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Bug 31703

Summary:	MDI windows shoudl be able to auto-hide
Product:	platform	Reporter:	Marian Mirilovic <mmirilovic>
Component:	Window System	Assignee:	Peter Zavadsky <pzavadsky>
Status:	VERIFIED WONTFIX
Severity:	blocker
Priority:	P4
Version:	3.x
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Issue Type:	ENHANCEMENT	Exception Reporter:

Description Marian Mirilovic 2003-03-05 17:43:21 UTC

Issue has been transered from BugTraq:
http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4691459.html
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Description: 
Using an MDI configured IDE, you have many modules showing windows and taking up
space, you look at only a fraction of the time. It would be nice if the module
windows (i.e. Explorer, Output, etc) could have an option to autohide them so
they scroll out of the way, and scroll back onto the screen when the user hovers
over their tab with the mouse. This will maximize screen use for systems with
limited screen size.



A comment.

Comment 1 Marian Mirilovic 2003-11-26 12:57:54 UTC

Because Window System v1 will not be supported from now by our team, all old
winsys issues (now "core/window system v1" issues) are going to be closed as
WONTFIX. 

Changes in API which emerged both from UI spec 
and problems with adjusting to the older API are described in the document
http://core.netbeans.org/windowsystem/changes.html.
 It shows also recommends how the client code should be adjusted to the new
window system.

If you think this issue apply also to the new winsys then change the
subcomponent (to "core/window system") and REOPEN it.

Comment 2 Marian Mirilovic 2003-11-27 15:12:03 UTC

verified