So Cosmic is the problem .. don't plan to switch .. For now, I can just do my Netbeansing on an Ubuntu machine 🖥️
Thanks for the help tracking this down, my friends! On Thu, Apr 16, 2026 at 9:38 AM Chris Powell <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >> > -- 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.
