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Bug 228627

Summary:	Switching to discrete graphics on mac
Product:	platform	Reporter:	aint13
Component:	JDK Problems	Assignee:	Antonin Nebuzelsky <anebuzelsky>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3
Version:	7.3
Hardware:	Macintosh
OS:	Mac OS X
Issue Type:	DEFECT	Exception Reporter:

Description aint13 2013-04-16 15:21:44 UTC

Whenever I open the NetBeans IDE - my Macbook Pro switches from the integrated graphic card to the discrete one.
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Product Version: NetBeans IDE 7.3 (Build 201302132200)
Java: 1.7.0_15; Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 23.7-b01
Runtime: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 1.7.0_15-b03
System: Mac OS X version 10.7.4 running on x86_64; US-ASCII; en_US (nb)

Comment 1 Antonin Nebuzelsky 2013-06-27 15:07:45 UTC

This is a by-design behavior caused by the use of OpenGL rendering by Java 7.

http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4044