<Swing Dev> EA5 build of Project Lanai (Metal rendering pipeline for macOS) is now posted

[Philip Race]

After some technical hiccups which delayed it, 
https://jdk.java.net/lanai/ is now hosting the EA 5 build of Lanai


    EA 5 Build 16-lanai+1-129 (2020/9/7)


Please do give it a try (-Dsun.java2d.metal=true) and let us know of issues.


EA 5 contains the following new bug fixes relative to EA 4

# 8252845: Regressions in Sanity tests after JDK-8251032 
<https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8252845>
# 8252798: Cleanup LCD text rendering code 
<https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8252798>
# 8252386: Lanai: Implement RadialGradientPaint in shader 
<https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8252386>
# 8252706: Enable usage of rowBytesOffset for LCD non cache rendering 
<https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8252706>
# 8251032: Colors with texture background look different with Alpha Com... 
<https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8251032>
# 8252385: Lanai: Implement LinearGradient paint in shader 
<https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8252385>
# 8243547: Lanai - Netbeans IDE has BLACK background for the Toolbar and 
Statusbar <https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8243547>
# 8240164: Test 
java/awt/Window/TranslucentShapedFrameTest/TranslucentShapedFrameTest.java 
fails for metal <https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8240164>
# 8240074: Test 
java/awt/Window/TranslucentJAppletTest/TranslucentJAppletTest.java fails 
for metal <https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8240074>
# 8251027: DrawString with TexturePaint is corrupted 
<https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8251027>
# 8242920: Gradient Paint doesn't work with metal 
<https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8242920>
# 8252371: LCD text rendered with Metal pipeline is corrupted 
<https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8252371>
# 8252217: Crash in metal pipeline which running J2DBench test 
<https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8252217>
# 8252057: Crash in metal pipeline when dragging any Swing app to other... 
<https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8252057>
# 8251484: Performace drop in FlatBoxAA renderperf test for metal pipeline 
<https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8251484>
# 8251242: Tile based rendering results in artifacts in last column while 
using metal pipeline <https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8251242>
# 8249659: [Lanai] Crash while running RenderPerfTest with metal pipeli... 
<https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8249659>
# 8251167: Drawing polyline twice in XOR mode leaves out some traces on 
screen (only with uiScale=1.0) 
<https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8251167>


-phil.
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