JDK-8098853 : [PIT] [macosx] Fonts look much darker than before in the PIT build for b68
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: client-libs
  • Sub-Component: 2d
  • Affected Version: 9
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Not an Issue
  • Submitted: 2015-06-16
  • Updated: 2015-10-06
  • Resolved: 2015-10-06
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JDK-8023794 - [macosx] LCD Rendering hints seems not working without FRACTIONALMETRICS=ON
Description
I'm attaching two screenshots, one from jdk9 b40 and another from this PIT build based on the client state before b68. Fonts rendered in JEditorPane by the latter build look much darker than with b40 and even b66, so there may be a regression.
Then again, it may be intentional change: I don't like this rendering but don't ask me how it _should_ look.

Test in question is Swing_AllComponents/Automated/LAF_OrientationSuite/JEditorPaneHtmlTest2 -- I have more of the similar tests failing because of that. Unfortunately, the test is not exactly standalone, and I need some time to prepare a small example, if necessary.
Comments
As Phil mentioned, this is an expected result of the following fix: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8023794
06-10-2015
The old image is greyscale text. The new one is LCD text. This is because of the fix for https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8023794 so I think this will be 'not an issue. I am assigning to Andrew to verify this.
16-06-2015