This is an AWT regression bug appearing in 1.1.6.
The bug is that the Motif native code implementing Frame assumes
it is running under a reparenting window manager.

This assumption is usually true, but in fact any X application that
cannot run without the presence of a window manager is buggy.
Furthermore not all window managers will reparent, and there is at least
one important case involving a PC X server where this is so.

The bug appears to be introduced as a result of a fix to bug 4095525

This apparently moved important code (most probably a reshape call) to
inside a case block where a ReparentNotify event is received.

If this event is not received, then the window does not display properly.

To reproduce the problem:

Run the X server without any window manager:
1. To do this, exit from CDE/Openwindows, login at the command
     line console prompt.
     Put these 2 lines in $HOME/.xinitrc file:

$OPENWINHOME/lib/openwin-sys # OpenWindows system initialization
        /usr/openwin/bin/xterm

2. Start the X server from the command line:
     % /usr/openwin/bin/xinit
     This will give you one xterm in which you can reproduce the problem
     as follows.

3. After compiling, run the following test case using 1.1.6.
     The window is displayed but appears empty (no "hi there" button)
     This works with using 1.1.5.

     
     To run it:

% javac FTest.java
% java FTest

------------------------------ FTest.java ------------------------------

import java.awt.*;

public class FTest extends Frame {

        public FTest()
        {
                setTitle("FT");
                setSize(100,100);
                setLayout(new FlowLayout());
                Button b = new Button("hi there");
                add(b, BorderLayout.CENTER);
        }

        public static void main(String[] args)
        {
                FTest t = new FTest();
                t.setVisible(true);
        }
}

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