I installed MATE (as a temporary fix when using NB). The modal screens work fine there.
C On Thu, 16 Apr 2026, 17:15 Jack W., <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Neil -- > > I tried all look and feels and the command line netbeans > -J-Dwebswing.rootDir=chrome > None of these result in remediating the Insert code dialog functionality > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2026 at 8:13 AM Neil C Smith <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 at 14:48, Jack W. <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Thanks, Chris Powell. I didn't want to "prompt" any potential >> commenters on my issue, but I agree and already suspected PopOS. >> >> Can you try switching to another Look and Feel, eg. Nimbus? You'll >> need to tick "Show all look and feels" to select. >> >> This reminds me of an issue I had with a lot of dialogs on ChromeOS >> that was fixed at https://github.com/JFormDesigner/FlatLaf/issues/1029 >> >> I just checked and that particular popup is still broken on ChromeOS >> using FlatLaf but not Nimbus. >> >> You could also try running >> >> netbeans -J-Dwebswing.rootDir=chrome >> >> This fixes it for me. It's a workaround to force lightweight popups in >> FlatLaf. >> >> Please confirm if the same fix works for you as it might be there is >> more to fix in the look and feel here. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Neil >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists >> >> > > -- > Jack Woehr # If it doesn't work in Firefox, > Box 82, Beulah CO 81023 # it's broken. > http://www.softwoehr.com # Just Say No to Chrome. >
