Re: How to create a dialog window from a thread?

[montse <root pc46 fsc alcala es>]

Michael Loft wrote:

> I'm writing a communications application, where I have a thread
> listening to the serial port. When data arrives, I want the thread to
> create a dialog window, so the user can decide what to do.
> The problem is, that when I create the dialog, I only see the frame,
> and gtk hangs. The thread continues to run.
>
> Any suggestions on how to create the dialog would be most
> welcome. I've spent three whole days trying to do this until now.
>
> Michael Loft
>
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Are you using io functions??, see capitule 17 in the gtk manual.