Name: jk109818 Date: 02/11/2003


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.1"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1-b21)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.1-b21, mixed mode)

FULL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION :
Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195] SP3

ADDITIONAL OPERATING SYSTEMS :
Linux as well


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
For Drag and Drop via the TransferHandler Mechanism,
The docs state, it should be possible to supply a visual
representation of the dragged items in a subclass of
javax.swing.TransferHandler by overriding the method
public Icon getVisualRepresentation(Transferable t)

This has no effect. Looking at the source of
javax.swing.TransferHandler, it is obvious, that
the internal class javax.swing.TransferHandler.DragHandler
never uses this. Insetead, it initiates the drag with a
null-Image.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
1. get my example from
http://hh.bonn.iz-soz.de/fetch/TransferHandlerBugs.java
2. compile, run, open the tree and select something
3. drag that something around

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
while dragging, the platforms Tree-Leaf Icon should
accompany the mouse cursor as an iconic representation of
the dragged items.

Instead, i only get the (move/copy/link - dependig on
modifiers) mouse cursor - or on linux the default white block.

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
http://hh.bonn.iz-soz.de/fetch/TransferHandlerBugs.java
---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER WORKAROUND :
rewriting almost the complete TransferHandler since all
of the relevant methods/members are private and can not be
overriden...
if only the internal classes like SwingTransferHandler were
not private and could be instanciated by a derived
TransferHandler...
(Review ID: 180034)
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