Re: gtk-perl-list Digest, Vol 19, Issue 16

[zentara <zentara zentara net>]

On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 08:30:38 -0500 (EST)
gtk-perl-list-request gnome org wrote:

> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 01:49:27 +0100
> From: "A. Pagaltzis" <pagaltzis gmx de>
> Subject: Re: Gtk2 apps killing my Perl/Tk apps
> To: gtk-perl-list gnome org
> Message-ID: <20051116004927 GW29499 klangraum>
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> * zentara <zentara zentara net> [2005-11-15 20:55]:
> > So why does my Perl/Tk app get the _GTK_LOAD_ICONTHEME command?
>
> I assume it___s because gtk2 is broadcasting it to all windows;
> which normally should cause no problems.
>
> > Why does my Tk app die, should'nt the Gtk2 app die if the c-lib
> > is running over it's memory boundaries?
>
> No memory boundaries are being run over. Tk reacts badly to the
> reception of that command (atom? not sure about the X11
> terminology).
>
> In other words, this *may* be a bug in gtk2, but it *definitely*
> is a bug in Tk.
>
> Just another reason to use gtk2 rather than Tk___ :-)
>
> Regards,
> -- 
> #Aristotle

Yeah, it seems that evolution applies to languages too.....survival
of the fittest.  Gtk2 kills Tk.  :-)   But maybe the "intelligent design gods"
will help Tk mutate and survive. 



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