<AWT Dev> [9] Review request for 8176528: Progress state for window is not displayed in taskbar

[Alexander Zvegintsev]

There is no precedents here:

http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~azvegint/jdk/9/8176528/02/

Thanks,
Alexander.

On 14/03/2017 15:40, Philip Race wrote:
> with this change maybe we should be renaming the parameters and update the doc
> ie
> 279      * @param w window
> could be
>  @param f frame
> ?
>
> Or is there precedent for what you have right now ?
>
> -phil.
>
> On 3/14/17, 5:33 AM, Alexander Zvegintsev wrote:
>>> So they already know the window isn't visible and are asking for an 
>>> explanation
>>> of the circumstances for this so I don't think this update will 
>>> satisfy them without
>>> more explanation.
>>>
>>> At the very least we need to add that
>>> "Some {@code Window}s are not visible in the task bar.
>>> For example undecorated Windows may not be visible". 
>> Actually java.awt.Window is not visible in taskbar because of its 
>> window style flags(WS_EX_NOACTIVATE, WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW), it has 
>> nothing to do with decorations.
>>
>> I've replaced parameter type with Frame instead if Window to avoid 
>> such misunderstanding. Frame still can be removed from taskbar by 
>> f.setType(Window.Type.UTILITY) call.
>>
>>> I do not know if we can say something stronger than that ?
>>> Is this the case on all platforms ? 
>> This part of API is supported for Windows only.
>>
>>
>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~azvegint/jdk/9/8176528/01/
>>
>> -- 
>> Thanks,
>> Alexander.
>>
>> On 14.03.2017 0:52, Phil Race wrote:
>>> The JCK comments in the bug are :
>>> >This may be a specification issue.
>>> >Window progress is not displayed in taskbar as specified.
>>> >The spec states that progress is displayed in a platform-dependent 
>>> way.
>>> I>f progress is not in fact displayed under some circumstances, that 
>>> should be specified.
>>>
>>> So they already know the window isn't visible and are asking for an 
>>> explanation
>>> of the circumstances for this so I don't think this update will 
>>> satisfy them without
>>> more explanation.
>>>
>>> At the very least we need to add that
>>> "Some {@code Window}s are not visible in the task bar.
>>> For example undecorated Windows may not be visible".
>>>
>>> I do not know if we can say something stronger than that ?
>>> Is this the case on all platforms ?
>>>
>>> -phil.
>>>
>>> On 3/13/2017 2:04 PM, Alexander Zvegintsev wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> please review the fix
>>>>
>>>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~azvegint/jdk/9/8176528/00/
>>>>
>>>> for the issue
>>>>
>>>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8176528
>>>>
>>>> The test uses java.awt.Window which doesn't have button for its 
>>>> window in the taskbar, thus we can't show progress for this window 
>>>> there.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>