Microsoft SDK for Java

BUG: java.awt.TextArea Does Not Provide Shortcut Menus

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

The default right-click Shortcut menus that JDK1.1 provides for java.awt.TextArea are not seen with the Microsoft® virtual machine (Microsoft VM) provided in the SDK for Java 2.0 and later and Internet Explorer 4.0.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create a Java project and include the following class:

   import java.awt.*;
   public class Test
   {
      public static void main(String a[])
      {
         Frame f = new Frame();
         TextArea t = new TextArea();
         f.add(t, "Center");
         f.setSize(300,300);
         f.setVisible(true);
      }
   }

When you right-click the Frame, you do not see the Shortcut menus with the following options:

REFERENCES

For the latest Knowledge Base articles and other support information on Microsoft® Visual J++® and the SDK for Java, please see the following pages on the Microsoft Technical Support site:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/visualj/ This link takes you to a site on microsoft.com

http://support.microsoft.com/support/java/ This link takes you to a site on microsoft.com

Additional query words:

popup menus TextArea

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