Re: [gtk-list] newbie question on gdk

[Elliot Lee <sopwith cuc edu>]

On Wed, 25 Feb 1998, Michael Beach wrote:

> Hi. As a bit of a newbie to gtk, I decided to first try just playing
> around with a few gdk functions to see how they worked. I have a simple
> program (included below) which I thought should put a window on the
> screen, wait 3 seconds then exit.
> 
> What it actually does is wait around for about 3 seconds, flash up a
> window briefly, then exit immediately. Have I done something wrong, or
> have I done things right, and this behaviour is expected but for a
> reason that I am not aware of.

I think you want to start your academic experience with gtk, not gdk ;-) 
gdk is useful in specific circumstances, but it's not something that most
people use when writing applications... 

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