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XServer oddity [message #758502]

Wed, 23 November 2011 13:44

Rainer H.

Messages: 21
Registered: July 2009

Junior Member

Hi,

I've found an oddity using WindowBuilder in a mixed OS environment. I use WindowBuilder on a Linux machine, but forward the XWindow via XMing XServer to a Windows machine.

Creating now a new panel WindowBuilder shows me an titlel area in the design view.(see attachment)

Here the created code:

import com.eads.fo.framework.filters.gui.FilterPanel;
public class SupplyGroupFilterPanel extends FilterPanel {
	/**
	 * Create the panel.
	 */
	public SupplyGroupFilterPanel() {
	}
}

Very simple but odd, isn't it.

The problem now is when adding additionally components to the panel they maybe occur under the title area and so they will may be not seen.

Using WindowBuilder on Windows directly, or on Linux directly doesn't show the title area!

Any idea's to avoid the problem in a mixed environment.

Regards
Rainer

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Re: XServer oddity [message #758617 is a reply to message #758502]

Wed, 23 November 2011 21:49

Eric Clayberg

Messages: 979
Registered: July 2009
Location: Boston, MA

Senior Member

WindowBuilder doesn't support remote environments like running XServer on a Windows machine. In order to work properly, WB needs very tight integration with each OS in order to get the correct widget images and bounds.

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