A.1 Properties on Solaris OS and Linux

The following table describes the default values of some useful properties on Solaris OS and Linux platforms.

Table A-1 Java 2D Defaults on Solaris OS and Linux

The following list explains how to change the defaults.

• The X11 pipeline is the default pipeline for Solaris OS and Linux. Change this default as follows:

  • -Dsun.java2d.opengl=true — Attempt to enable the OpenGL pipeline.

• The use of DGA is controlled as follows:

  • NO_J2D_DGA unset — Use DGA, if available.

  • NO_J2D_DGA set — Disable the use of DGA.

• MIT Shared Memory Extension (SHM) is controlled as follows:

  • To use Shared Memory Extension, if available, specify either one of the following properties:

    • NO_J2D_MITSHM unset

    • J2D_USE_MITSHM=true

  • To not use Shared Memory Extension, specify either one of the following properties:

    • NO_J2D_MITSHM set

    • J2D_USE_MITSHM=false

• The general use of pixmaps is controlled as follows:

  • -Dsun.java2d.pmoffscreen unset — Use pixmaps if DGA is not available.

  • -Dsun.java2d.pmoffscreen=true — Force the use of pixmaps.

  • -Dsun.java2d.pmoffscreen=false — Disable the use of pixmaps.

• The use of Shared and Server pixmaps is controlled as follows:

  • J2D_PIXMAPS unset — Use both types.

  • J2D_PIXMAPS=shared — Use only shared memory pixmaps.

  • J2D_PIXMAPS=sserver — Use only server–side pixmaps.

• The choice of default visual is controlled as follows:

  • FORCEDEFVIS unset (default) — Use the best visual available.

  • FORCEDEFVIS set to a hexadecimal value — Use the visual whose ID is the hexadecimal value.

  • FORCEDEFVIS set to any other value — Use the default visual.