Re: [gtk-list] Re: CList updates

[Matt Gilbert <magilbert_111 yahoo com>]

I just read this in the documentation also. I am
stumped then. I have attached my code. Its not very
long and hopefully reasonably readable. I am blocking
on the socket read in the thread if that matters. I
don't think it should. Thanks -Matt Gilbert


--- Owen Taylor <otaylor@redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> Matt Goodall <mgg@isotek.co.uk> writes:
> 
> > Owen Taylor wrote:
> > 
> > <snip>
> > 
> > > Thread support in GTK+ definitely works if you
> know a few
> > > simple rules. There are some fairly significant
> apps using
> > > it - gFTP and the Red Hat installer, to list a
> couple.
> > > 
> > > The necessary rules should be covered in the
> section on
> > > threading in the GTK+ FAQ.
> > 
> > Thanks Owen,
> > 
> > I went back to my test code after you said it
> definitely does work and
> > started playing with it again. I've got this
> widget structure:
> > 
> > 	GtkWindow
> > 		GtkScrolledWindow
> > 			GtkCList
> > 
> > The problem appears to be that I was adding the
> clist to the scrolled
> > window using gtk_container_add(). Once I changed
> this to use
> > gtk_scrolled_window_add_with_viewport() it started
> working perfectly.
> 
> Well, not to make things difficult :-), but you _do_
> need to use
> gtk_container_add(). If you use
> gtk_scrolled_window_add_with_viewport(),
> then you'll have the the following problems:
> 
>  - The column titles will scroll with the clist
>  - Your CList will be limited to 32,768 pixels in
> height
> 
> I can't really see how this has any relation to
> threading, but
> maybe there is some really funky interaction going
> on.
> 
> Regards,
>                                         Owen
> 
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