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Bug ID: 7150349 [macosx] Applets attempting to show popup menus activate the applet process
7150349 : [macosx] Applets attempting to show popup menus activate the applet process

Details
Type:
Bug
Submit Date:
2012-03-01
Status:
Closed
Updated Date:
2012-07-05
Project Name:
JDK
Resolved Date:
2012-07-05
Component:
client-libs
OS:
os_x
Sub-Component:
java.awt
CPU:
x86
Priority:
P2
Resolution:
Fixed
Affected Versions:
7u4,8
Fixed Versions:
7u6

Related Reports
Backport:
JDK-2222304 - [macosx] Applets attempting to show popup menus activate the applet process

Sub Tasks

Description
When an applet is showing an AWT Choice and the user clicks on the popup menu, the process that is actually running the applet comes to the foreground and the popup doesn't show.

1. Install the Java plugin on Mac OS X
2. Go to http://www.pathguy.com/TimeDead.htm
3. Click on any of the popup menus
4. Notice that the process for the applet comes to the foreground and no menu appears.

Compare to Apple's JDK 6, where the popup menus appear as expected.

Comments
SUGGESTED FIX

Changeset - http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u-dev/jdk/rev/42004ca895ff
2012-03-20 
EVALUATION

We need to suppress activating the applet's process.
2012-03-16


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