Re: Why are Swing applications so sleepy compared to SWT?

"Sabine Dinis Blochberger" <no.spam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:5KednZOMCbJy-rPUnZ2dnUVZ8qGdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx

[...]

It's certainly not a low memory issue as the machine has 4GB of RAM with
plenty to spare. As I thought I indicated though it's probably only
happening on Windows.

I would blame the application, for its programming. Maybe it does some
unnecessary redrawing when unminimized.

Also, to effectively use 4Gb of RAM, you will have to run a 64bit OS.

I don't think we can blame the application's programmer(s) because it happens with *every* Swing application I have ever tried and on every Windows machine I have ever used over the years. This includes my own Swing programs which are certainly not doing anything unnecessary when they are minimised or unminimised. And yes, while it is true that you need a 64-bit OS to fully exploit all of the 4GB of RAM, my testing has included one super-fast machine with 8GB RAM running 64-bit Vista. The behaviour is identical on all machines other than that it takes a little bit less time to wake up on the faster machines.

--
And loving it,

-Qu0ll (Rare, not extinct)
_________________________________________________
Qu0llSixFour@xxxxxxxxx
[Replace the "SixFour" with numbers to email me]

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: [Geek] M$ feature
    ... Normally, once it's loaded sufficient off the CD into RAM, it ... >> alternative medicine. ... If it doesn't work, don't blame the product, you ... Criticism of Linux hype does not constitute praise for Windows. ...
    (uk.misc)
  • Solving the Blue Screen Of Death
    ... my Windows XP Pro installation started to experience ... eventually tracked it down to a faulty RAM stick (which had been fine ... Blue Screens of Death. ... The BSOD stop errors would vary (a lot of articles assume you always ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • Solving the Blue Screen Of Death
    ... my Windows XP Pro installation started to experience ... before I eventually tracked it down to a faulty RAM stick (which had ... Blue Screens of Death. ... The BSOD stop errors would vary (a lot of articles assume you always ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • Re: Added RAM to Win XP Home Edition Need Advice
    ... No question the extra RAM has helped things a lot. ... There are no special settings you NEED to make to get Windows XP to accept ... You should at least turn on the built in firewall. ... I see that AntiVirus software is an absolute necessity given ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain)
  • Re: ADT Pro With Windows 7 (64-Bit)
    ... I simply making the case that without Virtualization and without Windows XP ... extensions) into most server editions of windows, on the consumer editions ... The 4GB RAM is starting to come into play here. ... and maybe even video that was pulled from MANY corporate business information ...
    (comp.sys.apple2)
Loading