JMEDesktop Disposal

Troubleshooting gui
1

Okay, you know how when you create a JFrame you need to dispose() it before the AWT Thread will end and the VM can terminate normally?  Well, I think we need some convenience method in JMEDesktop to execute that since the JFrame isn't visible programmatically.  As a temporary work-around I'm using:


JOptionPane.getFrameForComponent(desktop.getJDesktop()).dispose();



It would be a lot easier if I could just say:

desktop.dispose();



or

JMEDesktop.disposeAll()



Thanks,

darkfrog
2

What!?! You want to dispose the great JMEDesktop?!? I can't sanction that :stuck_out_tongue:



Ok, ok, some apps might want to exit - method added :slight_smile:

3

Is everything written by the Great Irrisor "great"? :-p



In this case I would have to concur, JMEDesktop is phenominal even when I can't dispose of it.



Thanks.



darkfrog

4

Can I also request that second method be added as well so on termination of the application any JMEDesktops created can dispose of themselves without explicitly calling each one?



darkfrog

5

I don't think that a static dispose method would be a good idea. JMEDesktop would have to maintain a static list of all created desktops. I think it's on the application to do this if really necessary.

6

What if you were to maintain a static HashSet of WeakReferences to the JMEDesktops and then you aren't inhibiting them from being cleared, but if they aren't cleared upon JMEDesktop.dispose() the ones that maintained a reference can be cycled through and dispose called on them?  The problem I'm trying to handle is I'm creating a extension of AbstractGame that does not use System.exit(0) at the end and in a situation where an implementing game created a JMEDesktop and for whatever reason doesn't close it upon termination I want to be able to dispose of that.  If it's added to JMEDesktop then I'm not having to do some work-around wrapper class for it and I would think it would be beneficial to be able to add to the end of SimpleGame JMEDesktop.disposeAll() to drop the AWT thread.



darkfrog

7

Simply overwrite the cleanup method and do for( mydesktops ) desktop.dispose() !?! That'd be much better. I'd consider the JMEDesktop.disposeAll to be a workaround for applications that can't handle their desktops :stuck_out_tongue: