Name: boT120536 Date: 02/01/2001


java version "1.3.0_01"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0_01)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.0_01, mixed mode)

The java plugin authentication dialogs do not stay in front of the applet they
are associated with, so they are easily lost behind other windows, especially
if several windows are open.

This has been a problem for as long as I have been using the plugin (since
1.2.0). I had hoped that along with the many imporovements in 1.3.0_01, this
problem would have been addressed, but alas...

It is not quite the same. Bug 4256028 says that although dialogs stay in
front of the applet, events are still received by the applet. This is not
the same as the problem I describe. My problem is specifically with login
dialogs in the plugin for HTTP and proxy authentication. These dialogs
seem to make no attempt to be modal since they do NOT stay in front of the
applet. Here is some code that demonstrates the problem:

import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

public class AuthTest extends JApplet implements ActionListener {
           public void init() {
                     JButton b = new JButton("Connect");
                     getContentPane().add(b);
                     b.addActionListener(this);
           }

           public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                     try {
                               // sorry. don't know of a preexisting url
you can use
                               URL url = new URL
("URL.requiring.authentication");
                               InputStream is = url.openStream();
                               is.close();
                     } catch (Throwable t) {
                               t.printStackTrace();
                     }
           }
}


1) Press the connect button.
     A login dialog appears.
2) Click somewhere on the applet window.
     The applet window jumps to the front, obscuring the login dialog.


This bug causes a good amount of confusion for our users.



(Review ID: 116177)
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