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Re: Frame shows in front of Taskbar

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From: Dana Scott Kaufman
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1998 00:00
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That's the problem.  Always on top is set, and the overlap still occurs.  It
doesn't happen when the form is Maximized(it will behave correctly on
maximize), it only happens if you create a frame that happens to be over the
area of the Taskbar.  It must be in the way the JVM creates the window.

Dana Scott Kaufman
Apogee Information Systems


Matt Krevs wrote:

> If the Taskbar is set to 'Always on top' then maximising the frame will not
> overlap the task bar.
>
> If you turn off 'Always on top' then all maximise windows applications will
> overlap the task bar - ie. this behaviour is not unique to Java
>
> Dana Scott Kaufman wrote in message <3640D8D7.B53C986A@geocities.com>...
> >If you create a frame that is large enough to cover the Taskbar in
> >Windows 95 or NT, the frame will show up in front of the Taskbar.  All
> >other Windows programs display their windows behind the Taskbar.  Has
> >anyone else seen this problem?
> >
> >I tested it under JBuilder and also JDK 1.1.7.  It is annoying because
> >the user is unable to get to the Taskbar unless they minimize the Frame.
> >
> >Dana Scott Kaufman
> >Apogee Information Systems
> >
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