Re: Nesting gtk_main ?

[Martin Vejnár <avakar ratatanek cz>]

On 1/30/2010 10:30 PM, jcupitt gmail com wrote:
> On 30 January 2010 18:48, Siddu<siddu sjce gmail com>  wrote:
> > Assuming i have two different windows window1 and window2
> >
> > can the events or signals on each of them be processed concurrently with two
> > gtk_main( one for window1 and other for window2) being isolated under their
> > own GMainContexts (maybe in two threads) ?
>
> A single gtk_main will run multiple independent windows. You only need
> to nest them if you want a modal dialog.

What should you do if you want to run two dialog boxes at the same time?

In electronics design, it is common to have two independent windows, one 
which shows the schematics and the other shows the circuit board. You 
don't want dialog boxes pertaining to one window to block the other.
--
Martin