I confirm this bug on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala using 3.5.4 and Sun Java 6.0 plugin.
It seems that this bug is here to stay. The sad thing is that I'm sure the solution might be a couple of lines of code. ** Description changed: Any implementation of Java (be it Sun's or the OpenJDK) suffers from this bug. Some Java Applet Windows cannot be closed when clicking on the close button (X) on the Window Manager title bar. This bug only affects Linux distributions. On MS Windows, the Applets work normally and they can be closed at will as any other window. Sites where this bug happens: http://www.volano.com/ http://www.chat-avenue.com/ http://www.elchat.com ...and pretty much any Applets that do not have an explicit close function within themselves. - OS: Ubuntu Hardy Heron - Browser: Firefox 3.0.1 + OS: Ubuntu Karmic Koala + Browser: Firefox 3.5.4 Java: OpenJDK Java runtime + Sun Java 6.0 Plugin -- Java Applet Window cannot be closed. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/37330 You received this bug notification because you are a member of OpenJDK, which is subscribed to openjdk-6 in ubuntu. Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser: Confirmed Status in OpenJDK: Fix Released Status in “openjdk-6” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in openjdk-6 in Ubuntu Hardy: Confirmed Status in openjdk-6 in Ubuntu Intrepid: Confirmed Bug description: Any implementation of Java (be it Sun's or the OpenJDK) suffers from this bug. Some Java Applet Windows cannot be closed when clicking on the close button (X) on the Window Manager title bar. This bug only affects Linux distributions. On MS Windows, the Applets work normally and they can be closed at will as any other window. Sites where this bug happens: http://www.volano.com/ http://www.chat-avenue.com/ http://www.elchat.com ...and pretty much any Applets that do not have an explicit close function within themselves. OS: Ubuntu Karmic Koala Browser: Firefox 3.5.4 Java: OpenJDK Java runtime Sun Java 6.0 Plugin _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openjdk Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openjdk More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
