[luther@maxime.u-strasbg.fr: Re: [gtk-list] interactive gtk_main.]

[Sven LUTHER <luther maxime u-strasbg fr>]

On Tue, Oct 12, 1999 at 10:33:46AM +0200, Arjan J. Molenaar wrote:
> 
> > Hello, ...
> > 
> > What is the best way to have a gtk_main function that returns 
> > control to the
> > calling function which could then affect the interface.
> > 
> > What comes to mind first is to have a thread running the 
> > gtk_main function and
> > another one continuing the calling function.
> > 
> > Is this possible ? 
> > Are there any sample exemples of this floating somewehre ? 
> > 
> > Are there aother possibilities ?
> > 
> > are all the gtk_main_xxx functions documented somewhere ?
> > 
> > Friendly,
> > 
> > Sven LUTHER
> > 
> Hi,
> 
> Couldn't you use idle functions for whatever-you-wanna-do? Or maybe a timeout ? This way you don't have to exit the main loop and you don't have to do threading stuff.

Where is idle_xxx documented ? what do they do ? And what is gtk_main_quit for
???

Sure i could do something like that, but what i need is something very simple,
what i wanted to do is that :

int main (int argc, char**argv)
{
  ...
  gtk_init(...);
  
  my_window = ...
      
  gtk_main_interactiv ();
  
  do some drawing in said window;
  
  gtk_exit ();
}

This way i don't have to reopen a widnow everytime i want to draw a thing, and
i don't have to write a function that i passas parameter to another function.
Some easy stuff for beginners.

Friendly,

Sven LUTHER