Java SE (Java Platform, Standard Edition)

Guys. I have a problem. Really, I should put this in the java help forum, but I know it will go unlooked at and unanswered for days. Anyways, it's still a valid swing issue.

The Problem :

I already have java help on display, activated from a normal JFrame. I open up a modal dialog (which has context sensitive help enabled), and activate the context sensitive help.

Due to swing/awt limitiations, java help in this case is creates a new modal window for the java help, and sets the contents accordingly. However, the old java help (created from the frame) remains in the background directly underneath the new one. It is completely grey. Once all the modals are closed, I cant even close this grey window (a null pointer exception is thrown somewhere way down in the Java Help libraries).

Why does this grey window remain? Is it meant to close completely, or is it still meant to have the original contents? If it is meant to have the original contents, why is it now grey?

Am I doing something wrong, or is it a known issue? (I did see someone else post the exact same issue on the java help forums last year, with no reply).

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Lee.