Re: Gtk::Application instance quits after calling run(argc, argv)

[Szőke Szabolcs <szabolcsx95 gmail com>]

Thank you. Calling hold before run solved my problem.

2014-09-23 11:45 GMT+03:00, Kjell Ahlstedt <kjell ahlstedt bredband net>:
> Den 2014-09-23 08:56, Ritesh Khadgaray skrev:
> > Hi
> > On 23 Sep 2014 12:21, "Szőke Szabolcs" <szabolcsx95 gmail com
> > <mailto:szabolcsx95 gmail com>> wrote:
> > > Hi list. I'm using Ubuntu Linux. I'm working on an application which
> > interacts with the indicator pane. I used the Gtk::Main object
> > register and process the events of my application but recently I
> > discovered that is deprecated and Gtk::Application should be used
> > instead that so I wanted to update my code. I init my Gtk::Application
> > instance with Gtk::Application::create("org.my_application.indicator")
> > function call. Then I call the application object's run method with
> > the program argument count and argument vector as parameters. Note
> > that I don't have any windows. My code worked with Gtk::Main, but I
> > can't figure out why isn't working now. There are some extra steps
> > that I've missed?
> > >
> >
> > You could hold a reference. Check the gtkmm documentation for
> > console/service applications.
> >
> > Cheers
> Here's a small program with Gtk::Application, but without a window:
> https://git.gnome.org/browse/gtkmm-documentation/tree/examples/book/input/main.cc
>
> To keep it alive, call app->hold() before app->run().
> To stop it, call either app->quit() or app->release().
> Gtk::Application inherits those methods from its base class
> Gio::Application.
>
> Kjell