JBuilder 5: Issues with KDE 2.x on Linux

By: Josh Fletcher

Abstract: Issues and workarounds for problems with JBuilder 5 in the KDE 2.x window manager on Linux.


Question:

I'm running JBuilder 5 in the KDE 2.x window manager on Linux and there are serious painting problems (e.g. windows are too small or too large). What can I do?

 
Answer:

These are known issues with the JDK that ships with JBuilder 5. There are several workarounds for the problem:

  • Use Sun JDK 1.3.1
  • Use the latest rev of IDM JDK 1.3
  • Use the Enlightenment window manager under the KDE desktop manager
  • Use the Gnome window manager

Should you choose to switch the JDK that JBuilder runs on, please be aware that you will not receive support for side-effects encountered from doing so. Should you still wish to do this, you will need to edit the JBuilder 5 jdk.config file. You will need to edit any paths in this file that point to the current JDK and make them point to your replacement JDK.

 

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