IntelliJ IDEA 2016.3: Ugly Font and Button Rendering on Ubuntu 16.10 when using Oradle JDK 8.112

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IntelliJ IDEA 2016.3 without bundled JDK renders buttons and font the "ugly" way.

➜  ~ lsb_release -rdc
Description:    Ubuntu 16.10
Release:    16.10
Codename:    yakkety
➜  ~ java -version
java version "1.8.0_112"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_112-b15)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.112-b15, mixed mode)
➜  ~

Using Oracle JDK:


Using bundled OpenJDK

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This is expected, see http://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-57233.

Bundled OpenJDK fixes a lot of font rendering issues that will be fixed only in Java 9.

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