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Java Forum / General / November 2007File Open dialog bug in 1.6.0_03
I am using 1.6.0_03 under Win2K SP4 for a couple of apps and in both cases I see a problem with the File Open dialog box. When put in "details" mode the columns include "modified" which should be the file date. But instead I see the file type. There is also no way to add columns to this dialog. In a windows generated File Open dialog, I can add or remove columns. So I have no way to sort the files in this dialog by date. Is this a known bug? Is it specific to Win2K or does it appear on all Windows versions? Is there a fix or work around for the application developer? > I am using 1.6.0_03 under Win2K SP4 for a couple of apps and in both > cases I see a problem with the File Open dialog box. When put in [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Is there a fix or work around for the application developer? Are you using FileDialog, or JFileChooser? If you are using one, have you tried the other? How many Win2k installs have you seen this behavior on? Have you tried other VMs? (1.6.0_02, or 1.5.0_12)? It probably wouldn't hurt to post a SSCE... > > I am using 1.6.0_03 under Win2K SP4 for a couple of apps and in both > > cases I see a problem with the File Open dialog box. When put in [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > It probably wouldn't hurt to post a SSCE... I am not the developer. I am a user at openstreetmap.org. I don't have any other platforms to test this on and I don't know enough about java to try the code change you suggested. The developer knows about it, so I assume I am not the only one seeing it. For whatever reason (likely the linux vs. MS thing) the developer doesn't see this as an issue worthy of his time. I can understand that, but it is a bother to me and it does seem to affect multiple apps (JOSM and cotoGPS). I just thought it might be a known bug that will be fixed soon or that a known workaround exists. I'll pass your suggestion on to him to see if he will try it. As to the SSCE, I assume that is a bug report. I don't have a clue about where to begin with that. I'll be happy to do it if you tell me where and how. Thanks... Zig wrote: >> It probably wouldn't hurt to post a SSCE [sic] ... You should spell it right if you're introducing people to new concepts, else they can't google it as effectively. > As to the SSCE, I assume that is a bug report. If it hadn't been for the typo, you might have found <http://www.physci.org/codes/sscce.html> Don't assume. GIYF.  SignatureLew >> > I am using 1.6.0_03 under Win2K SP4 for a couple of apps and in both >> > cases I see a problem with the File Open dialog box. When put in ... >I am not the developer. I am a user at openstreetmap.org. >... For whatever reason >(likely the linux vs. MS thing) the developer doesn't see this as an >issue worthy of his time. ... It seems a waste of time if the developer will not support their own product, but a 'workaround' for it would be to launch the app. via. JWS and request versions of the Java runtime that are not affected by the bug. This would also require the developer to digitally sign the application (A file chooser is not available to a sandboxed app.). I recommend you bounce the text of this message to them, invite them to come here for further advice on JWS, if interested, and if not, find yourself some software that *is* supported. SignatureAndrew Thompson http://www.athompson.info/andrew/ > How many Win2k installs have you seen this behavior on? Have you tried > other VMs? (1.6.0_02, or 1.5.0_12)? Those VMs have a major security hole. 6u3 and 1.5.0_13 are the releases that patched that hole. SignatureLew > Is this a known bug? Is it specific to Win2K or does it appear on all > Windows versions? It must be well known by now. I have reported it about a dozen times (with dump data from different computers and applications). The bug is present in Win2K and WinXP, at least. > Is there a fix or workaround for the application developer? The only workaround is to downgrade to Java 1.5. -Ramon > > Is this a known bug? Is it specific to Win2K or does it appear on all > > Windows versions? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > The only workaround is to downgrade to Java 1.5. Thanks for the info. So you are saying that this is a *new* problem that started with 1.6? The whole version thing confuses me. There is this version which I assume applies to the interface of the app to the java run time? The java I downloaded from Sun is 6.3, which I assume applies to the run time code itself? The bug mentioned in the forum seems to be different since I don't see a crash. I just see improper action in the file>open dialog box. > The java [sic] I downloaded from Sun is 6.3, which I assume > applies to the run time code itself? No, you did not download Java 6.3, because there is no such version. What you downloaded is Java 6, update 3, sometimes called 1.6.0_03. <http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/version-6.html> The version identifies the version of the compiler that generates the bytecode, the version of the class file that holds the bytecode, and the version of the JVM that runs the bytecode. I'm not clear on what you mean by "the run time [sic] code itself". SignatureLew > > > Is this a known bug? Is it specific to Win2K or does it appear on all > > > Windows versions? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > > The only workaround is to downgrade to Java 1.5. > Thanks for the info. So you are saying that this is a > *new* problem that started with 1.6? Exactly. The problem is present in all versions of Java 1.6 (aka Java 6) and it is absent from all versions of Java 1.5 (aka Java 5). > The whole version thing confuses me. There is > this version which I assume applies to the interface of the app to the > java run time? The java I downloaded from Sun is 6.3, which I assume > applies to the run time code itself? Hmm?? > The bug mentioned in the forum seems to be different since I don't see > a crash. I just see improper action in the file>open dialog box. What do you mean by "not seeing a crash"? There are no BSODs or anything visible like that. The only evidence of the crash is a file called hs_err_pid*.txt. Are you sure you don't have files like that anywhere in your PC? Look here: C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin Look in the default directory were your application runs. Have you tried this? Does it work for you?: Start | Settings | Control Panel | Java Control Panel | Java | Java Application Runtime Settings | View | Find | Next Please try it out (request directed to any of you out there who are running WinXP and Java 6) and report your findings. -Ramon > > > > Is this a known bug? Is it specific to Win2K or does it appear on all > > > > Windows versions? [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Hmm?? What you said... what is Jave 1.6 and Java 6, two names for the same thing? That seems ridiculous. They must be describing two different things that apply to the same software. > > The bug mentioned in the forum seems to be different since I don't see > > a crash. I just see improper action in the file>open dialog box. