[macosx] Java 7 print dialog creates a new window on app-switch.

[Sergey Bylokhov]

Hi, Abhinay.
Thanks for your report!
Your bug is a duplicate of 8005997, which was fixed in jdk 8.
http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=8005997

Hi, Petr
I assume in jdk 7 it could be fixed too?

12.03.2013 22:41, Abhinay Reddyreddy wrote:
> I have noticed a bug in Java 7 print dialog on Mac. I have reported it to bugs.sun.com<http://bugs.sun.com> but did not receive any response.
> Could someone confirm if this bug has been noticed and fixed or if there is any workaround for it.
>
> Thanks,
> Abhinay.
>
> Issue: An extra window is created at the top-left corner of the screen, if a user switches the app while it is showing a native print dialog.
>
> Steps to reproduce:
> Run the attached code
> click print button
> when the native print dialog shows up, switch to a different app using Cmd+Tab or mouse
> switch back to the java app with print dialog
> notice a new window is created at the top right corner of the screen.
>
> java -version
> java version "1.7.0_13"
> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_13-b20)
> Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.7-b01, mixed mode)
>
>
> import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
> import java.awt.FlowLayout;
> import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
> import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
> import java.awt.print.PrinterJob;
> import javax.print.attribute.HashPrintRequestAttributeSet;
> import javax.print.attribute.PrintRequestAttributeSet;
> import javax.print.attribute.standard.DialogTypeSelection;
> import javax.swing.JButton;
> import javax.swing.JFrame;
> import java.awt.print.PrinterException;
>
> public class PrintDialogTestCase extends JFrame {
> public PrintDialogTestCase() {
>          this.setTitle("Example");
>          this.setSize(200, 100);
>          this.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
>          this.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
>
>          this.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
>
>          JButton printDialogButton = new JButton("Print Dialog");
>          printDialogButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
>              public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
>                  final PrintRequestAttributeSet attributes = new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet();
>                  attributes.add(DialogTypeSelection.NATIVE);
>                  PrinterJob printJob = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
>                  if(printJob.printDialog(attributes))
>                  {
>                  try {
>                  printJob.print();
>                  } catch (PrinterException pe) {
>                  }
>                  }
>
>              }
>          });
>          this.add(printDialogButton);
>
>          JButton exitButton = new JButton("Exit");
>          exitButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
>              public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
>                  System.exit(0);
>              }
>          });
>          this.add(exitButton);
>      }
>      public static void main(String[] args) {
>          SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
>              @Override
>              public void run() {
>                  PrintDialogTestCase window = new PrintDialogTestCase();
>                  window.setVisible(true);
>              }
>          });
>
>      }
> }
>


-- 
Best regards, Sergey.