Re: Displaying a popup before the main window

[Dave Howorth <dhoworth mrc-lmb cam ac uk>]

Emmanuele Bassi wrote:
> in this case, spinning the main loop is just masking the fact that
> you're blocking the main loop. the correct way to deal with this is *to
> stop blocking the main loop*.

We are discussing a splash screen that is shown during initialization
while the GUI is being constructed and before the main loop is reached.

You're proposing a complicated alternative mechanism and to what end,
I'm not sure. Perhaps if you gave a reference to a good explanation of
your rationale, instead of simply pouring scorn on people, it would be
more helpful.

Cheers, Dave