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I startet netbeans/intelliJ/squirrelSQL after I didn't use it for a few days/weeks and now the menu doesn't show text. There are just the underlineds. My system:

  • ArchLinux (everything up to date, everything installed via pacman)
  • Gnome 3.12.2
  • OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea 2.5.0) (Arch Linux build 7.u60_2.5.0-2-x86_64)
  • OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.60-b09, mixed mode)
  • Java: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk/jre/bin/java

Any idea?

Screenshot: enter image description here

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Did you do a reboot? I'd also try logging out and logging back in. – slm♦ Jun 18 '14 at 19:47
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bugs.archlinux.org/task/40871 – diffycat Jun 20 '14 at 20:01
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It appears to be an issue with the latest version of Java (7.u60_2.5.0-2).

If I rollback the versions of jre7-openjdk and jre7-openjdk-headless to 7.u55_2.4.7-1 using the pacman cache

# pacman -U '/var/cache/pacman/pkg/jre7-openjdk-7.u55_2.4.7-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz'
# pacman -U '/var/cache/pacman/pkg/jre7-openjdk-headless-7.u55_2.4.7-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz'

then Java programs seem to work correctly again. Hopefully, Java or Arch Linux will post an update to fix this issue.

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I had the same issue.

Using the system's anti-aliased fonts fixed the issue for me. You can find a description in the Arch Wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/java#Tips_and_tricks

Short answer: put the following line into /etc/profile.d/jre.sh:

export _JAVA_OPTIONS='-Dawt.useSystemAAFontSettings=on -Dswing.aatext=true'

You may have to log out and log back in for the new settings to take effect.

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