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 <h3>
 Notices</h3>
 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000, 2004. All Rights Reserved.
 <h3>Known Issues</h3>
 <h3><a name="I-Platform-SWT">Platform - SWT</a></h3>
 <h4>Eclipse plug-in based on the SWT Browser throws exception</h4>
 <p>The SWT Browser widget uses a platform-specific web browser to render HTML.
 The org.eclipse.swt.SWTError exception (&quot;No more handles&quot;) is thrown
 on platforms that don't meet the requirements for running the Browser widget.
 Supported platforms and prerequisites are listed on the SWT FAQ item <a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/~checkout~/platform-swt-home/faq.html#browserplatforms">&quot;Which
 platforms are supported by the SWT Browser?&quot;</a>.</p>
 <h4>Eclipse crashes on RedHat Linux 9 (GTK+ only)</h4>
 <p>Users of the Bluecurve theme shipped with RedHat Linux 9 may experience problems running Eclipse.
 These problems may include crashes or reduced performance.
 (bug <a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=38305">38305</a>,
 bug <a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=67906">67906</a>,
 bug <a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=37683">37683</a>,
 bug <a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=58738">58738</a>)</p>
 <p>We recommend changing to a different theme.
 Under GNOME, open RedHat Menu > Preferences > Theme.  Select a theme other than Bluecurve.  All applications should update at this point.
 Under KDE, open RedHatMenu > Run Command...  And then type in "gnome-theme-manager" and click "Run".  Select a theme other than Bluecurve.  The selection may jump to "Custom Theme" afterward; this is normal, and happens because the GNOME window manager is not running.  All GTK+ applications should update to the new theme at this point.
 </p>
 <h4>Eclipse hangs when pasting from an unresponsive application (GTK only)</h4>
 <p>If the application that is supplying the clipboard material is unresponsive,
 the paste operation hangs Eclipse for several minutes. This situation can be
 encountered when copying from an Eclipse target workbench, suspending the target
 workbench at a breakpoint and pasting into the hosting Eclipse workbench. (bug <a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=44915">44915</a>)</p>
 <h4>Drag and drop on Mac (Mac OS X Carbon only)</h4>
 <p>The Mac OS X Carbon implementation of SWT does not support dragging from an SWT application to another application. (bug
 <a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=68212">68212</a>)</p>
 <h4>Components in SWT_AWT are not displayed (Motif only)</h4>
 <p>On Motif systems (verified on Linux and Solaris) problems have been reported
 by some developers in the support for embedding AWT widgets within SWT layouts.
 These can range from the AWT widgets not being properly displayed to Java VM
 crashes. The cause(s) of these problems has not yet been determined. (bug <a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=68353">68353</a>)</p>
 <h4>Can't expand/collapse TableTree item with mouse (GTK only)</h4>
 <p>Under certain conditions and on certain versions of GTK, TableTree items,
 such as those found in Property Sheets, cannot be expanded or collapsed using
 the mouse. The workaround is to use the right and left arrow keys. (bug <a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=38855">38855</a>)</p>
 <h4> Unable to drag data between
 applications in simplified Chinese locale (Motif only)</h4>
 <p>When configured for the simplified Chinese locale, it is not possible to
 drag data between applications running on the Motif window system. This is a
 known limitation of the Open Motif library. (bug <a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=29777">29777</a>)</p>
 <h4> Crash when attempting to
 launch file browser (AIX Motif only)</h4>
 <p>There is a known AIX graphics bug affecting certain levels of AIX
 releases. Ensure that the AIX install includes the necessary service updates as
 described in the &quot;Install notes/requirements for Eclipse on AIX&quot;
 attachment to the Eclipse bug report. (bug <a href="http://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=34524">34524</a>)</p>
 <h4> Available colors on 8-bit
 Linux (Linux only)</h4>
 <p>Typically, in Gnome Linux installs running with 8-bit visuals (i.e. 256
 color mode), before the Eclipse application is started there are no free colors.
