Re: [gtkmm] Gtk::Main::input gone?

[Chris Vine <chris cvine freeserve co uk>]

On Tuesday 28 October 2003 8:17 pm, Eric Bourque wrote:
> I'm in the process of converting my gtkmm app to gtkmm2 and immediately
> noticed that Gtk::Main::input doesn't seem to exist despite being
> documented in the new manual:
>
> http://gtkmm.sourceforge.net/gtkmm2/docs/tutorial/html/ch17s02.html
>
> What is the current method for having a method called based on activity
> on a file descriptor?
>
> I used to use:
>
> Gtk::Connection
> connection=Gtk::Main::input.connect(SigC::slot(this,&object::received_handl
>er), file_descriptor,
> 					       GDK_INPUT_READ);
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.


You need to use Glib::SignalIO, and in particular the static convenience 
function Glib::signal_io().

That part of the tutorial hasn't been updated since gtkmm-1.2, but the 
reference documentation on Glib::signal_io() is very easy to understand.

Chris.