<Swing Dev> [Fwd: JDK1.7u17 Windows 8 compatibility issue: platform LAF does not work]

[Heiko Wagner]

Thanks.

I guess my problem is a special case of the Bug 6629522. Here is a description how I did reproduce it on a Acer branded Win8 laptop:

1) Start the "SwingSet2.jar" supplied with the JDK1.7.0_17 demos on Windows 8 with the default desktop theme
2) Change the LAF to the plattform LAF by clicking on "Look & Feel | Windows"
3) Change the theme to a high contrast theme in the Windows settings while SwingSet2 demo still running
4) SwingSet2 demo is now not properly repainting its components

Regards,
Heiko

-----Original Message-----
From: Alexander Scherbatiy [mailto:alexandr.scherbatiy at oracle.com]
Sent: Donnerstag, 28. März 2013 09:15
To: Heiko Wagner
Cc: Anthony Petrov; swing-dev at openjdk.java.net
Subject: Re: <Swing Dev> [Fwd: JDK1.7u17 Windows 8 compatibility issue:
platform LAF does not work]



    We have the similar issue that can have the same roots:
    6629522  NPE in XPStyle$Skin.getWidth when changing between Win XP 
style and Win classic style

    I will add your test case to the issue.

     Thanks,
     Alexandr.

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: JDK1.7u17 Windows 8 compatibility issue: platform LAF does 
> not work
> Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:25:52 +0100
> From: Heiko Wagner <heiko.wagner at apis.de>
> To: <core-libs-dev at openjdk.java.net>
>
> I am just facing a compatibility issue with Java 7u17 and Windows 8. 
> When I
> am in "desktop mode" and want to set the platform LAF everything works in
> case the default Windows theme is set (the one that looks similar to 
> Win7).
> When Windows 8 is set to a high contrast theme (black background +
> whil/yellow foreground), setting of the platform LAF no loger works. 
> Here is
> the stack trace:
>
> java.lang.NullPointerException
>  at com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.XPStyle$Skin.getWidth(Unknown Source)
>  at com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.XPStyle$Skin.getWidth(Unknown Source)
>  at
> com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsPopupMenuUI.getGutterWidth(Unknown
> Source)
>  at
> com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsLookAndFeel.initVistaComponentDefault 
>
> s(Unknown Source)
>  at
> com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsLookAndFeel.initComponentDefaults(Unk 
>
> nown Source)
>  at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicLookAndFeel.getDefaults(Unknown Source)
>  at javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(Unknown Source)
>  at javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(Unknown Source)
>
> Is this problem already known and scheduled for a later update version?
>
> Regards,
> Heiko