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

[Abhinay Reddyreddy]

Thanks for the fast response. It would be awesome if this issue could be fixed in a JDK 7 update.

-Abhinay.

On Mar 12, 2013, at 3:13 PM, Petr Pchelko wrote:

>> Hi, Petr
>> I assume in jdk 7 it could be fixed too?
> 
> The fix is very simple, I suppose it would be applicable to the jdk7.
> 
> With best regards. Petr.
> 
> 12.03.2013, в 23:05, Sergey Bylokhov <Sergey.Bylokhov at oracle.com> написал(а):
> 
>> 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.
>> 
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