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

[Philip Race]

Hi,

I realise I need to clarify one thing that may be important.
Previously with Window this could apply to a Dialog.
Now it cannot. Are we disabling an important case with this change ?

-phil

On 3/14/17, 5:54 AM, Alexander Zvegintsev wrote:
> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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