<AWT Dev> [9] Review Request: 8027324 The spec for Toolkit.setDynamicLayout() and Toolkit.isDynamicLayoutActive() needs to be clarified

[Sergey Bylokhov]

Any volunteers?

On 23.09.15 22:01, Sergey Bylokhov wrote:
> Hello.
> Please review the fix for jdk9.
>
> We have 3 methods and one desktop property to support
> behavior during resize of the window:
> - Property "awt.dynamicLayoutSupported" describe support of this feature
> by the current OS.
> - Method isDynamicLayoutActive() describe: is this feature currently
> active or not.
> - isDynamicLayoutSet/setDynamicLayout is a possibility to change the
> current state of the feature.
>
> The problem is that the method isDynamicLayoutActive() has no
> description what happens if the OS supports(or nonsupports) the feature,
> but the change of the state is not supported, which means that the
> value, which was set in setDynamicLayout() is ignored. Moreover this
> documentation states that isDynamicLayoutSet() is never ignored.
>
> Documentation is updated using the same description as in
> setDynamicLayout(); The existed test is updated to cover this situation.
>
> This bug causes a jck failure see JCK-7301760.
> ccc request will be created after the technical review.
>
> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8027324
> Webrev can be found at: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~serb/8027324/webrev.00
>


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Best regards, Sergey.