Apple Retina Display Support in Java JDK 1.7 for AWT / Swing

Question

I just became aware that AWT / Swing under Java JDK 1.7 (as of JDK 7u15) does not support Retina displays on Apple Macbook Pros. Netbeans, for example, is nearly unbearable

Answer 1

Retina is fully supported by Oracle starting 1.7.0_40ea. However, there are lacks of APIs for Retina. For instance, there is no support for HiDPIScaledImages like in Apple JDK. You can find some cool tips about Retina support in Oracle JDK here http://bulenkov.com/2013/06/23/retina-support-in-oracle-jdk-1-7/