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JavaSE 6 U 10 font rendering

It seems that the font rendering engine has changed. It looks very good and apparently uses the native ClearType on Windows now instead of it's own rendering (which was excellent). The only bad thing for me, is that it looks blurred now. When running jedit or NetBeans with Windows Look and Feel, the font is the same as native apps but it's subtly different. They look as good as native Windows fonts, but on my LCD they look almost like Bold has been turned on. Windows apps font seem thin compared to the heavier Java rendered font.

New JavaSE 6 release spotted

It looks like the eagerly anticipated Java 6 Update N has been released JDK 6 Update 10 Sun Java Java SE 6 notes Updates include: Next Generation Java Plug-in New Direct3D Accelerated Rendering Pipeline Update to JavaDB Lots of bug fixes Update: more news coverage ThePlanetarium: Update 10 special event Sun Press Room Update: http://cld.blog-city.com/java_se_6_update_10_is_here.htm

Swing Links updated

Brilliant Swing links update again. The GUIs shown here are wonderful. Swing links of the Week: September 28 Previous wonderful GUI : SWT, Eclipse 4 and custom skinning