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build/shared/changes.md

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+# Processing 4.0 alpha 2
+
+*Revision 1271 - 16 August 2020*
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Break buildMenu() into populateMenu() method to delay Debugger init [73](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/73)
+* Fix broken macOS build [83](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/83)
+* Bump JDK to 11.0.8
+* Make macOS notarization part of the build process [24](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/24)
+* `NullPointerException` in `ContributionManager.updateFlagged()` on startup. Now checks for directory `modes` and `tools` directories and read/write access on startup [6034](https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/6034)
+* PDF was broken on `getImage()` call [62](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/62), [commit](https://github.com/processing/processing4/commit/624e9074aeb1d9e2e6b2943e35ffd97a90b8b737)
+
+
+### Changes for AWT
+
+To make way for more advanced rendering options, the exorcism of AWT from the base classes inside core has begun. More about that here: <https://github.com/processing/processing4/wiki/Exorcising-AWT>
+
+* Remove all usage of AWT from `PApplet` [55](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/55)
+* Make edits to core so that AWT can be disabled and LWJGL can run [commit](https://github.com/codeanticode/processing-openjdk/commit/ac9abc18655daaa538ef16945687177334f3596e)
+* Add `--disable-awt` option to `PApplet.main()`
+* Fix for precision issues with PDF [5801](https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/5801#issuecomment-466632459)
+* Implement `displayDensity(int)`, it's been returning the main display's value
+* Show “displays have separate spaces” warning message when the param is unset
+    * Show it in the console, which allows us to get rid of `JOptionPane`
+    * Catalina seems to have it un-set, but the default is the same
+* Move `selectInput/Output/Folder` to `ShimAWT` class
+* remove the `java.awt.Frame` object from `PApplet`
+* Move `loadImage()` into `ShimAWT`
+* `desktopFile()` and `desktopPath()` methods are supported, unless we find they're trouble
+* Move `ShimAWT.loadImage()` to the `PSurface` subclasses
+* Move all `java.awt` and `javax.imageio` out of `PImage`
+* Make the switch to `getModifiersEx()` instead of `getModifiers()` [4](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/4)
+* Fix `PImage.save()` breakage due to AWT changes above (saving to PNG was broken in anything but the default renderer) [80](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/80)
+
+
+### Sam was at it again
+
+* Resolve rewrite of pixelDensity to settings in preproc [58](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/58), [60](https://github.com/processing/processing4/pull/60)
+* Resolve PDF renderer parse issue in preproc [66](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/66), [68](https://github.com/processing/processing4/pull/68)
+* Bump JOGL 2.4 to the new release candidate (20200307) [85](https://github.com/processing/processing4/pull/85)
+* Remove debugging printout from Open Recent [78](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/78), [79](https://github.com/processing/processing4/pull/79)
+* Fix broken tests [92](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/92), [93](https://github.com/processing/processing4/pull/93)
+* Refactor out preproc.issue [96](https://github.com/processing/processing4/pull/96)
+* Debug button in the toolbar is currently broken [94](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/94), [95](https://github.com/processing/processing4/pull/95)
+* Fix `WARNING: Illegal reflective access by processing.opengl.PSurfaceJOGL” on getContextCapabilities()` [50](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/50), [76](https://github.com/processing/processing4/pull/76)
+* Migrate JSSC to sampottinger/jssc [71](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/71), [75](https://github.com/processing/processing4/pull/75)
+* Rewrite size call for all renderers [90](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/90), [91](https://github.com/processing/processing4/pull/91)
+* Switch to JFileChooser on Mac with VAqua [88](https://github.com/processing/processing4/pull/88)
+* Cut/Copy/Paste while saving a sketch on macOS was going to the editor, not the save dialog [77](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/77)
+* Implement the basics of Dark Mode for the Mac [89](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/89)
+* `color` as return type was broken [104](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/104), [105](https://github.com/processing/processing4/pull/105)
+* Automated (jenkins) build broken because ant 1.10.7 download no longer available [106](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/106), [107](https://github.com/processing/processing4/pull/107)
+* Processing IDE interface too small on high-res Windows displays [102](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/102)
+* Ensure not trying to use Toolkit zoom before ready [103](https://github.com/processing/processing4/pull/103)
+
+
+### Other Contributed Changes
+
+* Remove some redundant boxing and casting [51](https://github.com/processing/processing4/pull/51)
+
+
 # Processing 4.0 alpha 1
 
-*Revision 1270 - 18 January 2019*
+*Revision 1270 - 18 January 2020*
 
-This is a massive update! With the help of [Sam Pottinger](https://gleap.org/), we're working to get Processing to run with Java 11. This will give us a more stable platform for the next few years. 
+This is a massive update! With the help of [Sam Pottinger](https://gleap.org/), we're working to get Processing to run with Java 11. This will give us a more stable platform for the next few years.
 
 In the process, there are also significant updates which include updated Java syntax support and lots of other long-awaited features.
 
@@ -13,7 +76,7 @@ We recommend using a different sketchbook location for 4.0, to avoid confusion w
 
 ### Sam Did a Lot of Work
 
-* [This](https://github.com/processing/processing4/pull/1) massive pull request has the changes that got things kicked off. It closes several issues and pull requests, including [5750](https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/5750), [5753](https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/5753), [4415](https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/4415), and others. 
+* [This](https://github.com/processing/processing4/pull/1) massive pull request has the changes that got things kicked off. It closes several issues and pull requests, including [5750](https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/5750), [5753](https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/5753), [4415](https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/4415), and others.
 * ANTLR has been updated from version 2 to version 4. The grammar has been updated for Java 8 and a new pre-processor created. [3054](https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3054) and [3055](https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3055)
 * Support for Travis CI has been added. [2747](https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/2747)
 * The macOS integration layer has been updated for Java 11. [5747](https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/5747)
@@ -32,7 +95,7 @@ We recommend using a different sketchbook location for 4.0, to avoid confusion w
 * Fixed `Table`'s use of deprecated `isAccessible()`. [33](https://github.com/processing/processing4/pull/33), [3](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/3)
 
 
-### Other Contributed Fixes 
+### Other Contributed Fixes
 
 * Disable FBO when using Intel HD 3000 Graphics. [4104](https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/4104), [5881](https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/5881)
 * `rotateZ()` was breaking in `PShapeOpenGL`. [28](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/28), [41](https://github.com/processing/processing4/pull/41)