Re: [As-users] doing something for java applications ?
Sasha Vasko (sasha@aftercode.net)
Thu, 08 Jun 2006 17:38:25 -0500
It appears that we were handling Globaly Active input model as if it was
No Input model. Kinda dumb, but what would you expect from me :)
Please try CVS - it works fine for me now.
Thank you all for your patience and reports.
Keep on bothering me :)
Sasha
. wrote:
> On Tuesday 06 June 2006 20:21, Volker Ossenkopf wrote:
>
>
>>I notice two kinds of problems (only with Java 1.5, Java 1.4 behaves
>>always well):
>>
>>If a Java application shows an input window, the main window does not
>>get the focus back after the dialog window is closed, no way what I
>>do with the mouse, or which settings I use for feeling.
>>
>>The "background windows". If an application shows a widget which can
>>be used with the mouse only, everything is fine for the first time.
>>If the application sets the widget invisible because everything is
>>entered and I reopen it later again (setting it visible) it does not
>>get a "window" any more. No borders, no handles it stays on the root
>>window on every desktop/screen without a possibility to move or
>>activate it.
>>
>
> Good description of the problem :)
>
> The offending windows don't have border/handle and don't appear anymore in the
> windows list (middle button here). It leads me to think that some corruption
> occurs and AS fails to keep theses windows on control.
>
> I would be happy to know more about this trouble, specially if a developper of
> AfterStep is reading and would like to expose possible countermeasures :))
>
>
>>>I would like to know if there is workaround, specially for the java
>>>applet, that i am going to use in my day job. The applet appears as
>>>"java_vm" with the "ps" command, maybe i could set something in the AS
>>>database ?
>>
>>As my main applications for work are written in Java 1.5 (not by me)
>>I have to run a separate window manager (fluxbox) in a xnest to get
>>my Java work done - no really acceptable work around.
>>
>>Best wishes
>> Volker
>
> I had a hard time today fighting with another applet that caused me a bad
> reaction at an important moment ($$ involved).
>
> So far this applet have behaved rather well despite the known quirks, but it
> appears to me that in the rush you can be confused dealing with thoses, and
> cannot take that risk.
>
> I think i would be better of to use KDE for now and i sincerly hope that this
> issue will receive a proper amount of attention at its time. ;-)
>
> AS is still one of nicest WM i know, so i can only express my supportive
> feeling to the dev-team.
>
>
>>Best wishes
>> Volker
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> NR
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