed
OS: generic
CPU: generic

Submitted: 2008-04-28
Updated: 2011-01-19
Resolved: 2008-06-26

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JDK 7
7 b30Fixed

Related Reports

Relates :	JDK-6740974 - api/javax_swing/PopupFactory/index.html#Ctor[PopupFactory2002] fails with NPE
Relates :	JDK-6580930 - Swing Popups should overlap taskbar
Relates :	JDK-6691503 - Malicious applet can show always-on-top popup menu which has whole screen size
Relates :	JDK-2212612 - javax/swing/JPopupMenu/6694823/bug6694823.java failed on solaris10
Relates :	JDK-6707909 - Gnome window manager: Swing popups should overlap taskbar
Relates :	JDK-6888633 - test/closed/javax/swing/JPopupMenu/4786415/bug4786415.java fails
Relates :	JDK-6888634 - test/closed/javax/swing/Popup/TaskbarPositionTest.java fails

Description

A popup menu can be partially hidden under the OS task bar in applets. It became possible after the fix for 6691503. If an applet try to show a popup menu over the task bar, the task bar will hide a part of the menu, because applets don't have sufficient permissions to do setAlwaysOnTop() for popup windows.

Comments

SUGGESTED FIX URL: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/swing/jdk/rev/5e0172d58a1c webrev: http://sa.sfbay.sun.com/projects/swing_data/7/6694823.2

27-05-2008

WORK AROUND There are no workarounds.

27-05-2008

EVALUATION A solution is to shift popup menu above the task bar if there is no sufficient permissions to do setAlwaysOnTop() for the popup window. It is tightly related to the fix for 6580930.

28-04-2008