3 files changed, 32 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/newt/classes/com/jogamp/newt/util/EDTUtil.java b/src/newt/classes/com/jogamp/newt/util/EDTUtil.java
index d1a11a788..4493e2781 100644
--- a/src/newt/classes/com/jogamp/newt/util/EDTUtil.java
+++ b/src/newt/classes/com/jogamp/newt/util/EDTUtil.java
@@ -49,9 +49,19 @@ package com.jogamp.newt.util;
  */
 public interface EDTUtil {
 
-    public static final long defaultEDTPollGranularity = 10; // 10ms, 1/100s
+    public static final long defaultEDTPollPeriod = 10; // 10ms, 1/100s
 
     /**
+     * @return poll period in milliseconds
+     */
+    public long getPollPeriod();
+
+    /**
+     * @param ms poll period in milliseconds
+     */
+    public void setPollPeriod(long ms);
+    
+    /**
      * Create a new EDT. One should invoke <code>reset()</code><br>
      * after <code>invokeStop(..)</code> in case another <code>start()</code> or <code>invoke(..)</code>
      * is expected.
diff --git a/src/newt/classes/jogamp/newt/DefaultEDTUtil.java b/src/newt/classes/jogamp/newt/DefaultEDTUtil.java
index 0bcd3323c..fd757fba6 100644
--- a/src/newt/classes/jogamp/newt/DefaultEDTUtil.java
+++ b/src/newt/classes/jogamp/newt/DefaultEDTUtil.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public class DefaultEDTUtil implements EDTUtil {
     private String name;
     int start_iter=0;
     private Runnable dispatchMessages;
+    private static long pollPeriod = EDTUtil.defaultEDTPollPeriod;
 
     public DefaultEDTUtil(ThreadGroup tg, String name, Runnable dispatchMessages) {
         this.threadGroup = tg;
@@ -64,6 +65,14 @@ public class DefaultEDTUtil implements EDTUtil {
         this.edt.setDaemon(true); // don't stop JVM from shutdown ..
     }
 
+    final public long getPollPeriod() {
+        return pollPeriod;
+    }
+
+    final public void setPollPeriod(long ms) {
+        pollPeriod = ms;
+    }
+    
     public final void reset() {
         synchronized(edtLock) { 
             waitUntilStopped();
@@ -271,7 +280,7 @@ public class DefaultEDTUtil implements EDTUtil {
                         // wait for tasks
                         if(!shouldStop && tasks.size()==0) {
                             try {
-                                tasks.wait(defaultEDTPollGranularity);
+                                tasks.wait(pollPeriod);
                             } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                                 e.printStackTrace();
                             }
diff --git a/src/newt/classes/jogamp/newt/driver/awt/AWTEDTUtil.java b/src/newt/classes/jogamp/newt/driver/awt/AWTEDTUtil.java
index cca1e321c..6d0b102c7 100644
--- a/src/newt/classes/jogamp/newt/driver/awt/AWTEDTUtil.java
+++ b/src/newt/classes/jogamp/newt/driver/awt/AWTEDTUtil.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 package jogamp.newt.driver.awt;
 
 import java.awt.EventQueue;
-import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -49,7 +48,8 @@ public class AWTEDTUtil implements EDTUtil {
     private static TimerTask pumpMessagesTimerTask=null;
     private static final Map<Display, Runnable> pumpMessageDisplayMap = new HashMap<Display, Runnable>();
     private static AWTEDTUtil singletonMainThread = new AWTEDTUtil(); // one singleton MainThread
-
+    private static long pollPeriod = EDTUtil.defaultEDTPollPeriod;
+    
     public static AWTEDTUtil getSingleton() {
         return singletonMainThread;
     }
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ public class AWTEDTUtil implements EDTUtil {
         // package private access ..
     }
 
+    final public long getPollPeriod() {
+        return pollPeriod;
+    }
+
+    final public void setPollPeriod(long ms) {
+        pollPeriod = ms;
+    }
+    
     final public void reset() {
         // nop AWT is always running
     }
@@ -132,7 +140,7 @@ public class AWTEDTUtil implements EDTUtil {
                         }
                     }
                 };
-                pumpMessagesTimer.scheduleAtFixedRate(pumpMessagesTimerTask, 0, defaultEDTPollGranularity);
+                pumpMessagesTimer.scheduleAtFixedRate(pumpMessagesTimerTask, 0, pollPeriod);
             }
             pumpMessageDisplayMap.put(dpy, pumpMessage);
         }