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Re: jframe.setVisable() - why does JBuilder use it?

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From: rwilkman
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 00:00
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Timothy:

I believe that there is a path through the source that would lead to the
conditions you cite, but I can't tell you how to force it.

-Rich

Timothy Reaves wrote:
> 
>     Well, I've tried both, and they both do appear to do the same thing.  I
> was basing my argument on information from Core Java 1.2 Volume I -
> Fundamentals.
> 
> "John P. McGrath" wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 14 Jan 2000 08:41:44 -0500, Timothy Reaves wrote:
> >
> > > But setVisable(true) does NOT bring the window to the foreground.
> >
> > Really?  I was pretty sure that setVisible(true) and show() did the same
> > thing.  I presume you have changed out the one statement and saw a
> > different behavior?
> >
> > Under what conditions does setVisible/show get called?  Is it in the
> > handler for a button or menu item from another frame?  Or does some other
> > event cause it to be called?
> >
> > Do you have a small example program that shows this?  If you do, I will
> > try tracing the call, and see whether the code follows the path that I
> > thought it followed.
> >
> > --
> > John P. McGrath
> > <JPMcGrath@fast.net>
> > <jpm@nscs.fast.net>

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