<Swing Dev> taskbar icon badge issue

[Sergey Bylokhov]

On 20.11.2020 06:56, Alan Snyder wrote:
> I don’t believe there is any bug here.

It was there, and it was reported to Apple ID-7261735. Looks like this bug has a few
fixes and the last update was that it could work in 10.15.5 beta 3.
I'll take a look.

> Setting a badge on the app icon requires a permission that is controlled using the Notifications system preference.
> Using JDK 12, I can allow or prevent the test program from setting a badge by enabling or disabling notifications from “java”.
> See linked image [1].
> 
> I hope the “fix” can be reverted in JDK 16.
> 
>    Alan
> 
> [1] https://cr.openjdk.java.net/~alans/8230869/Notifications.png
> 
> 
> 
>> On Oct 26, 2020, at 2:29 PM, Sergey Bylokhov <Sergey.Bylokhov at oracle.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 26.10.2020 14:16, Alan Snyder wrote:
>>>> I have tested the "DockBadge.java" from the https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8230869 on macOS 10.15.7 + JDK12 and it does not work =(
>>> That seems odd. Are you saying that no dock icons ever show a badge on 10.15.7?
>>
>> yes, in some updates it works, in another, it does not.
>>
>>> On my 10.15.6, I see dock badges on System Preferences, App Store, and Feedback Assistant. How are they accomplishing this? Do Apple apps use a private API> I’m suspicious that the problem is in the JDK, in which case it should be fixable.
>>
>> The Apple standard/public API for dock badges stop working when using with JRS.
>>
>> -- 
>> Best regards, Sergey.
>>
> 


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Best regards, Sergey.