[icedtea-web] RFC: make splash screen a JDialog instead of a JFrame

[Omair Majid]

On 05/31/2011 11:39 AM, Xerxes Rånby wrote:
> tor 2011-05-19 klockan 18:20 -0400 skrev Omair Majid:
>> The attached patch makes the splash screen a JDialog instead of a
>> JFrame. The patch makes the splash screen play nice with tiling window
>> managers.
>
> I think this patch looks good, making the splash screen a JDialog will
> prevent the windowmanager from auto resizing it. I think this new
> behaviour are correct.
>

Thanks for taking a look at the patch!

>>
>> Okay to commit? Is this suitable for inclusion in 1.1?
>
> Yes.
>
> Do Oracle's javaws also uses a JDialogs for its splash screens?
>

Well, I am not sure if they use a JDialog or the awt SplashScreen, but 
the window manager does not resize it.

Thanks,
Omair