SWT with Java 7 on Mac

[steve.x.northover at oracle.com]

Nicholas,

Did you file a bug at Eclipse.org for:

- Oracle Bug #2366830 (no link cause doesn't show up in bug database)  SWT
app using AWT does not receive Dock's Quit event

Steve

On 25/01/2013 6:25 AM, Anthony Petrov wrote:
> Hi Nicholas,
>
> Since the issues arise when using SWT, I suggest to start with filing 
> a bug against SWT. If engineers working on the SWT issue diagnose the 
> problem and conclude that this is a JDK bug, they will file a 
> corresponding bug report against JDK then.
>
> -- 
> best regards,
> Anthony
>
> On 1/24/2013 17:05, Nicholas Rahn wrote:
>> Hi. I've submitted a number of bugs relating to using SWT with Java7 
>> on the
>> Mac (see below) and am looking for advice on finding the right path to
>> getting them fixed.
>>
>> The general problem, as I see it, is that it's not really clear if the
>> issues are in SWT or in Java 7, and thus which development group to 
>> ask for
>> advice on fixing them.  None of the issues are present when using the
>> Apple-provided Java6, so it seems possible that things need to be 
>> resolved
>> in Java 7. On the other hand, because the issues arise when using SWT,
>> perhaps the problems actually need to be addressed there, to 
>> compensate for
>> changes in Java 7.
>>
>> Here's the list of bug.
>>
>> - Oracle Bug #2366830 (no link cause doesn't show up in bug 
>> database)  SWT
>> app using AWT does not receive Dock's Quit event
>>
>> - https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=389486  App freeze when
>> going fullscreen using Java 7 on Mac
>>
>> - https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=388886  Table/tree 
>> rubber
>> banding does not work with Java 7 on Mac
>>
>>
>> The first one (submitted to Oracle) is a show-stopper for bundling 
>> Java 7
>> with an app, imho.
>>
>> So my questions is, what's the best way to attack these bugs?  From 
>> the SWT
>> side or from the Java 7 side?
>>
>> Thanks for any help and advice.
>> Nick