> > Rob pointed out that Eclipse is slow on the Mac (in comparison to
> other
> > 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.
What configure-- How? Where is that discussed?
How Do I provide addl resources?
OK, I have this running.
Safari 2 windows open -- no applets, swf or animation
Mail 2 windows open
Activity Monitor
Terminal 3 windows
Eclipse
MySQLd
JRun
CFMX61
75 processes, 275 threads
And Eclipse still seems slow -- takes .75 sec to switch windows or tabs
-- small programs, windows side-by-side, no overlap.
> I have the exact same machine as you and I don't
> experience bad performance.
It isn't bad -- just slower than I am used to -- slower than BBEdit,
much faster than DW, similar to JEdit.
>
> > 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.
Yes, that partially compensates -- realistically, I hate windoids!
>
> > 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.
I meant that a priced edition may be to your advantage from a marketing
standpoint.
>
> > 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.
The way D&D works in BBEdit and other apps (like Mail, etc) is this:
1) Select some text & release the mouse button.
2) Click-hold within the selected text
3) drag & release the mouse button to drop.
In Eclipse, step 2 deselects the text -- so there is nothing to drag.
> > 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.
I will look for that plugin -- a very useful tool, at times.
Dick
>
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