Re: Game loop with Gtk.

[learfox furry ao net]

> Does anyone have any advice on using GTK to write a
> game style loop using Gtk?
>
> What is the best type of widget to use for images?
> Canvas items? Pixmaps? Pixbufs?
>
> How do I achieve double buffering? How do I move
> images around the screen as smoothly and fast as
> possible?

Yes, and unless you are writing `board game', GTK+ or any widget set would
really slow things down.

If you are writing a board game you can design things the typical way, if
performance is an issue ou should use either gtk_timeout_add(0 to add a
timeout to a function which updates yer game every so often.

Or use gtk_main_iteration() instead of gtk_main(). Since
gtk_main_iteration() does not block input and `manages' gtk for one
cycle.

Look into the GTK+ GLArea widget for drawing, even 2D games would benifit
from OpenGL design with gtk.

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