P4
A DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUEST :
When launching a signed applet, the security warning dialog does not always request focus from the operating system, or if it is requesting focus, it does not always get it and can be obscured by other windows. It is possible that other windows requested the focus after the security warning dialog, in which case, the behavior is correct. However, clicking within the applet area merely sounds the system bell, telling the user that the dialog should be addressed, but the dialog does not focus.
Additionally, under Windows XP (at a minimum), the security warning dialog does not create an entry within the "tray" contributing to the difficult in getting it to focus. If the dialog happens to be obscured by another window (for example), the obscuring window must be moved or minimize in order to make the security warning dialog visible. Only at this time can the mouse be used to then focus the dialog.
JUSTIFICATION :
This is primarily a usability enhancement. Under Windows you can use the Alt+Tab key combination to get the security warning dialog to raise, however, this is not intuitive. Additionally, if the dialog is hidden, it can appear that the applet is stuck, perhaps still in the process of being downloaded. Clicking on the java applet area within the page merely sounds the system beep, which does not seem to be an ideal response to the situation.
EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
The security warning dialog (and any other application modal dialogs rendered by the Java plug-in) should consistently request focus from the system (and raise to the top) whenever the underlying Java applet is focused upon.
ACTUAL -
The security warning dialog does not always request focus and raise to the top of the stacking order. It another application has been focused and the dialog becomes hidden, only moving/minizing the windows blocking it from view and clicking upon the dialog or using the Alt+Tab key sequence to select the dialog will allow the user to focus it.
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Load any signed applet and wait for the security dialog to appear. Then focus another application and cover up the dialog and try to get the security warning dialog to focus.
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CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
There does not seem to be one.
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When launching a signed applet, the security warning dialog does not always request focus from the operating system, or if it is requesting focus, it does not always get it and can be obscured by other windows. It is possible that other windows requested the focus after the security warning dialog, in which case, the behavior is correct. However, clicking within the applet area merely sounds the system bell, telling the user that the dialog should be addressed, but the dialog does not focus.
Additionally, under Windows XP (at a minimum), the security warning dialog does not create an entry within the "tray" contributing to the difficult in getting it to focus. If the dialog happens to be obscured by another window (for example), the obscuring window must be moved or minimize in order to make the security warning dialog visible. Only at this time can the mouse be used to then focus the dialog.
JUSTIFICATION :
This is primarily a usability enhancement. Under Windows you can use the Alt+Tab key combination to get the security warning dialog to raise, however, this is not intuitive. Additionally, if the dialog is hidden, it can appear that the applet is stuck, perhaps still in the process of being downloaded. Clicking on the java applet area within the page merely sounds the system beep, which does not seem to be an ideal response to the situation.
EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
The security warning dialog (and any other application modal dialogs rendered by the Java plug-in) should consistently request focus from the system (and raise to the top) whenever the underlying Java applet is focused upon.
ACTUAL -
The security warning dialog does not always request focus and raise to the top of the stacking order. It another application has been focused and the dialog becomes hidden, only moving/minizing the windows blocking it from view and clicking upon the dialog or using the Alt+Tab key sequence to select the dialog will allow the user to focus it.
---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
Load any signed applet and wait for the security dialog to appear. Then focus another application and cover up the dialog and try to get the security warning dialog to focus.
---------- END SOURCE ----------
CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
There does not seem to be one.
###@###.### 2004-12-07 18:23:58 GMT