<AWT Dev> [10] JDK-8178361: JFileChooser does not allow to open folders with a double tap when using the touch screen interface

[Sergey Bylokhov]

Hi, Shashi.
Why the bug is JFileChooser specific?
Does it means that it works for other elements(buttons/lists/menu/etc)?

On 9/18/17 08:58, Shashidhara Veerabhadraiah wrote:
> Hi All, Please review this software changes for the /_enhancement_/ 
> JDK-8178361.
> 
> Issue: Request was filed to enable the touch event processing for Java 
> client applications.
> 
> Fix: Windows platform offers ‘pointer’ implementation thro’ which one 
> can tap for the touch inputs as well. A typical ‘pointer’ function may 
> contain touch, pen, touch pad or mouse inputs. This allows for a uniform 
> input processing though the event source may defer. This fix enables the 
> ‘touch’ events(via TOUCH pointer) to be passed to the components using 
> the other type of pointer ‘mouse’. Essentially there is a conversion put 
> in place to convert a touch event input into a left click mouse event. I 
> think this is the right thing to do considering desktop scenarios to 
> which the typical Java applications that gets exposed to. This is also 
> the same behavior on my touch enabled windows 10 laptop as well. Please 
> let me know if a different behavior is expected. Below is the output:
> 
> Now touch event works as a typical mouse left click as in general. But 
> there is an issue because the icon size of the Java UI is typically 
> small, touching that icon exactly is sometimes difficult. This is 
> handled by an Windows application by having larger icon size or icon 
> view as a standard. Hence I believe this is outside the scope this 
> software update. Any changes to it would be done later as a new bug or 
> an enhancement.
> 
> Bug ID: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8178361
> 
> Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~sveerabhadra/8178361/webrev.00/
> 
> Thanks and regards,
> 
> Shashi
> 


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Best regards, Sergey.