RFR: 8233678: [macos 10.15] System menu bar does not work initially on macOS Catalina [v3]

[Kevin Rushforth]

On Mon, 7 Dec 2020 16:21:57 GMT, Kevin Rushforth <kcr at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Marked as reviewed by aghaisas (Reviewer).
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> I don't yet know whether there is an alternative that would allow the menubar to work without deactivating the app, but I filed a follow-up bug to track this:
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> [JDK-8257835](https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8257835): Brief flash in terminal window when launching FX app on macOS
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> It seems like it might be possible to fix this, since AWT initialization doesn't run into this. I note that AWT uses an Apple-provided "JavaRuntime Support" (JRS) Framework. We would need to see whether there is something else possible using public macOS  APIs.

@tomsontom Thanks for letting me know. He reached to me directly as well, so I'll plan to add the information to the follow-on bug, [JDK-8257835](https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8257835).

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jfx/pull/361