Re: gtkmm : program without a main window

[Robert Pearce <rob bdt-home demon co uk>]

On Thu, 13 Mar 2008, Andrew E. Makeev <andrew solvo ru> wrote :
> > I am seeking the most appropriate way to do this. Any help would be

> > appreciated.

>

> 1) You should not use Gtk::Main::run(), but organize MAIN LOOP yourself.

>

> 2) Use Gtk widget (Gtk::Entry, Gtk::TextView) or terminal emulation to

> enter commands.


3) Hook up a Glib::IOChannel to stdin and handle the command line in a 
callback attached with Glib::SignalIO::connect. This lets you use the 
terminal as you desire (including redirection if required) but lets the 
Glib main loop do all the scheduling work as Gtk expects.

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