Bug 59037 [Navigator] Package explorer flicker when switching/closing editors
If 'Link with editor' is active I see a lot of redrawing going on in the Package Explorer view when I switch between editors (or close an open editor). If the file opened in the second editor already appears in the Package Explorer, it is simply selected and there is no flicker. If, however, the view has to be scrolled to show the second file, I see a lot of redrawing before the view is shown in the new position. The Outline view also seems to draw a white background before drawing the content for the active editor, but it's not nearly as annoying as the Package Explorer (it's true that hte PAckage Explorer has much more items, though).
bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/viewers/AbstractTreeViewer.java
*           the control
     */
    protected abstract void removeAll(Control control);
    /**
     * Removes a listener for expand and collapse events in this viewer. Has no
     * affect if an identical listener is not registered.
     * 
     * @param listener
     *           a tree viewer listener
     */
    public void removeTreeListener(ITreeViewerListener listener) {
        treeListeners.remove(listener);
    }
    
    public void reveal(Object element) {
        Assert.isNotNull(element);
        Widget w = internalExpand(element, true);
        if (w instanceof Item)
            showItem((Item) w);
    }
    /**
     * Returns the rightmost visible descendent of the given item. Returns the
     * item itself if it has no children.
     * 
     * @param item
     *           the item to compute the descendent of
     * @return the rightmost visible descendent or the item iself if it has no
     *         children
     */
    private Item rightMostVisibleDescendent(Item item) {