Re: Two gtk_main() ?? What to know ?

[Sven Anders <anderss fmi uni-passau de>]

On 7 Sep 1999, Owen Taylor wrote:
 
> Sven Anders <anderss@fmi.uni-passau.de> writes:
> 
> > Hello !
> > 
> > I want to use two gtk_main() in my program. I know it is possible.
> > What I want to know is, has anybody experience with it and what do
> > I have to pay attention to ?!
> > Are there any pitfalls ? Any "must not"'s ?
> > What do I have to know in addition ?
> 
> I'm not quite sure what you mean by "two gtk_main()"
> 
> One possibility is a recursive gtk_main(). That is, in
> some callback, calling gtk_main().

Yes, I mean a recursive gtk_main().

> This is a commonly used way to handle model dialogs - something
> like:
> 
>  gtk_window_set_modal (GTK_WINDOW (dialog));
>  gtk_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (dialog), "destroy",
>                      GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC (gtk_main_quit()), NULL);
>  gtk_widget_show (dialog);
>  gtk_main();

Is this all or can I get in trouble, if I (for instance) do not catch all
signals correctly?
I tried a slightly different version of the above and had some trouble,
because my dialog re-appears after clicking any button. Do I have to clean
up all my old events after quitting the second gtk_main() or did I forget
something ???

Greetings
 Sven
-- 
            .-------------------------------------------------------.
    .^.     | Sven Anders, Germany | anderss@fmi.uni-passau.de      |
    /V\     |----------------------| www.fmi.uni-passau.de/~anderss |
   // \\    | Sites I recommend:   `--------------------------------|
  /(   )\   | www.freshmeat.net www.enlightenment.org www.gnome.org |
   ^^-^^    `-------------------------------------------------------'