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Menu bar missing on OS X build [message #1007156]

Mon, 04 February 2013 11:03

Eclipse User

Hi, i have some menus that are ok when starting the client from inside Eclipse:

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But when I export the RCP app (using Eclipse Export Menu) the menues are gone:

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Thank you for any help.

My System:
Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.8.2
Java 1.7_13 (Oracle)
Eclipse Scout Juno (3.8 ) with Eclipse Scout 3.8

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Re: Menu bar missing on OS X build [message #1007431 is a reply to message #1007156]

Tue, 05 February 2013 15:20

Eclipse User

Hi

I'm going to look into this after my vacation thursday in a week. If you happen to find out what the problem is please post your solution here.

Thanks and greetings
Stephan

Re: Menu bar missing on OS X build [message #1007494 is a reply to message #1007431]

Wed, 06 February 2013 02:59

Eclipse User

I have tried on a different config and I am not able to reproduce this bug.

In both cases I got the menu:
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Mac OS X: 10.6
Java: 1.6
Scout version: 3.8.1
Eclipse: 4.2.1

Are you sure that your product files (swt <your app>-swt-client-dev.product and <your app>-swt-client.product) are similar?

Are you able to perform tests with an other configuration (I would try an other Eclipse Runtime (4.2) or an other Java version (1.6))?

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Re: Menu bar missing on OS X build [message #1007516 is a reply to message #1007156]

Wed, 06 February 2013 05:00

Eclipse User

Hi Jeremie, I am using the Eclipse Scout Swing client and not the SWT client.

On the Swing client, I am using Aqua Look and Feel.
It is the same with JRE 1.6.

Dan

Re: Menu bar missing on OS X build [message #1007576 is a reply to message #1007516]

Wed, 06 February 2013 09:59

Eclipse User

Hello Dan

It may be unrelated to this matter, but with Swing applications I sometimes needed to specify an extra flag with the Apple Java 1.6 version to show the menu properly on my Mac.
Specifically, try adding

-Dcom.apple.macos.useScreenMenuBar=true

as an argument in the product file (of your swing client) under "Launching", "VM arguments".
Then go back to the "Overview" tab, click "Synchronize" and then launch the app.

Could you tell us if that does the trick?

Patrick

[1] Oracle resource with many nifty hints for the Apple Java Version (up to 1.6): http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/javase/javatomac-140486.html

Re: Menu bar missing on OS X build [message #1007628 is a reply to message #1007576]

Wed, 06 February 2013 14:22

Eclipse User

Hi Patrick, I am already using the parameter

-Dapple.laf.useScreenMenuBar=true

which is probably the same as yours, and recommended when using Aqua LAF on OS X with Swing.

My Test Results: no parameter or Dapple.laf.useScreenMenuBar=false
=> the menu appears as expected inside the Swing Frame.
=> but not all menu items are clickable, sometimes the "Extras" menu disappears

Menu inside Swing Frame:
index.php/fa/13320/0/

"Extras" Menu disappears:
index.php/fa/13321/0/

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Re: Menu bar missing on OS X build [message #1011265 is a reply to message #1007156]

Tue, 19 February 2013 02:46

Eclipse User

Hi Stephan, did you find out anything about it or could you at least reproduce the bug? Any help would be very appreciated, since the Aqua LAF is really important to us.

Kind regards
Dan

Re: Menu bar missing on OS X build [message #1012969 is a reply to message #1011265]

Fri, 22 February 2013 09:49

Eclipse User

Hi everyone

I can reproduce the following:

* The menu bar does not properly in the exported product (swing)
* An empty menu (Tools for me) disappears in a certain case: If i click on "File", and try to move the selection with released cursor over to the 'Tools menu'. (Instead of the blue background of the 'hover/selected' state, the menu title disappears)

Tested with:
Mac OS X 10.7.5, Java 7 (oracle 1.7.0_13)
Eclipse Juno SR2 RC3 development build, Scout 3.8.2. (Downloaded as instructed in this thread.)

The exported ini-File seems to be properly exported and contains the useScreenMenuBar flag.

[Updated on: Fri, 22 February 2013 09:50] by Moderator

Re: Menu bar missing on OS X build [message #1572841 is a reply to message #1012969]

Mon, 19 January 2015 06:12

Eclipse User

Hi Guys,

Was this issue resolved...?? If yes can anybody post the solution. I am facing a similar issue. Only difference is that for me the toolbar is disappearing instead of menu.

Thanks

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