Re: timer

[Tim Evans <t evans aranz com>]

Aaron Yang wrote:
> hi everyone,
>
>   if I created a button that waits for the user to
> click, is it possible to have a timer that can
> constantly send "clicks" to the button without the
> user  pressing the mouse?
>   if this is possible, can anyone show me how?

Use g_timeout_add to register a function that is called after a given 
time.  That functio can return TRUE to get itself called repeatedly 
after the same time.  From your timeout function, call 
gtk_widget_activate(button) to send a click on the button.

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Tim Evans
Applied Research Associates NZ
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