Re: window forward on breakpoint

I hastily drew conclusions when I said:
> Never mind, I can reproduce it easily on Windows. I'm guessing it's a
> NetBeans bug, but I'll take a closer look.

Okay, once more with feeling...

My experimentation, and reading of Window.toFront(), indicates this is:

1. Not a NetBeans bug (sorry NetBeans guys)
2. Not a JSwat bug (yippee)
3. Is inconsistent across systems

Using JSwat 2.39 and 3.4, I proved #1 and #3.

a. On Microsoft Windows, toFront() works the first time to bring the
window forward, but subsequent calls just make the window flash in the
background.

b. On Linux+GNOME, toFront() gives the window focus but nothing else.

c. On Solaris 10 + GNOME, toFront() works perfectly every time.

Kudos to Solaris for getting it right, but shame on Windows for being
irrationally inconsistent.

My theory for #2 is based on the lengthy description for Window.toFront(),
which makes all kinds of excuses about how window systems have the final
say in whether windows come forward and so on. Since JSwat is doing
everything in it's power to bring its window forward, my conclusion is
this a problem to do with the native windowing systems, not the
Swing-based application.

Thanks

n