Re: [gtk-list] Finding tree selection coordinates in scrolled window

[Damon Chaplin <damon karuna freeserve co uk>]

James Bailie wrote:

> Also, I notice the text widget in 1.2.x now takes significantly longer to load
> long strings with gtk_text_insert(). In 1.0.x, I used to be able to pass large
> strings (Usenet messages with complete encoded attachments: 100-200k) to this
> function, and the widget loaded immediately. It takes many seconds to do so
> now. Again, I wonder if there is a workaround, or a more efficient function I
> haven't stumbled across yet.

I have a simple text editor which loads a 150K file in < 1 second with 1.2.x.

Try calling

  gtk_text_freeze (GTK_TEXT (text));

  < insert text >

  gtk_text_thaw (GTK_TEXT (text));



Damon