Re: How to update the interface?

["MERT TUGCU" <merttugcu hotmail com>]

Thank you so much Bob. This is exactly what I was looking for. I'll try as 
soon as I can.

> From: Bob Caryl <bob fis-cal com>
> To: Bob Caryl <bob fis-cal com>
> CC: MERT TUGCU <merttugcu hotmail com>, gtkmm-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: How to update the interface?
> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 05:17:12 -0500
>
> 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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