Name: rmT116609 Date: 07/28/2004


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.5.0-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-beta-b32c)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-beta-b32c, mixed mode)

java version "1.5.0-beta2"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-beta2-b51)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-beta2-b51, mixed mode, sharing)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
When using a JDialog, setting a cusor on one if its child components (say a label added to it) - the cursor is ignored. This works fine with JFrame however.


EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
When hovering the mouse over a central component (a JLabel in the BorderLayout.CENTER position), the mouse cursor should change from the pointer to a hand.
ACTUAL -
The cursor stay the same (e.g. a pointer) when the JDialog is used, but it works fine when a JFrame is used.

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Cursor;

import javax.swing.JDialog;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.border.LineBorder;

import junit.framework.TestCase;

/**
 * Test case to demonstrate problem/difference between JDialog and JFrame
 * cursor.
 */
public class JDialogCursor_TestCase extends TestCase
{
  public void testJDialogCursor()
   throws Exception
  {
    JDialog dialog = new JDialog();
    dialog.setTitle("JDialog cursor test (fails)");
    dialog.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
    dialog.add(new JLabel("Close this dialog when ready to continue"), BorderLayout.NORTH);
    JLabel centerLabel = new JLabel("Cursor should be a hand in this label area");
    centerLabel.setBorder(new LineBorder(Color.BLACK));
    centerLabel.setCursor(Cursor.getPredefinedCursor(Cursor.HAND_CURSOR));
    dialog.add(centerLabel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
    dialog.setSize(400, 200);
    dialog.setVisible(true);
    while (dialog.isVisible())
    {
      Thread.sleep(1000);
    }
    dialog.dispose();
  }
  
  public void testJFrameCursor()
   throws Exception
  {
    JFrame frame = new JFrame();
    frame.setTitle("JFrame cursor test (works)");
    frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
    frame.add(new JLabel("Close this frame when ready to continue"), BorderLayout.NORTH);
    JLabel centerLabel = new JLabel("Cursor should be a hand in this label area");
    centerLabel.setBorder(new LineBorder(Color.BLACK));
    centerLabel.setCursor(Cursor.getPredefinedCursor(Cursor.HAND_CURSOR));
    frame.add(centerLabel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
    frame.setSize(400, 200);
    frame.setVisible(true);
    while (frame.isVisible())
    {
      Thread.sleep(1000);
    }
    frame.dispose();
  }
}

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CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Use JFrame instead of JDialog. However, JFrame does not have the modality control like a JDialog does.
(Incident Review ID: 277202)
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