How to turn off automatic syntax checking in Eclipse?

Question

I am using Eclipse in Linux and I need to turn off automatic syntax checking and parsing of a any type of text file (java, xml, javascript) while I am editing. I want Eclipse to check for syntax/errors in file ONLY when I click the save button. This problem is becoming very annoying as it slows down Eclipse while I am typing and many times it freezes Eclipse for several seconds and sometimes almost a minute so I cant get anything done on time.

Answer 1

Uncheck Project > Build automatically

But I would do differently. I will make a fresh installation of Eclipse and see if the issue persists. If your machine is good enough (mine is 2x2.2ghz, 2gb ram) you should not have any problems with eclipse.