Changes between Version 40 and Version 41 of InstallNotes


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2010-03-01T00:05:15+01:00 (16 years ago)
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Java AWT blank window workaround for xmonad

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    4848  as described here: http://kubasik.net/blog/index.php/2006/06/19/java-sun-150-and-xglcompiz-on-ubuntu/
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    50  '''Blank window in non-reparenting window managers''' (i.e. xmonad, awesome)::
     50 '''Blank window on startup'''::
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    52 As mentioned [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.haskell.xmonad/1790 here], Java's AWT code is broken when it comes to non-reparenting window managers, and they don't seem to be in a hurry to fix it (given that that's from 2007).  The above mentioned AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit trick works if you're using Sun's (non-free) Java 1.5, but otherwise you'll want to fool java into thinking that your window manager is LG3D, for which they've implemented some sort of fix.
     52In non-reparenting window managers (i.e. xmonad, awesome) you are likely to stumble across [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.haskell.xmonad/1790 this old bug] that's still in Java's AWT code.  The above mentioned AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit trick works around this bug if you're using Sun's (non-free) Java 1.5, but otherwise you'll want to fool java into thinking that your window manager is LG3D, for which they've implemented some sort of fix.
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    5454For '''xmonad''', you can get it to lie for you [http://xmonad.org/xmonad-docs/xmonad-contrib/XMonad-Hooks-SetWMName.html thus], as shown [http://github.com/htr/dotfiles/blob/352231b953126cafc234346b9e9a4fe88d500565/xmonad/xmonad.hs here].