Splash screen hangs if it loses focus

[ashm_head]

Hi All,

We r developing a software (written in Java) in which multiple applications (running under same JVM) communicate to each other.

At first we r showing a general splash screen with company's logo and progress etc. After that we r showing another splash screen (JWindow) for choosing any application to run first.

No probs on Windows boxes but on Mac OS X, if the user starts the application and before second splash screen is shown, if he switches to another application (in short if the first splash screen loses focus) then although the second splash appears it doesn't respond at all, just like it hangs.

Thanx a lot for any input/pointers on this.

[hayne]

It would be a good idea if you could post some example code that illustrates the problem - i.e an app which just puts up the initial splash screen and then opens up another window. Then we all could look at it and possibly figure out the problem. But it is also possible that in creating this simplified version of your app, you will somehow figure out what the problem is on your own. In the latter case, please let us know what it turned out to be.

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