[news.eclipse.tools] Re: Slow performance on Linux GTK 2.1 M5

["Veronika Irvine" <veronika_irvine@xxxxxxx>]

For instructions on how to get the mouse wheel to work on motif, see:

http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/%7Echeckout%7E/platform-swt-home/fa
q.html#scrollonlinux


"Luis Neves" <lneves@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Werner Punz wrote:
> > Anyway give the dead ugly Motif version a try
>
> In what way is the Motif version "dead ugly" compared to the GTK version?
> On my PC they look almost identical, see:
> http://pwp.netcabo.pt/lneves/eclipse/
>
> I agree that the GTK version is more polished, but I much prefer to work
> with the Motif version, mainly because of the speed... my only complaint
> about the Motif version is the dead the mouse wheel, the Eclipse folks
> could learn a thing or two with the NEdit programmers in this regard.
>
>
> > For a snappy version either use the motif version or port SWT to Qt
and/or
> > the fox toolkit :-) (which is by far the fastest toolkit under Unix I've
> > seen so far)
>
> Yep ...a SWT port to QT/KDE would rock.
> I seem to remember that a effort to port SWT to QT was underway, do you
know
> where can I check for progress?
>
> Best regards,
> Luis Neves
>