> > What configure-- How? Where is that discussed?
> >
> I don't believe it is discussed anywhere. However, it is pretty clear
> that
> if Eclipse is setup to do less then it will be faster. For example,
> turning
> off automatic building can speed Java development since you don't
> have any
> background threads compiling your code. You can also remove the
> outline,
> task, problem, error, etc panes, which are updated in real time. I
> tend to
> either minimize them or make them fast views, so they are there when
> I need
> them, but aren't being redrawn when I don't.
>
'K, good to know -- didn't understand all that real-time stuff was
going on -- tends to explain the the cycles used while Eclipse is
inactive
> > How Do I provide addl resources?
> >
> You can use the standard java command-line switches to change the
> amount of
> memory Eclipse has access to.
>
Recommendations?
>
> > 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
> >
> I imagine that 1GB of RAM isn't enough for all that. I would
> recommend 2GB
> of RAM.
It should be -- that's what a MMU and a PE Multitasking OS are supposed
to give you.
All these things are low-activity -- a development system, not a
production system. I think this a pretty vanilla system.
AFAIK, I can't go over 1 Gig RAM any more thsn you can :)
Unless you are saying I need to dedicate a box to Eclipse???
Aside: when I worked for IBM, we installed Mainframes with a maximum of
64 Meg, yes Meg RAM & they supported hundreds of TSO/TSS or CICS
terminals -- certainly no GUIs then, but c'mon, Eclipse is just a text
editor & I am only 1 user who doesn't type that fast. (Or maybe CoBOL
is a better programming language than Java???).
Not to be flippant, but I can't justify using Eclipse if it has a 1 Gig
footprint.
>
> > And Eclipse still seems slow -- takes .75 sec to switch windows or
> tabs
> > -- small programs, windows side-by-side, no overlap.
> >
> I see no noticeable delay.
>
> > It isn't bad -- just slower than I am used to -- slower than BBEdit,
> > much faster than DW, similar to JEdit.
> >
> .75 sec is bad in my book.
>
OK!
> > 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.
> >
> Oh, you want D&D text; I thought you meant files.
Yeah, I do -- code reusability applies to source code too!
But, I can't seem to D&D files to Eclipse either -- not to the Eclipse
Icon on the Dock nor to an eclipse window/frame.
Thx for the help -- I am learning!
Dick
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