<AWT Dev> JDK-8075070 [macosx] system menu bar disabled when using webstart to start

[David DeHaven]

Or one list eliminated... ideally

-DrD-

> On Mar 25, 2015, at 11:31 AM, Phil Race <philip.race at oracle.com> wrote:
> 
> Yes, I understand what you are saying and nowhere are we questioning that
> it worked in the past.
> 
> Best guess now is that somehow in 8u40 the checking switched from list A to list B
> and the bug is that they are not in sync .. and at the very least even if it turns
> out to be something utterly different those lists *should* be in sync.
> 
> -phil.
> 
> 
> On 03/25/2015 11:06 AM, Burk, Bill wrote:
>> We’ve successfully used Java 7 and 8 with our application on Mac OS X until J8u40
>>  
>> REGRESSION INFO: Problem does not replicate in J8u31
>> Java Web Start 11.31.2.13
>> Using JRE version 1.8.0_31-b13 Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM
>>  
>> From: Phil Race [mailto:philip.race at oracle.com] 
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 11:02 AM
>> To: Burk, Bill
>> Cc: awt-dev at openjdk.java.net
>> Subject: Re: <AWT Dev> JDK-8075070 [macosx] system menu bar disabled when using webstart to start
>>  
>> PS ..
>> 
>> > For previous versions of Java, if you include the property apple.laf.useScreenMenuBar for a different OS, such as >Windows OS, Java Console gives similar message, property considered insecure
>> >-I think that’s always been correct behavior because the property is only useful to Mac OS X
>> 
>> Although its possible that on Windows we always checked the list that accidentally omits
>> this property, its also going to be true that until JDK 7u6 there was no Oracle JavaWs for Mac
>> and Oracle JRE's for other platforms were ignorant of this property and so perhaps even a recent
>> Oracle JDK 6 update would reject it. However I expect an Oracle JDk 8u25 for Windows would
>> "allow" this property since the list is not per-platform, although any variance in code path might affect that
>> because of  the omission from one of the lists.
>> 
>> -phil.
>> 
>> 
>> On 03/25/2015 10:49 AM, Phil Race wrote:
>> I found there are actually two copies of the list but the second one seems to have never
>> listed it. Perhaps there is a disconnect somewhere but its not very clear to me.
>> 
>> -phil.
>> 
>> On 03/25/2015 10:19 AM, Phil Race wrote:
>> I have just examined the (closed) source file that enumerates the secure properties and
>> I clearly see "apple.laf.useScreenMenuBar" along with all the rest.
>> 
>> This is current 8u-dev source and the file hasn't been updated in a year ..
>> 
>> -phil.
>> 
>> On 03/25/2015 10:01 AM, Burk, Bill wrote:
>> I don’t think it duplicates JDK-8074668 because Java Console message is different and clearly reveals property is considered insecure.
>>  
>> Additional information that may help:
>>  
>> For previous versions of Java, if you include the property apple.laf.useScreenMenuBar for a different OS, such as Windows OS, Java Console gives similar message, property considered insecure
>> -I think that’s always been correct behavior because the property is only useful to Mac OS X
>>  
>> For previous versions of Java, menus will be missing on Mac OS X if you omit the property apple.laf.useScreenMenuBar
>> -Because property enables menus, leaving it out or ignoring the property takes away those menus.
>>  
>> Regards,
>>  
>> Bill
>>  
>> From: Sergey Bylokhov [mailto:Sergey.Bylokhov at oracle.com] 
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 9:04 AM
>> To: Burk, Bill; awt-dev at openjdk.java.net
>> Subject: Re: <AWT Dev> JDK-8075070 [macosx] system menu bar disabled when using webstart to start
>>  
>> Hello,
>> Looks like this is a duplicate of https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8074668
>> It should be fixed in 8u40b27
>> 
>> 25.03.15 18:49, Burk, Bill wrote:
>> I recently opened a report with Oracle for what I believe may be the same issue. It may impact many existing Mac OS X applications so should be considered seriously.
>>  
>> (Review ID: JI-9020016) - JNLP property apple.laf.useScreenMenuBar no longer treated as secure for Mac OS X
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