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[ JDK VERSION : J2SE 1.5.0 ] One in my list of most annoying so-called features is the automatic moving and resizing of the help window whenever a dialog box is opened. You're reading a help file, maximized or sized and placed for easy reference, and you're speedily keystroking between the help window and the application as you try or test what you are reading, when you open an application dialog. The help windows suddenly moves and resizes in an attempt to tile with the dialog window, even though the help window did not have the focus. This usually results in the help window positioned and sized so that you can no longer easily read the content, or see the application window. You're maximize is lost, or your careful placement and sizing is destroyed. This behavior needs a configuration option to enable/disable it. Personally I'd rather see it eliminated, but someone apparently thinks it's clever. It would be preferable to see the default state set to disabled.
Re-assigning from 'ui'. Most likely a duplicate.
It is known problem. JDK/Swing does not provide support for Help window ie. it is not possible to access Help window regardless modal dialogs. For example when Help window is opened and then modal dialog is opened normaly it is not possible to activate and use Help window as before because modal dialog blocks it. We use workaround: We change parent of Help window to modal dialog. By this way it is possible to use Helpo window further but it has annoying side effects. I will check if it is possible to avoid resizing/repositioning of Help window when we change AWT hierarchy so that Help window will keep the same.
*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 41378 ***
Making duplicate of umbrela issue.
*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 29448 ***
verified / duplicate