Bug 45811 [Dialogs] Problematic behavior of WorkbenchPreferenceDialog.setShellSize()
I20031023 MacOS X 10.3 - in Panther open Window > Preferences > Ant > Editor Observe: all hell breaks loose... I had to restart my machine and lost work! Two problems here: - a width of 12902 and a height of 16909 is passed to WorkbenchPreferenceDialog.setShellSize() (why this is the case needs further investigation) - however, JavaDoc of setShellSize states: "Changes the shell size to the given size, ensuring that it is no larger than the display bounds" the implementation is: private void setShellSize(int width, int height) { getShell().setSize(width, height); constrainShellSize(); } I think it doesn't make much sense to first set the Shell's size to a bogus value and then constrain its size to something sensible.
bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/preference/PreferenceDialog.java
* The current preference page, or <code>null</code> if
	 * there is none.
	 */
	private IPreferencePage currentPage;
	
	private DialogMessageArea messageArea;
	/**
	 * Indicates whether help is available; <code>false</code> by default.'
	 *
	 * @see #setHelpAvailable
	 */
	private boolean isHelpAvailable = false;
	private Point lastShellSize;
	private IPreferenceNode lastSuccessfulNode;
	/**
	 * The minimum page size; 400 by 400 by default.
	 *
	 * @see #setMinimumPageSize
	 */
	private Point minimumPageSize = new Point(400, 400);
	/**
	 * The OK button.
	 */
	private Button okButton;
	/**
	 * The Composite in which a page is shown.
	 */
	private Composite pageContainer;
	/**
	 * The preference manager.