49084 - crossed-out Duke icon appears in Windows task bar

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Core Graveyard :: Java: OJI, defect, P3)

Description

[ekrock's old account (dead)]

Using Commercial 2000081508 on WinNT 4.0 SP4.

On startup of N6, in the Windows task bar on the right-hand side (just to the
left of the clock), a Duke character appears with a red cross through it.
(Suggesting some kind of a problem with Java?)

When I click the Duke, the Java Console appears with this text:

 Java(TM) Plug-in: Version 1.3.0_oji_pr2_07262000
 Using JRE version 1.3.0 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
 ----------------------------------------------------
 c  clear console window
 f  finalize objects on finalization queue
 g  garbage collect
 h  display this help message
 m  print memory usage
 q  quit
 t  dump thread list
 ------------------------------------------

... and the Duke stops being crossed out. But as soon as I close the Java
Console window (whether or not I first Clear it), the Duke is once again crossed
out.

Expected: Duke shouldn't be crossed out unless there's really a problem

Actual: Duke is crossed out anytime the Java Console's not open

Comment 1

[shrirang khanzode]

I saw this too on today's build. Right clicking on the duke enables the "Show 
Console" option which when selected removes the cross. Again, right clicking now 
enables" Hide Console" and selecting it crosses out the duke again.

Comment 2

[drapeau]

Re-assigning to Stanley Ho.  Perhaps he can enlighten us, if not fix it 
(assuming this really is a bug and not intended behavior!).

Comment 3

[stanley.ho]

George, this is the intended behavior. A cross Duke represents a closed 
console. We can definitely change it if people find it confusing.

Comment 4

[stanley.ho]

To avoid confusion, we have changed the duke icon. When the console is closed, 
the duke icon will hand down instead of hand up.

Comment 5

[shrirang khanzode]

are we(netscape folks) scheduled  to receive another version of the java plugin 
soon? 

Comment 6

[stanley.ho]

We are closing in code freeze for PR3, and Geroge will provide another drop next 
week.

Comment 7

[shrirang khanzode]

verified this is working as per stanley's comment (build:200092808 branch 
m18).marking VERIFIED.