Re: [gtkmm] Glib::Dispatcher slow response

[Fredrik Arnerup <e97_far e kth se>]

On 2003.10.21 19:18, Michael Van Damme wrote:
> I'm using Glib::Dispatcher to display data I receive from the device 
> in the main thread. Sometimes,
> everything works fine after starting the communication. Sometimes, 
> however, after starting the communication
> I receive data, but is isn't being shown on the screen. The window 
> remains frozen for about 10 to 15 seconds
> before the output starts. During this time, the commucation thread is 
> emitting signals through the dispatcher,
> but the function that handles these signals in the main thread just 
> isn't being called. After about 15 seconds,
> the problem disappears, and everything runs perfectly.

This is just a guess, but perhaps it is a scheduling problem? The comm 
thread could be working so hard that the main thread doesn't get a 
chance to run. You could try letting the comm thread sleep a while 
every now and then, or change the priority of the thread.

/Fredrik Arnerup
e97_far e kth se