1 files changed, 19 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/opengl/util/AnimatorBase.java b/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/opengl/util/AnimatorBase.java
index c2da68cd9..6c776b064 100644
--- a/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/opengl/util/AnimatorBase.java
+++ b/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/opengl/util/AnimatorBase.java
@@ -129,10 +129,28 @@ public abstract class AnimatorBase implements GLAnimatorControl {
      * Creates a new, empty Animator instance
      * while expecting an AWT rendering thread if AWT is available.
      *
+     * @see #AnimatorBase(int)
      * @see GLProfile#isAWTAvailable()
+     * @see #setModeBits(boolean, int)
      */
     public AnimatorBase() {
-        modeBits = MODE_EXPECT_AWT_RENDERING_THREAD; // default!
+        this( MODE_EXPECT_AWT_RENDERING_THREAD ); // default!
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new, empty Animator instance
+     * with given modeBits.
+     * <p>
+     * Passing {@link #MODE_EXPECT_AWT_RENDERING_THREAD} is considered default.
+     * However, passing {@code 0} is recommended if not using AWT in your application.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * @see AnimatorBase#MODE_EXPECT_AWT_RENDERING_THREAD
+     * @see GLProfile#isAWTAvailable()
+     * @see #setModeBits(boolean, int)
+     */
+    public AnimatorBase(final int modeBits) {
+        this.modeBits = modeBits;
         drawablesEmpty = true;
     }