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Bug 148418 - Auto popup documentation window misplacement
Summary: Auto popup documentation window misplacement
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: editor
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Completion & Templates (show other bugs)
Version: 6.x
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P4 blocker with 1 vote (vote)
Assignee: Dusan Balek
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2008-09-25 18:56 UTC by yada
Modified: 2016-07-07 07:25 UTC (History)
0 users

See Also:
Issue Type: DEFECT
Exception Reporter:


Attachments
nb6.5 placement error (568.91 KB, image/jpeg)
2008-12-20 14:56 UTC, yada
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Description yada 2008-09-25 18:56:20 UTC
Not a real bug, but wrong positioning.
On NB6.5 (and almost all version) on CTRL+space brings up autocompletion window, and documentation window.
On one screen systems (one monitor), it is almost every time is in right side. Sometimes bottom/upside. But fully visible.

The problem is with more monitors (desktops).
(When GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment().getScreenDevices() returns more than one result)

In my case: two monitor. Lef is #1 (with windows start menu and icons on this desktop), right is #2. Both in high
resolution. (1680x1050 and 1600x1200)
Netbeans runs in screen #2, in fullscreen mode. When in java editor the code completion shows, and documentation is
positioned, mostly positioned oin left side of code completion window. In this case the left side (about 20%-30%) of
documentation window is on screen #1, and remainder is on screen #2.
This makes documentation almost unreadable. Especialy when the two monitor is in long distance to each oter.

ps. Sorry for my english.
Comment 1 Jiri Prox 2008-09-26 10:16:03 UTC
can you provide screen shot please?
Comment 2 Vitezslav Stejskal 2008-09-26 12:19:54 UTC
Jirko, this is most likely going to be general problem with positioning code completion windows and is likely to affect
all languages, not just java.
Comment 3 Vitezslav Stejskal 2008-09-26 12:49:04 UTC
Yada, is the checkbox in 'Tools-Options -> Editor -> General -> Display Documentation Next to Completion' ticked or not?
Thanks
Comment 4 yada 2008-12-20 14:56:28 UTC
Created attachment 75211 [details]
nb6.5 placement error
Comment 5 yada 2008-12-20 15:05:31 UTC
Hi!

Sorry for long silence. 
The problem still exists (in final nb6.5). Both with 'Tools-Options -> Editor -> General -> Display Documentation Next
to Completion' checked/unchecked.
This screenshot made on bigger desktop, but effect is same. (1680x1050 and 1920x1200)
But for now, appears less times.
Comment 6 Martin Balin 2016-07-07 07:25:49 UTC
This old bug may not be relevant anymore. If you can still reproduce it in 8.2 development builds please reopen this issue.

Thanks for your cooperation,
NetBeans IDE 8.2 Release Boss