Responsive UI
By default all Eclipse operations run in the user interface thread.
Employing the Responsive UI, which allows the threading of sequential code,
will enable you to continue working elsewhere in Eclipse. Without the Responsive
UI support you would be locked out of performing any other actions when met
with a slow operation.
While some operations automatically run in the background (such
as auto build), in many cases a dialog will be displayed providing you with
the option to run an operation in the background. For example, building a project
manually can sometimes take more than a few minutes, during which time you may
wish to continue to use other functions in Eclipse.
While the project is being built, select Run in Background from
the Building Workspace dialog and the Responsive UI will allow
you to carry on with other tasks in Eclipse.
For information on the status of the action and additional operations that
are currently running, click Details.
The Details panel displays the status information of the operation
at hand as well as any additional operations that may be running simultaneously.
The Progress Information dialog also indicates when one operation is being
blocked by another.
To have operations running in the background set as the default, select Window
> Preferences > General and check Always run in background.
