Fedora and Eclipse-No Application Window Decorations

fortezza · 06-12-2006, 01:09 AM

I am running Fedora Core 5 using the Fluxbox WM, and have Java 1.5 installed. When I start Eclipse ( which came with my distro ), it starts fine, but the application window is not there., What I mean is I see Eclipse, but it does not have a title bar, maximize or minimize or close "icons", and I cannot resize the window.

Any clue as to what I can do to fix?

aluchko · 07-17-2006, 03:52 PM

It sounds like you're using rpm installed eclipse (and likely running on gcj). My advice is first check what happens with Sun's java and upsteam eclipse http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ (just untar it in your home dir) to see if it's a gcj bug or bug with the Fedora build (though this is unlikely). If the problem persists it's likely some kind of eclipse bug (probably swt related).

fortezza · 07-19-2006, 08:19 AM

Yep. That was it. After installing the new Eclipse 3.2 last Friday at work, I tried installing it at home since it was so much better than previous versions. The version I downloaded installed and ran without a hitch!

Thank you for your help.