Name: vi73552 Date: 06/23/99


If a JTextField or JTextArea has focus when
you hit the key combination for a mnemonic
the letter you press is added to the content
of the JTextField or JTextArea.

This means that, for example, you can't save a record
without adding an 's' to whatever field you are in when
you press alt-S!

Here is my example code:

import javax.swing.*;

class MnemonicTest extends JFrame{

public MnemonicTest(){

JButton button = new JButton("Test");
button.setMnemonic( 'T' );

getContentPane().add( new JTextField(), "North" );

getContentPane().add(new JLabel("Cursor in box and press Alt+T!") );

getContentPane().add(button, "South");
setBounds(30,30,100,100);
show();

}

public static void main(String args[]){
new MnemonicTest();
}
} // end class

This bug has been reported before (4127028) and then closed
because it was not reproducible.

I believe that this is because it wasn't stipulated that the
JTextComponent should have focus when the key combination is
pressed or perhaps it doesn't occur on Solaris.

This bug effectively makes mnemonics useless for most
applications and needs to be fixed urgently.
(Review ID: 84726)
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