Re: updating appearance of a dialog without gtk_dialog_run?

[Jean Bréfort <jean brefort normalesup org>]

Le samedi 19 mars 2005 �1:51 -0800, Ben Johnson a �it :
> Hey.
> 
> I'm using a dialog to initiate a network action that blocks for a long
> time.  I want to update a label on the dialog immediately prior to
> getting started with the network crap.  normally I just update a label
> with the gtk_label_set_markup() function and see it happen on the
> screen.  But, when I call gtk_label_set_markup() and then do
> long_blocking_network_operation(), the form doesn't update until the
> second function returns which can take a long time.
> 
> I'm guessing that this sort of thing...  making the application at least
> moderately responsive while a long lived blocking operation happens "in
> the background" is handled with threads.  I'd like to avoid using
> threads if I can.
> 
> I have an idea that involves using a timer to run gtk_dialog_run() for a
> very short time, just long enough to update the form before starting the
> blocking function.  it would be sort of hackish no doubt.

call gtk_main_loop from your blocking operation.