[stringtemplate-interest] [ST4 Beta-2] Closing the STViz Inspect Window exits the application

[Terence Parr]

setting to JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE.

will push 4.0b3 tomorrow

Ter
On Jan 26, 2011, at 12:33 PM, Udo Borkowski wrote:

> Making the DefaultCloseOperation for the STViewFrame a parameter of STViz is fine with me. 
> 
> However I think it is not necessary. 
> 
> DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE is at least as "safe" as EXIT_ON_CLOSE, in typical Swing applications even "safer". The documentation for  DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE states:
>> When the last displayable window within the Java virtual machine (VM) is disposed of, the VM may terminate.  See <a href="../../java/awt/doc-files/AWTThreadIssues.html"> AWT Threading Issues</a> for more information.
> 
> So one would not inadvertantly leave the jvm running just by using the DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE option. On the opposite using the EXIT_ON_CLOSE may inadvertantly quit the jvm, even if there exist other displayable windows. This may lead to data loss.
> 
> But as I said initially, a parameter is fine with me.
> 
> Udo