apache / apache/netbeans

Last context menu items can't be selected if menu overlaps with task bar

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Description

### Apache NetBeans version

Apache NetBeans 27

### What happened

regression since NB 26, this was fixed in NB 20 (old issue: #5917)

![context-menu-selection-bug](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/114367/237029676-c65c7c6c-b8e4-4d42-974a-0ec25ce094bf.png)

I am using a dual screen setup, same size, side by side. (task bar is only on the left screen which is the primary screen)

### Language / Project Type / NetBeans Component

platform

### How to reproduce

open a context menu close to the bottom of the screen, or open large context menu

### Did this work correctly in an earlier version?

Apache NetBeans 26

### Operating System

linux, manjaro, cinnamon (gnome x11)

### JDK

17 - 25

### Apache NetBeans packaging

Apache NetBeans binary zip

### Anything else

_No response_

### Are you willing to submit a pull request?

No

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reproducing the platform context-menu problem near the bottom of the screen, especially with a dual-screen Linux setup and the task bar on the primary screen. Compare the current behavior with Apache NetBeans 26 and the earlier fix in issue #5917; done means the final menu items remain selectable when the menu overlaps the task bar.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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