The following code demonstrates a problem with displaying large menus.

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;


public class MenuTest extends Frame {
MenuBar menuTest;

    public MenuTest() {
super();
setSize(200,200);
this.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() { // begin anon
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
System.exit(0);
} // windowClosing
} ); // end anon
menuTest = createMenuBar();

    }
// basic instantiation
    
    public static void main(String argv[]) {
MenuTest testFrame = new MenuTest();
testFrame.setMenuBar(testFrame.menuTest);
testFrame.setVisible(true);
}

    MenuBar createMenuBar() {
// MenuBar
MenuBar menuBar = new MenuBar();

MenuItem mi;

// File Menu
Menu file = (Menu) menuBar.add(new Menu("File"));
        mi = (MenuItem) file.add(new MenuItem("About"));
        mi = (MenuItem) file.add(new MenuItem("Open"));
mi.setEnabled(false);
        mi = (MenuItem) file.add(new MenuItem("Save"));
mi.setEnabled(false);
        mi = (MenuItem) file.add(new MenuItem("Save As..."));
mi.setEnabled(false);
        
        mi = (MenuItem) file.add(new MenuItem("Exit"));
        
mi.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
System.exit(0);
}
});


// Options Menu
Menu options = (Menu) menuBar.add(new Menu("100 Items"));
for (int i = 1; i<100; i++)
{
mi = (MenuItem) options.add(new MenuItem("choice " + i));
}


return menuBar;
    }

}

Added by nick.rodin@eng, 1998-10-19:

I have tested this example with 1.1.6, 1.1.7, and 1.2 with the same results.