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Tuning the JVM heap size can help improve WSAD/Eclipse's responsiveness. You can do that by using the -vmargs -Xms -Xmx settings in the command-line argument (or wsappdev.ini file).
Windows:
C:\java\eclipse_3_0_1\eclipse\eclipse.exe -vmargs -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M
For more on tuning Eclipse JVM heap size, you can refer to this IBM article. |
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Getting Rid of Annoying Tabs
You can set up your Eclipse so that identations are done in tabs rather than spaces. See convert spaces to tabs. In older versions of Eclipse, the button is "Show" rather than "Edit". Here is a sample screenshot http://ofbizwiki.go-integral.com/attach/FAQ27/eclipse_spaces_for_tabs.png
If you want some scripts to help you check and clean up tabs in your files, go to http://www.opensourcestrategies.com/ofbiz/downloads.php. I'm told by the real Unix gurus that "this takes one line in sed." Yeah, I've heard that one before...