FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.6.0_33"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_33-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 20.8-b03, mixed mode, sharing)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows [version 6.0.6002]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Due to the bugs 4988798 (Closed - Not Fixed) and similarly 4522626, the conversion of a MouseEvent with SwingUtilities.convertMouseEvent() is invalid.
The initial modifiers and extended modifiers are incorrectly converted.
(due to private method setNewModifiers in MouseEvent).

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Run the given sample and perform:
1) Right Click on the panel
2) Alt + Right Click on the panel
3) Meta + Left-Click on the panel (with a mac keyboard)

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
In each test case, the modifiers and extModifiers of the converted event must be the same as the modifiers and extModifiers in the initialEvent.
ACTUAL -
Right click:
Initial event: java.awt.event.MouseEvent[MOUSE_PRESSED,(63,29),absolute(171,157),button=3,modifiers=Méta+Button3,extModifiers=Button3,clickCount=1] on com.test.BugMouseEvent[...]
Converted event: java.awt.event.MouseEvent[MOUSE_PRESSED,(63,29),absolute(171,157),button=3,modifiers=Méta+Button3,extModifiers=Méta+Button3,clickCount=1] on com.test.BugMouseEvent[...]

Alt + Left Click:
Initial event: java.awt.event.MouseEvent[MOUSE_PRESSED,(71,107),absolute(179,235),button=1,modifiers=Alt+Button1+Button2,extModifiers=Alt+Button1,clickCount=1] on com.test.BugMouseEvent[...]
Converted event: java.awt.event.MouseEvent[MOUSE_PRESSED,(71,107),absolute(179,235),button=1,modifiers=Button1,extModifiers=Button1+Button2,clickCount=1] on com.test.BugMouseEvent[...]

Meta + LeftClick:
Initial event: java.awt.event.MouseEvent[MOUSE_PRESSED,(60,105),absolute(170,232),button=1,modifiers=Méta+Button1+Button2,extModifiers=Méta+Button1,clickCount=1] on com.test.BugMouseEvent[...]
Converted event: java.awt.event.MouseEvent[MOUSE_PRESSED,(60,105),absolute(170,232),button=1,modifiers=Button1,extModifiers=Button1+Button3,clickCount=1] on com.test.BugMouseEvent[...]


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import java.awt.event.*;

import javax.swing.*;

public class BugMouseEvent extends JPanel {
public BugMouseEvent() {
addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
@Override
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
System.err.println("Initial event: " + e);
MouseEvent ne = SwingUtilities.convertMouseEvent(e.getComponent(), e, e.getComponent());
System.err.println("Converted event: " + ne);
}
});
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
JFrame f = new JFrame("Test");
f.getContentPane().add(new BugMouseEvent());
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
f.setBounds(100, 100, 200, 200);
f.setVisible(true);
}
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
As the bug in the MouseEvent constructor will not be corrected, the only way to correct the issue is to change the SwingUtilities.convertMouseEvent(). I duplicated this method in an other class and corrected the code:

[code]
public static MouseEvent convertMouseEvent(Component source, MouseEvent sourceEvent, Component destination) {
Point p = SwingUtilities.convertPoint(source, new Point(sourceEvent.getX(), sourceEvent.getY()), destination);
Component newSource;
if (destination != null) {
newSource = destination;
}
else {
newSource = source;
}
MouseEvent newEvent;
if (sourceEvent instanceof MouseWheelEvent) {
MouseWheelEvent sourceWheelEvent = (MouseWheelEvent)sourceEvent;
newEvent = new MouseWheelEvent(newSource, sourceWheelEvent.getID(), sourceWheelEvent.getWhen(), sourceWheelEvent.getModifiersEx(), p.x, p.y, sourceWheelEvent.getXOnScreen(), sourceWheelEvent.getYOnScreen(), sourceWheelEvent.getClickCount(), sourceWheelEvent.isPopupTrigger(), sourceWheelEvent.getScrollType(), sourceWheelEvent.getScrollAmount(), sourceWheelEvent.getWheelRotation());
}
else if (sourceEvent instanceof MenuDragMouseEvent) {
MenuDragMouseEvent sourceMenuDragEvent = (MenuDragMouseEvent)sourceEvent;
newEvent = new MenuDragMouseEvent(newSource, sourceMenuDragEvent.getID(), sourceMenuDragEvent.getWhen(), sourceMenuDragEvent.getModifiersEx(), p.x, p.y, sourceMenuDragEvent.getXOnScreen(), sourceMenuDragEvent.getYOnScreen(), sourceMenuDragEvent.getClickCount(), sourceMenuDragEvent.isPopupTrigger(), sourceMenuDragEvent.getPath(), sourceMenuDragEvent.getMenuSelectionManager());
}
else {
// initial code:
// newEvent = new MouseEvent(newSource, sourceEvent.getID(), sourceEvent.getWhen(), sourceEvent.getModifiers(), p.x, p.y, sourceEvent.getXOnScreen(), sourceEvent.getYOnScreen(), sourceEvent.getClickCount(), sourceEvent.isPopupTrigger(), MouseEvent.NOBUTTON);
// corrected code:
newEvent = new MouseEvent(newSource, sourceEvent.getID(), sourceEvent.getWhen(), sourceEvent.getModifiersEx(), p.x, p.y, sourceEvent.getXOnScreen(), sourceEvent.getYOnScreen(), sourceEvent.getClickCount(), sourceEvent.isPopupTrigger(), sourceEvent.getButton());
}
return newEvent;
}
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