[OpenJDK 2D-Dev] Turn on Xrender by default in JDK 8

[Clemens Eisserer]

Hi Phil,

> I think we should turn on Xrender by default in these early days in JDK 8
> > http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~prr/7077423/
>

I feared that day would come ... great :)

I know of two more-than-minor bugs, however I haven't had the time to file
reports:
- Problems with SRC + alpha values when rendering to surfaces without alpha,
this causes IntelliJ's editor to look garbled.
- Somewhere coordinate overflows happen with very large JTables.

I don't know if its ok to enable it anyway.

I think the only problems may be in buggy drivers, but turning it on
> will give us a chance to test and resolve remaining issues, if any :)
>

Currently shipping drivers are really all working very well, what could
cause problems are probably archaic installations still running early
versions of EXA or even XAA.

Thanks, Clemens
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