Re: can't create and show GtkWidget in thread

["Leon Tsai" <leon740727 yahoo com tw>]

I try this yestoday, but I just can't call gtk_widget_show()
to a top level window in another threads. I saw the source
code, gtk seem to show a widget by emit a signal to the
widget. I guess the problem is here, is it?

Leon

> >Thanks for your help. I have seen the FAQ, the example code just
> >call the gtk_label_set_text() in thread, but I want to call
> >gtk_widget_show()
> >in thread, can I? Is the gtk_widget_show a GTK+ functions? thanks
>
> "GTK+" functions are named "gtk_something".
> If its called 
>    gtk_*
>    gdk_*
>    g_*
> then you should consider it necessary to surround the calls to it/them
> with a lock acquisition and release. i'm not totally sure about the
> g_* functions, but i think this is true even there.
> 
> [ for newish readers: this only applies when there are multiple
>   threads that make calls to functions from GTK/GDK/GLIB ]


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