Re: [gtkmm] sensitivity seems to be 'ignored'

[Manuel Clos <llanero eresmas net>]

Jeffrey Rush wrote:
> Hi all,

Hi Jeffrey

> ok, the attachment holds a short C++ example file (buttontest.cc).
> I also did a pure GTK+ version of it (buttons.c) - same trouble.
> Example usage (after compiling and starting):
> click "cool button" - uncool button set insensitive, click it anyway
> wait some seconds until uncool button is sensitive again
> look at console output: the uncool button's event got processed
> even though that button was insensitive.

No, the button was not insensitive. The click event of the uncool button 
is handled after the callback1 is exited, and after you exit, the button 
is sensitive again.

To have the behavior you want, look at this modified version of your 
callback1:

/* Our usual callback function */
void callback1( GtkWidget *widget,
               gpointer   data )
{
    g_print ("Hello again - %s was pressed\n", (char *) data);
    gtk_widget_set_sensitive(button2, FALSE);
    while(g_main_iteration(FALSE));
    heavycalc();
    while(g_main_iteration(FALSE)); // <----------------------------------
    gtk_widget_set_sensitive(button2, TRUE);
}

After the heavycalc, pending events are processed. Here, the uncool but 
_is_ insesitive, so you don't see the events.

Hope this helps.

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Manuel Clos
llanero eresmas net

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