[gedit-list] Question On Using Threads From A Plugin's Menu Item Handler

[Ami Tavory <atavory gmail com>]

   Hello,

   In some plugin, I'd like to launch a thread to do some work when the 
user clicks some menu item. The problem is that the thread doesn't seem 
to ever launch.

   Following is the simplest version of the problem.

   First is the worker thread; its run method just prints that its running.

<code>
class worker_thread(threading.Thread):
   def run(self):
       print 'worker thread running'
</code>

   Now here's the plugin-instance's menu-item handler; it just prints 
that it's been activated, then launches a worker thread.

<code>
   def on_foo_menu_item_activate(self):
       print 'activated'
      
       t = worker_thread()
      
       t.start()
</code>

   So when the user clicks the item, I'd expect to see:
<output>
activated
worker thread running
</output>

   Unfortunately, the 2nd line never appears.

   Could someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong? I'd sure 
appreciate it...

   Thanks & Bye,

   Ami