#include <gtk/gtk.h>

static GtkWidget*
createtable(int rows, int columns)
{
    int i, j;
    GtkWidget *table = gtk_table_new(rows, columns, FALSE);
    GtkWidget *frame = NULL;
    for (i=0; i < rows; ++i) {
        for (j=0; j < columns; ++j) {
	        GtkWidget *tview = gtk_text_view_new();
	        frame            = gtk_frame_new(NULL);
            gtk_container_add         (GTK_CONTAINER(frame), tview);
            gtk_table_attach_defaults (GTK_TABLE(table), frame, j, j+1, i, i+1);
        }
    }

    frame = gtk_frame_new (NULL);
    gtk_container_add     (GTK_CONTAINER(frame), table);
    return frame;
}

static gboolean
do_show(gpointer view)
{
	gtk_widget_show_all(GTK_WIDGET(view));
	return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
}

static gboolean
tblinsert(gpointer data)
{
	GtkTextIter          iter;
    GtkTextChildAnchor  *anchor;
	GtkWidget           *view   = GTK_WIDGET(data);
	GtkWidget           *table  = createtable(4, 2);
	GtkTextBuffer       *buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(view));

    gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter                 (buffer, &iter);
    anchor = gtk_text_buffer_create_child_anchor (buffer, &iter);
    gtk_text_view_add_child_at_anchor            (GTK_TEXT_VIEW(view), table, anchor);
    
#define DO_BUG TRUE
    if (DO_BUG)
	    gtk_widget_show_all(view);
    else
	    g_idle_add(do_show, view);
    return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    GtkWidget *window;
    GtkWidget *view;

    gtk_init                   (&argc, &argv);
    window = gtk_window_new    (GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
    view   = gtk_text_view_new ();
    g_signal_connect           (G_OBJECT(window), "destroy", G_CALLBACK(gtk_main_quit), NULL);
    gtk_container_add          (GTK_CONTAINER(window), view);
    gtk_widget_show_all        (window);

    g_timeout_add(1000, tblinsert, view); // if g_idle_add is used, 1/10 attempts will succeed
    gtk_main();
    return 0;
}