 This may mean that Eclipse is unable to allocate the default widget background
 color, causing it to display a white background. The functionality, however, is
 otherwise unaffected.</p>
 <h4> List and ComboBox on Windows
 NT (Windows NT only)</h4>
 <p>On Windows NT only, you should avoid creating items in a <code>List</code>
 or <code>ComboBox</code> with strings longer than 1000 characters. Doing so may
 result in a General Protection Fault. This has been fixed in more recent
 versions of Windows.</p>
 <h4> Excessive CPU
 consumption&nbsp; (Linux GTK only)</h4>
 <p>When using Linux GTK 2.2.1, there are some scenarios where the CPU usage
 goes to 100% for no good reason. When this occurs, resizing or closing the
 dialog seems to return the CPU usage to normal. (bug <a href="http://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=35443">35443</a>)</p>
 <h4>IME-related crash (Linux
 Motif only)</h4>
 <p>When using Linux Motif and GB18030 IME &quot;chinput&quot;, Eclipse can
 crash if the IME client window is left open when the parent window is disposed.
 (bug <a href="http://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=32045">32045</a>)</p>
 <h4> Using IBM J9 VM (Photon and
 AIX)</h4>
 <p>On QNX Photon and IBM AIX, the SWT library will not be found when running
 with an IBM J9 1.5 VM. This is a bug in the IBM J9 class library in version 1.5.
 You can workaround this problem by adding the SWT library directory to your
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable.</p>
 <h4> Missing permissions for SWT
 native libraries in workspace (HP-UX only)</h4>
 <p>When retrieving the SWT Motif fragment into an Eclipse workspace, the
 permissions of the native libraries are reset. This creates a problem on HP-UX
 because shared libraries need to have execute permission. Attempting to
 self-host with this fragment throws an UnsatisfiedLinkError...Permission Denied
 error. You must manually change the permissions to make these libraries
 accessible (assume the workspace is at <code>/workspace</code>):</p>
 <blockquote>
   <blockquote>
     <p><code>cd /workspace/org.eclipse.swt.motif/os/hpux/PA_RISC<br>
     chmod 555 *.sl</code></p>
   </blockquote>
 </blockquote>
 <p>(bug <a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=20305">20305</a>
 describes a related problem)</p>
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	<h3>
	Notices</h3>
	(c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000, 2004. All Rights Reserved.
	<h3>Known Issues</h3>
	<h3><a name="I-Platform-SWT">Platform - SWT</a></h3>
	<h4>Eclipse plug-in based on the SWT Browser throws exception</h4>
	<p>The SWT Browser widget uses a platform-specific web browser to render HTML.
	The org.eclipse.swt.SWTError exception ("No more handles") is thrown
	on platforms that don't meet the requirements for running the Browser widget.
	Supported platforms and prerequisites are listed on the SWT FAQ item <a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/~checkout~/platform-swt-home/faq.html#browserplatforms">"Which
	platforms are supported by the SWT Browser?"</a>.</p>
	<h4>Eclipse crashes on RedHat Linux 9 (GTK+ only)</h4>
	<p>Users of the Bluecurve theme shipped with RedHat Linux 9 may experience problems running Eclipse.
	These problems may include crashes or reduced performance.
	(bug <a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=38305">38305</a>,
	bug <a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=67906">67906</a>,
	bug <a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=37683">37683</a>,
	bug <a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=58738">58738</a>)</p>
	<p>We recommend changing to a different theme.
	Under GNOME, open RedHat Menu > Preferences > Theme. Select a theme other than Bluecurve. All applications should update at this point.
	Under KDE, open RedHatMenu > Run Command... And then type in "gnome-theme-manager" and click "Run". Select a theme other than Bluecurve. The selection may jump to "Custom Theme" afterward; this is normal, and happens because the GNOME window manager is not running. All GTK+ applications should update to the new theme at this point.
