Java SE (Java Platform, Standard Edition)

I'm using

        frame.setExtendedState(JFrame.MAXIMIZED_BOTH);
        frame.setVisible(true);

in a Swing application. The application works great with it occupying the whole of the screen when executing from the command line using both Ubuntu 9.10 and Windows XP. It also works when executing through WebStart on Windows XP when initiated both though IE 8.0.6 and Firefox 3.6.3.

When executing though WebStart Ubuntu 9.10 with Sun/Oracle JDK1.6.0_20 initiated using Firefox I end up with just a very small rectangle in the top left hand corner of the screen. I can resize the rectangle by dragging one corner so I can see that the application is functioning correctly apart from this one niggle.

Any Ideas about what I am doing wrong?

Edited by: sabre150 on May 31, 2010 2:40 PM
I have a partial work-around! I now have

        frame.setExtendedState(JFrame.MAXIMIZED_BOTH);
        frame.setVisible(true);
        frame.setExtendedState(JFrame.MAXIMIZED_BOTH);

which now results in a maximised frame using WebStart and Ubuntu 9.10 . BUT - the frame flickers a couple of times on startup.

There is obviously a right way to do this but what the hell is it?