Re: gdk window clear area problem???

[Paul Davis <paul linuxaudiosystems com>]

On Thu, 2009-01-08 at 19:20 +0530, Mohith Manoj wrote:
> Hi all, this is my first post in the list. Please forgive any mistkes.
> 
> I am developing a gtkmm application in linux under x86 platform (LibC
> and X11). My target is mips board (with uCLibC and DirectFB).
> A custom widget in my app is supposed to show its content (couple of
> numbers) in a blinking manner. For that I have a timer based system
> where a function is called regularly (it doesnt trigger
> on_expose_event) which erases the background on every call (using
> Gdk::clear_area) and paints the value only on alternate calls. 

the timer should call queue_draw(); draw only in the expose event
handler.