RE: getting input each frame

["Faria, Sydney C" <sydney faria pw utc com>]

How about writing an update function for the widgets and using it via a
gtk_timer_add() to update the display with new data periodically...
Sydney

-----Original Message-----
From: Olivier Sessink [mailto:lists olivier pk wau nl]
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 3:50 AM
To: flood
Cc: gtk-app-devel-list gnome org
Subject: Re: getting input each frame


flood wrote:
> Hello, I have been developing an app using GTK to make the interface. The
> problem I'm facing is that the program needs to check for input each frame
> and based on that it needs to alter a few objects such as labels, however,
I
> don't know how to check for external input because If I would say make an
> infinite loop than I wouldn't be able to run gtk_main() without it
returning
> control to my loop. What can I do to check for external input and gtk
input?

extrnal input as in files/pipes ?

check the GIO_Channel stuff in glib, it provides an event-driven
interface for such things

regards,
        Olivier Sessink

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