How to get Java Swing apps under Beryl or Compiz
At this time, Java Swing apps won't run properly under Beryl or Compiz. The app comes up, but it comes up completely blank. It's a known issue, and Java engineers are working on it. But until it hits my box, I still need to run Java, and I'm definitely not giving up Beryl.
The following solution is tested on Ubuntu. But, if you adjust the paths as necessary, the same general thing should work on other Linux distributions. The solution is to pass an environment variable to Java, AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit. The best way I've found to do this is to create a wrapper script in /usr/local/bin.
AMD64 users should first get Java 32 bit set up, following the instructions in my previous blog entry. I honestly don't know why this doesn't work on 64 bit Java, but for me it seg faults. You can try the instructions below using a 64 bit JVM. If it works for you on a 64bit JVM please let me know. Maybe I have something set up wrong.
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