Re: Getting a gtk label to draw immediatly?

[Carlos Pereira <carlos pehoe civil ist utl pt>]

> I need to use gtk_label_set_text() on a gtk label that is to have text
> changed in the middle of a while() loop.

> I tried using gtk_widget_draw_default() on the label after setting its
> text and then gtk_main_iteration() in the loop but it dosen't seem to
> update the label at all.

> I also tried gdk_flush() and a bunch of other functions, they don't seem
> to work, what's the trick needed?

As the label has no X window itself, it might be better to
redraw the label parent.

(In the worse case scenario, you should always be allowed 
to use something like unmap/map to force the parent to redraw.
This is just a hack, I am sure there are much cleaner methods.)

Carlos