diff --git a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGL.java b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGL.java
index 6756a2c30..e7387757c 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGL.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGL.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ package processing.opengl;
 
 import java.awt.BorderLayout;
 import java.awt.Canvas;
+import java.awt.Color;
 import java.nio.Buffer;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
@@ -632,6 +633,8 @@ public class PGL {
     if (toolkit == AWT) {
       canvasAWT = new GLCanvas(caps);
       canvasAWT.setBounds(0, 0, pg.width, pg.height);
+      canvasAWT.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
+      canvasAWT.setForeground(Color.BLACK);
 
       pg.parent.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
       pg.parent.add(canvasAWT, BorderLayout.CENTER);
@@ -652,6 +655,8 @@ public class PGL {
       window = GLWindow.create(caps);
       canvasNEWT = new NewtCanvasAWT(window);
       canvasNEWT.setBounds(0, 0, pg.width, pg.height);
+      canvasNEWT.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
+      canvasNEWT.setForeground(Color.BLACK);
 
       pg.parent.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
       pg.parent.add(canvasNEWT, BorderLayout.CENTER);
diff --git a/java/libraries/lwjgl/src/processing/lwjgl/PGL.java b/java/libraries/lwjgl/src/processing/lwjgl/PGL.java
index fa758062c..edf239f4f 100644
--- a/java/libraries/lwjgl/src/processing/lwjgl/PGL.java
+++ b/java/libraries/lwjgl/src/processing/lwjgl/PGL.java
@@ -497,24 +497,24 @@ public class PGL extends processing.opengl.PGL {
         e.printStackTrace();
       }
       Display.destroy();
+      
       pg.parent.remove(canvas);
     }
 
     canvas = new Canvas();
     canvas.setFocusable(true);
     canvas.requestFocus();
-    canvas.setIgnoreRepaint(true);
     canvas.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
-    canvas.setForeground(Color.BLACK);
+    canvas.setForeground(Color.BLACK);   
+    canvas.setBounds(0, 0, pg.parent.width, pg.parent.height);
     
     pg.parent.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
-    pg.parent.add(canvas, BorderLayout.CENTER); 
-    canvas.setBounds(0, 0, pg.parent.width, pg.parent.height);
+    pg.parent.add(canvas, BorderLayout.CENTER);     
     
     try {      
       PixelFormat format = new PixelFormat(32, request_alpha_bits,
                                                request_depth_bits,
-                                               request_stencil_bits, 0);
+                                               request_stencil_bits, 1);
       Display.setDisplayMode(new DisplayMode(pg.parent.width, pg.parent.height));
       Display.setParent(canvas);      
       Display.create(format);