Re: How to update the interface?

[Bob Caryl <bob fis-cal com>]

I apologize for the screwed up docs link.  I guess my email client had a 
small brain fart there.  Here is the link text:  
http://www.gtkmm.org/docs/gtkmm-2.4/docs/tutorial/html/ch09.html

Bob

Bob Caryl wrote:

> Hello Mert:
>
> "In my interface, I have button that is used to process an image. 
> Since the process takes some time, the button is either left pressed, 
> does not pop back during process or nothing happens. Is there any way 
> to finish updating the interface first then finishing the call to a 
> function?"
>
> With regard to your first question: put the following at the beginning 
> of the callback slot connected to your Gtk::Button::signal_clicked().
>
> ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> // code that allows the UI to update
> while(Gtk::Main::instance()->events_pending())
> Gtk::Main::instance()->iteration();
> ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
>
> This will allow the UI to finish the button animation before you 
> proceed with whatever the callback slot does.
>
> "Also I have a textview widget I use in my application to show the 
> user what steps are taken during the process. During the process, it 
> doesn’t update (or print the text buffer) the textview widget also. "
>
> Insert the foregoing code into the processing function immediately 
> following your update to your Gtk::TextBuffer widget.
>
> "Lastly, I would like to use the textview widget pretty much like a 
> terminal. For example, how can I do like: textview_object << “string” 
> << an integer << an stl vector << endl; so that I can print my stl 
> vector variables or integers etc. "
>
> See the docs 
> <Lastly,%20I%20would%20like%20to%20use%20the%20textview%20widget%20pretty%20much%20like%20a%20terminal.%20For%20example,%20how%20can%20I%20do%20like:+textview_object+%3C%3C+%3Fstring%3F+%3C%3C+an+integer+%3C%3C+an+stl+vector+%3C%3C+endl;+so+that+I+can+print+my+stl+vector+variables+or+integers+etc.> 
> for information on how to use the Gtk::TextView widget.
>
> Bob Caryl
>
> MERT TUGCU wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> >
> >
> > In my interface, I have button that is used to process an image. 
> > Since the process takes some time, the button is either left pressed, 
> > does not pop back during process or nothing happens. Is there any way 
> > to finish updating the interface first then finishing the call to a 
> > function? Also I have a textview widget I use in my application to 
> > show the user what steps are taken during the process. During the 
> > process, it doesn’t update (or print the text buffer) the textview 
> > widget also. Lastly, I would like to use the textview widget pretty 
> > much like a terminal. For example, how can I do like: textview_object 
> > << “string” << an integer << an stl vector << endl; so that I can 
> > print my stl vector variables or integers etc.
> >
> > Thank you for your response in advance,
> >
> >
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