Tested with Merlin b52 and 53 on Solaris 8 sparc, Solaris 8 x86, Solaris 2.6 sparc, Windows2K, Windows98 and RedHatLinux6.2J.

Japanese characters' input can not be accepted on JPasswordField.

***Steps to reproduce and the phenomenon***
Compile an attached program JPassWordField.java and UIManagerMenu.java

On Solaris and Linux:
1)Select Metal L&F from the menu.
2)Press Ctrl + Space to make Japanese Japanese input mode available;
a status window of japanese input mode appears.
3)Type "a"
Then, "input window" appears which seems to be same as a root window for passive client seen in using Java IM by IMSPI functionality.
The root window is different from the HostIM's one.
4)Commit the character "a" in the root window, no characters can be displayed on JPasswordFiled.
5)Then, select Motif L&F from the menu.
6)Press Ctrl + Space. The status window of japanese input mode does not appear and Japnese input mode can not be available.
7)Select Metal L&F again and press Ctrl + Space, Japnese input mode can not be available;
the phenomenon ween in 2) or 3) is not seen any more.


Testing with some builds before b52, this phenomenon is seen from b48.
With b47 pressing Ctrl + Space to make Japnese input mode available and typing "a",
one Japanese is entered in JPasswordFiled with on-the-spot input style.


On Windows:
For all L&F;
1)Press Alt + FullWidth/HalfWidth to make Japanese input mode available.
However, Japanese imput mode can not be available on JPasswordFiled.


This problem is not seen on JTexField.