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Please try it out (request directed to any of you out there who are > running WinXP and Java 6) and report your findings. I'm not sure what I should be looking for. I don't see the hs_err_pid*.txt in either the java directory or my application directories. My control panel is a bit different. I found Control Panel | Java and when I ran it, it opens a dialog labeled "Java Control Panel". Inside I found an Application Runtime Settings button which opens another dialog. I found View | Find | Next which seem to search for the JRE. What do I do with this? When I said I don't see a crash, I don't see the application lock or vanish. Not since I upgraded to ver 1.6 or 6 or what ever it is. > > > > > Is this a known bug? Is it specific to Win2K or does it appear on all > > > > > Windows versions? [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > thing? That seems ridiculous. They must be describing two different > things that apply to the same software. This is not the first time they do something like that. Solaris also had some numerical changes and IIRC it was even more confusing. > I'm not sure what I should be looking for. I don't see the > hs_err_pid*.txt in either the java directory or my application [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > When I said I don't see a crash, I don't see the application lock or > vanish. Not since I upgraded to ver 1.6 or 6 or what ever it is. It seems that you are experiencing an entirely different bug. I should have read your posting more carefully. The bug I am talking about makes the application vanish, and it seems to be restricted to WinXP. -Ramon >What you said... what is Jave 1.6 and Java 6, two names for the same >thing? That seems ridiculous. They must be describing two different >things that apply to the same software. I believe this is a reasonably accurate nutshell description of the matter: Java 6 is the marketing name and Java 1.6 is the technical name. Sun does these things. People who want to confuse you (further) will call it Java2 v6 or Java2 v1.6 - the "Java2" bit appears to be fallout from the Java wars of 2001. Cheers, Bent D SignatureBent Dalager - bcd@pvv.org - http://www.pvv.org/~bcd powered by emacs > I am using 1.6.0_03 under Win2K SP4 for a couple of apps and in both > cases I see a problem with the File Open dialog box. When put in [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Is there a fix or work around for the application developer? Zig: I found the posting below in the developer forums: http://forum.java.sun.com It seems to match your description perfectly. The only difference is that you are running Win2K and the poster is running WinXP (no real difference, really). One can help but wonder whether Microsoft is playing dirty tricks again... -Ramon ------------- Hi, Has anyone else experienced this? I installed JDK6u3, and soon thereafter, the file dialogs that various Java-based applications use stopped working. This occurred with my own software, another program I use, and a third program completely failed to load. If file dialogs weren't being used, the programs worked fine. The problem was fixed once I bit the bullet and downgraded to JDK 5u13. Anyone else have this problem? I can't find any information on it... I'm using Windows XP Pro, and also experienced this on two different computers. Thanks, Wojciech > I am using 1.6.0_03 under Win2K SP4 for a couple of apps and in both > cases I see a problem with the File Open dialog box. When put in [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Is there a fix or work around for the application developer? nemonow: I am so glad to find another fellow sufferer, or perhaps we should call ourselves "victims of a bug" and start a support group. :-) Java 1.6 indeed crashes a lot. I have narrowed it down to the file chooser dialog, and I am pretty sure the problem is related to Swing. The problem is present in my two computers. A rather poor solution is to downgrade to Java 1.5. After "the various Java-based applications stop working" (actually crashing) look for a file that looks like hs_errr_pid<xxx>.txt (the 'xxx' is the process ID number) and you may want to report it to http://java.sun.com/webapps/bugreport/crash.jsp. That file can be found in: C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin C:\Program Files\netbeans-5.5.1 Below are some of the occurrences, which I have reported to the developers. - The affected programs are both written by myself and from other sources (Sun, for instance). - There is a JavaThread "Swing-Shell" daemon and a ~RuntimeStub::resolve_opt_virtual_call involved. - One of the applications that fails is the NetBeans 6beta2 installer, as soon as I click on "Next" - Another sure way to reproduce the problem is: Start | Settings | Control Panel | Java Control Panel | Java | Java Application Runtime Settings | View | Find | Next (boom!) -Ramon > > I am using 1.6.0_03 under Win2K SP4 for a couple of apps and in both > > cases I see a problem with the File Open dialog box. When put in [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > > -Ramon This bug has been FIXED. http://bugs.sun.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=6522704 Just download the early release JRE from https://jdk6.dev.java.net/ -Ramon Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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