Build : 'L'
OS : Win95/98 (WinNT ok, Sol ok)
drawmode: GDI (-Dsun.java2d.noddraw=true) only (DirectDraw ok)
app : included below.

Any draw calls placed _after_ a drawString will not draw.


import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.geom.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;


public class drawStringBug extends Frame {

 private TextCanvas c;

 public static void main(String args[]) {
WindowListener wnd = new WindowAdapter() {
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {System.exit(0);}
};
    drawStringBug f = new drawStringBug();
f.setSize(400,650);
    f.show();
 }
    
 public drawStringBug() {
    c = new TextCanvas();
    add("Center", c);
 }

}

 class TextCanvas extends Canvas {

    public void paint(Graphics g) {
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;

// Place the below block after all other draws to make other draw.
g2.setColor(Color.black);
g2.drawString("drawString", 20, 20);

g2.setColor(Color.black);
g2.setFont(new Font("Dialog", Font.PLAIN, 18));
g2.drawString("drawString:Dialog:PLAIN:18", 20, 550);
g2.setFont(new Font("Dialog", Font.BOLD, 18));
g2.drawString("drawString:Dialog:BOLD:18", 20, 580);

Image im = createImage(50,50);
Graphics ig = im.getGraphics();
ig.setColor(Color.red);
ig.fillRect(0,0,50,50);
g.drawImage(im, 100,10, this);

for (float f = 1; f < 10.0f; f++) {
g2.setStroke(new BasicStroke(f));
GeneralPath p = new GeneralPath();
p.moveTo(210, 10+(f*10));
p.lineTo(380, 10+(f*10));
p.closePath();
g2.draw(p);
}

GradientPaint gp = new GradientPaint(0.0f, 0.0f, Color.blue, 185.0f, 213.0f, Color.white);
g2.setPaint(gp);
g2.fillRect(20, 80, 185, 213);


     }

public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
        return new Dimension(400, 650);
}

}