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
* added at the end of the parent's list of children in the order given;
     * otherwise, the elements are inserted at the appropriate positions.
     * <p>
     * This method should be called (by the content provider) when elements
     * have been added to the model, in order to cause the viewer to accurately
     * reflect the model. This method only affects the viewer, not the model.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param parentElement
     *           the parent element
     * @param childElements
     *           the child elements to add
     */
    public void add(Object parentElement, Object[] childElements) {
        Assert.isNotNull(parentElement);
        assertElementsNotNull(childElements);
        Widget widget = findItem(parentElement);
        
        if (widget == null)
            return;
        internalAdd(widget, parentElement, childElements);
    }
	/**
     * Adds the given child elements to this viewer as children of the given
     * parent element.
     * <p>
     * EXPERIMENTAL.  Not to be used except by JDT.
     * This method was added to support JDT's explorations
     * into grouping by working sets, which requires viewers to support multiple 
     * equal elements.  See bug 76482 for more details.  This support will