Re: [dwm] issues with java apps

This will be easily fixable when Sun release Java under GPL.
Maintainers will be able to extend valid wm list ;)

On 3/5/07, pancake <pancake_AT_youterm.com> wrote:
> This is a bug in the JDK. Is known by sun and us.
>
> Read the mailing archives for more info. You'll find the related source code
> where dwm is restricted as a non valid window manager for Java...
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> well ..the real thing is that they check if the WM is in it's list of
> supported wm (icewm, metacity....), and if it's not make things go wrong.
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> afaik it works perfectly with GNU Classpath, and gnu classpath people is
> also notified about this stuff, they tried to talk with sun people to make
> them fix this stuff, but seems that nothing changed since then.
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> /me hopes to see this fixed in 1.7
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> --pancake
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> > As far as I can tell:
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> > - java JFrame instances don't receive a window resized event when the
> > window is resized with a Mod1Mask+RMB drag
> >
> > - awt menus don't follow the window when the latter is moved around the
> > screen with Mod1Mas+LMB drag
> >
> >
> > I am using the default java 1.6.0 settings. Note all the above are fixed
> > when using AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit , so te question is: have the java
> > guys been notified of this issues? Did they care at all to reply?
> >
> > Albert
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Received on Mon Mar 05 2007 - 20:32:49 UTC