title: JRE compliance level mismatch between Workspace and New Project
body: <p>I have a newly installed Eclipse instance and need to use recent Java features. I have changed compliance to 1.7 (through <em>Window</em> -> <em>Preferences</em> -> <em>Java</em>):</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/0SoAI.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>When I create a new Java project, if I select "Use a project specific JRE" I get a compliance warning:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/XVwbI.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>If I opt for the default JRE I get a similar message, but this time telling me the workspace is using a 1.4 JRE:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/drUNQ.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>What is causing these messages? If the in the <em>Preferences</em> compliance is set to to 1.7, why is the new project wizard complaining about 1.4?</p>