Re: Callbacks from an idle function

[Peter Bloomfield <peterbloomfield BellSouth net>]

On 04/08/2005 11:41:57 AM, Vivien Malerba wrote:
> On Apr 8, 2005 5:26 PM, Peter Bloomfield  
> <peterbloomfield bellsouth net> wrote:
[ snip ]
> > Perhaps you're trying to use gdk_threads_enter recursively?  Instant  
> > lock...
>
> I did not use gdk_threads_enter()/gdk_threads_leave() when I posted
> the message.

Oh, well, *there*'s the problem!

> I fact I have managed to make it work somehow by adding  
> gdk_threads_enter() before the first line of code in my idle function  
> and gdk_threads_leave() at the end.
>
> Strange considering I have only one thread!

Evidently, during destruction, gtk/gdk do things in a thread-aware way  
that requires the lock to be held.  Just one more mystery...