Name: jk109818 Date: 09/04/2002


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.1-rc"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1-rc-b19)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.1-rc-b19, mixed mode)


FULL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION :Microsoft Windows 2000
[Version 5.00.2195]


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
JFormattedTextField (and consequently JSpinner) controls
always consume special key events such as ESC and Enter.
This means that in an appropriately configured dialog,
pressing ESC (to cancel the dialog) or Enter (to invoke the
default action) will not do anything if focus is in a
JFormattedTextField or JSpinner in the dialog. This is
particularly awkward if either of these happens to be the
default focus component in the dialog.

This is related to bug 4503715 which has been closed. The
engineer's comment is "Because JFormattedTextField has a
binding for escape (to cancel the current edit), your
escape binding will not be processed when the
JFormattedTextField has focus. Other components bind escape
as well (a JComboBox does too)". The difference is that ESC
and Enter are only consumed if the JComboBox is being
edited and once the combo popup is dismissed, ESC and Enter
are not consumed. Similarly the JFormattedTextField should
only consume the key/action event if there are changes to
be committed or cancelled.


EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
If there are no changes to the JFormattedTextField/JSpinner
to be committed or cancelled then the key/action events
should not be consumed.


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.
(Review ID: 163827)
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