Eclipse Juno + WTP +EGit dead slow

Question

I\'m trying to use Eclipse Juno (Version: 4.2.0 Build id: I20120608-1400) with WTP for JavaScript/Node.js development on MacOSX Lion, on my 4GB RAM MacBook Pro. Sometimes it get

Answer 1

For me, the issue is only happening in the PHP perspective. Launching Eclipse Juno in a different perspective and then switching to the PHP perspective made the tab switching reasonable.

A less cumbersome and permanent solution exists, which is quite straightforward. Installing Web Development Tools fixes this issue.