release notes: mention JRE changes and jre_headless

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Nikolay Amiantov 2017-02-08 21:36:22 +03:00
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@ -169,12 +169,24 @@ following incompatible changes:</para>
<para>Other notable improvements:</para>
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<para>Module type system have a new extensible option types feature that
allow to extend certain types, such as enum, through multiple option
declarations of the same option across multiple modules.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<literal>jre</literal> now defaults to GTK+ UI by default. This
improves visual consistency and makes Java follow system font style,
improving the situation on HighDPI displays. This has a cost of increased
closure size; for server and other headless workloads it's recommended to
use <literal>jre_headless</literal>.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>