JDK-6856422 : Swing_JWindow/Manual/JDialogLAFTests/DialogLAFTest2:no menu when pressing Alt+Space
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: client-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.awt
  • Affected Version: 5.0,6u22,7,8
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: windows_xp,windows_vista,windows_7
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2009-07-01
  • Updated: 2014-06-17
  • Resolved: 2011-02-07
Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-6826397 - PIT : Frame System Menu is not seen for when ALT + Space Bar is pressed in jdk7 b55 build.
Description
Swing_JWindow/Manual/JDialogLAFTests/DialogLAFTest2 can not show the menu when pressing Alt+Space due to windows event can't be reponsed under Java.awt

1.7.0b60 winvista-ultimate-amd64

# Steps to reproduce:
1.Click on the "Open Dialog" button to open up a JDialog.
2.Now resize the JDialog and with the keybinding (Alt+Space to show the menu
drop down, select Resize and press left/right and top/down arrow keys). After
resizing the Dialog press escape and verify that the Dialog and the JButton
that it contained in it both resize to their initial size. If they do then
click Pass or else click on fail

# Actual behavior:
 when pressing Alt+Space can not show the menu 

# Exceptions:
none

reproduced:

1.OS: winxppro-sp3-i586
  JDK/JREBuildNo.: 1.7.0b61

2.OS: winvista-ultimate-sp2-i586
  JDK/JREBuildNo.: 1.7.0b62
Comments
EVALUATION Bug in AWT, it seems. Alt+Space doesn't work on Windows with both JFrame and JDialog (reproduced with jdk7.b128). See the minimal file attached.
07-02-2011
EVALUATION That should have appeared back in jdk7b55 with the "proxy focus owner window" introduction. A duplicate of 6826397.
07-02-2011