I've been reading the thread so far, and am quite interested in the imporvements that are in store for Java2D. Having worked quite a bit with the 1.4 Java2D pipeline, I have some questions:
Will the OpenGL pipeline be enabled by default in the release version of 1.5? Will my older 1.4 programs take advantage of it right away?
Will images with transparency which are initialized once and then used intensively for bilting from be invisibly promoted to system managed VolitileImages, the way images without transparency currently are? Will the JDK still handle Images and BufferedImages differently in this respect? (Only Images are promoted; BufferedImages are not)
Are there any tips and tricks that will allow savvy developers gain maximum performance from the J2D engine?
When will Java 1.5 be officially released? I've been getting really excited aobut this realease, but don't want to upgrade until it's official.
Mark McKay -- http://www.kitfox.com
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