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Running NetBeans 5.0 on Java 1.5.0_05 on Ubuntu 5.10 Linux running Gnome 2.12.1. As shown in this screenshot: http://www.cs.uwf.edu/~nsmith/screens/ubuntu-5.10/jmenu-behind-gnome-panel.png When right-clicking in the inspector palette the context menu is obstructed behind Gnome's panel. Possible fix: maybe make sure that a menu never extends past the edge of a window when it is maximized?
On my Win XP it works correctly, so it's specific for Linux, perhaps Gnome. Could you please test also SwingSet2 demo java app (included in jdk installation) if menus are hidden behind gnome's panel as well? I tend to think this is general java (swing) issue, not Netbeans specific. Thanks.
Confirmed, this is general java/swing issue, and is reproductible on Linux with JDK 1.5 when the application window *is maximized*. We verified that bug is fixed in newest version of jdk. (1.6, which is early access now). So closing, nothing more can be done on Netbeans side.
verified in NB 5.0 - RC1 / JDK 6.0