> Mac Java apps) because IBM wrote Eclipse using its own SWT toolkit,
> rather than the standard stuff from Sun. Apple optimized much of Sun's
> Java GUI stuff for the Mac OS and Quartz display layer, then gave the
> modifications back to Sun. Eclipse doesn't use the optimized Java code.
>
SWT is a thin Java wrapper on top of Native UI widgets, so SWT UIs are
generally perform better and match the OS a lot more. Eclipse is not slow on
the Mac and neither are SWT based applications. If Eclipse is slow on your
Mac then you have configured things wrong or simply haven't provided it
enough resources. I have the exact same machine as you and I don't
experience bad performance.
> Rob also pointed out in Eclipse on other platforms you can break off
> portions of the Eclipse window and have them appear in separate windows
> on the desktop -- can't do this in the Mac implementation.
>
But you can have multiple Workbench windows.
> The play-for-pay vs free issue re He3 vs CFEclipse is an interesting
> one -- In many large enterprises, perceived value is often equated with
> price.
>
Again, He3 offers a free edition.
> 1) Drag and drop a file or selection: within an Eclipse window; between
> Eclipse windows; From the file system to Eclipse; From another
> application to Eclipse; from Eclipse to another application.
>
Maybe I am misunderstanding what you are looking for, but D&D works for me.
> 3) Select/copy/paste/D&D a rectangular area of text. for example, I
> can select the name parameter from lines 101 threw 105 and manipulate
> as a separate entity, as shown below:
>
There is an open source plugin that allows for this.
-Matt
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