Russ Trotter wrote:
hey folks, anyone else out there experiencing a problem where after a
while using eclipse, that audio (from iTunes e.g.) starts to get
scratchy and choppy? I observe that problem even just dragging the
mouse cursor around when eclipse is in focus.
btw, i'm running Tiger 10.4.3, Java 1.5_03 (*non* DP), Powerbook 17"
1GB RAM
How many "progress bars" are open?
Even *one* spinning "Barbershop pole" progress bar eats an inordinate
amount of high priority system resources. I had a program that would
render audio playback unusable because 3 independent progress bars would
soak up 60+% of my CPU time and would spend it in on a high priority
system task.
I removed the spinning bars and replaced them with an actual stripchart
widget and my CPU dropped from 60+% to less than 10%.
I think Eclipse 3.1 leaves more than few spinning bars laying around if
tasks don't complete properly. 3.2 seems to be better in this regard.
-a
