Re: system calls was Progress Bar

[Steve & Patti Getzinger <steveandpatti wubs org>]

Fredrik Rambris wrote:

> Steve & Patti Getzinger wrote:
> > I am using system twice in 2 small funcs and the effect I am trying to
> > pull off is display a dialog (similiar to GIMP). I am calling the dialog
> > func first and then another func which utilizes system(command). The
> > dialog window will not display until after the second func has completed
> > it's dirty work. I understand system basically puts the GTK app stop and
> > hold while it completes it's task and then returns to GTK. Is there
> > something in GTK that can be used instead of system or am I missing
> > something such as incorporating a delay between the funcs. The two funcs
> > are totally independant of each other at this point.
>
> If you have no problem of the two tasks running in paralell do try
> system( "command &" );
>
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Sometimes the most obvious just goes unnoticed. Thanks I am sure that should
solve my dilema :) If I could just cut down all those trees maybe I could see
the forest everyone is talking about :)

Steve