Solution: Don't use Java apps. Extra solution: Don't ever use Java apps.
uriel PS.: People that use jedit should not be allowed to use computers. On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 6:47 AM, Suraj Kurapati <[email protected]> wrote: > Java apps which use the Swing GUI toolkit suddenly stop receiving keyboard > events in wmii -- ever since wmii-3.6. > > I noticed that this occurs whenever these apps open a modal window (like a > "File Open" dialog or "File Save" dialog). The modal window automatically > appears in the floating layer. Once I dismiss the modal window, the focus > returns to the main java app (which is in the managed layer) and the app no > longer responds to keystrokes. The app is not frozen -- I can still use > the mouse to click on buttons/menus. > > I have been suffering with this problem for months (maybe a year?) now. > The only solution is to close the java app and start it up again --- > which is incredibly annoying. I always use wmii @ hg tip, hoping that > someday this problem would be fixed. > > Any debugging tips would be appreciated: something (wmii?) is eating my > keyboard events and not letting them propagate to the java apps! > > I am using this version of wmii: > >> wmii -v > wmii-hg2427, (c)2008 Kris Maglione > > Thanks for your consideration. > >
