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Bug 82086

Summary:	[floating] Choice between JDialog and JFrame for floating window container
Product:	platform	Reporter:	stighd <stighd>
Component:	Window System	Assignee:	issues@platform <issues>
Status:	NEW ---
Severity:	blocker
Priority:	P3
Version:	6.x
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Issue Type:	ENHANCEMENT	Exception Reporter:
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	134670

Description stighd 2006-08-07 15:54:30 UTC

In daily build 200608061800 you can detach/attach windows at will, which is
_very_ nice. I'd like to file an RFE regarding the behaviour of detached
windows: A floating Output window, when moved to a different monitor, will
obscure whatever's on that monitor as long as netbeans has focus. If it was
possible to specify that the detached window should be contained in a JFrame
(like editor windows are), the focus handling would be more intuitive (from my
point of view, that is).

Comment 1 stighd 2007-01-17 14:56:18 UTC

workaround of sorts (under window xp, and possibly other platforms):
- open netbeans
- drag the Output window off the app to create a separate (JDialog) window
- exit the app while taking care that the Output window remains in focus (click
the [x] in the top right corner in the main window in WinXP)
- open WindowManager.wswmgr from the .netbeans/config/Windows2Local directory
- locate the <active-mode .../> tag, and note the content of the 'name' attribute 
- in .netbeans/config/Windows2Local/Modes, locate the corresponding .wsmode file
- open it and change <kind type="something" /> to <kind type="editor" />
- save
- cross fingers
- open netbeans
- with luck, find a detached toplevel editor JFrame containing the output window.

Comment 2 David Simonek 2007-01-17 15:21:28 UTC

:-)

Comment 3 stighd 2007-01-18 17:34:36 UTC

Of course, the _easy_ way would be to add
"-J-Dnetbeans.winsys.allow.dock.anywhere=true" to the command line, drag the
output window over to the editor area, and from there off the app. :)