	</p>
	<h4>Eclipse hangs when pasting from an unresponsive application (GTK only)</h4>
	<p>If the application that is supplying the clipboard material is unresponsive,
	the paste operation hangs Eclipse for several minutes. This situation can be
	encountered when copying from an Eclipse target workbench, suspending the target
	workbench at a breakpoint and pasting into the hosting Eclipse workbench. (bug <a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=44915">44915</a>)</p>
	<h4>Drag and drop on Mac (Mac OS X Carbon only)</h4>
	<p>The Mac OS X Carbon implementation of SWT does not support dragging from an SWT application to another application. (bug
	<a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=68212">68212</a>)</p>
	<h4>Components in SWT_AWT are not displayed (Motif only)</h4>
	<p>On Motif systems (verified on Linux and Solaris) problems have been reported
	by some developers in the support for embedding AWT widgets within SWT layouts.
	These can range from the AWT widgets not being properly displayed to Java VM
	crashes. The cause(s) of these problems has not yet been determined. (bug <a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=68353">68353</a>)</p>
	<h4>Can't expand/collapse TableTree item with mouse (GTK only)</h4>
	<p>Under certain conditions and on certain versions of GTK, TableTree items,
	such as those found in Property Sheets, cannot be expanded or collapsed using
	the mouse. The workaround is to use the right and left arrow keys. (bug <a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=38855">38855</a>)</p>
	<h4> Unable to drag data between
	applications in simplified Chinese locale (Motif only)</h4>
	<p>When configured for the simplified Chinese locale, it is not possible to
	drag data between applications running on the Motif window system. This is a
	known limitation of the Open Motif library. (bug <a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=29777">29777</a>)</p>
	<h4> Crash when attempting to
	launch file browser (AIX Motif only)</h4>
	<p>There is a known AIX graphics bug affecting certain levels of AIX
	releases. Ensure that the AIX install includes the necessary service updates as
	described in the "Install notes/requirements for Eclipse on AIX"
	attachment to the Eclipse bug report. (bug <a href="http://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=34524">34524</a>)</p>
	<h4> Available colors on 8-bit
	Linux (Linux only)</h4>
	<p>Typically, in Gnome Linux installs running with 8-bit visuals (i.e. 256
	color mode), before the Eclipse application is started there are no free colors.
	This may mean that Eclipse is unable to allocate the default widget background
	color, causing it to display a white background. The functionality, however, is
	otherwise unaffected.</p>
	<h4> List and ComboBox on Windows
	NT (Windows NT only)</h4>
	<p>On Windows NT only, you should avoid creating items in a <code>List</code>
	or <code>ComboBox</code> with strings longer than 1000 characters. Doing so may
	result in a General Protection Fault. This has been fixed in more recent
	versions of Windows.</p>
	<h4> Excessive CPU
	consumption  (Linux GTK only)</h4>
	<p>When using Linux GTK 2.2.1, there are some scenarios where the CPU usage
	goes to 100% for no good reason. When this occurs, resizing or closing the
	dialog seems to return the CPU usage to normal. (bug <a href="http://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=35443">35443</a>)</p>
	<h4>IME-related crash (Linux
	Motif only)</h4>
	<p>When using Linux Motif and GB18030 IME "chinput", Eclipse can
	crash if the IME client window is left open when the parent window is disposed.
	(bug <a href="http://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=32045">32045</a>)</p>
	<h4> Using IBM J9 VM (Photon and
	AIX)</h4>
	<p>On QNX Photon and IBM AIX, the SWT library will not be found when running
	with an IBM J9 1.5 VM. This is a bug in the IBM J9 class library in version 1.5.
	You can workaround this problem by adding the SWT library directory to your
	LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable.</p>
	<h4> Missing permissions for SWT
	native libraries in workspace (HP-UX only)</h4>
	<p>When retrieving the SWT Motif fragment into an Eclipse workspace, the
	permissions of the native libraries are reset. This creates a problem on HP-UX
	because shared libraries need to have execute permission. Attempting to
	self-host with this fragment throws an UnsatisfiedLinkError...Permission Denied
	error. You must manually change the permissions to make these libraries
	accessible (assume the workspace is at <code>/workspace</code>):</p>
	<blockquote>
	<blockquote>
	<p><code>cd /workspace/org.eclipse.swt.motif/os/hpux/PA_RISC<br>
	chmod 555 *.sl</code></p>
	</blockquote>
	</blockquote>
	<p>(bug <a href="http://dev.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=20305">20305</a>
	describes a related problem)</p>
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