[Glade-users] signal loop problem

[james cameron compaq com (James Cameron)]

Jason LaPenta wrote:
> I have a widget A and a widget B. When a user
> edits widget A the signal handler sets some
> widget B data. When the user in turn modifies
> widget B, the B signal handler sets widget A
> data. Now I run into a problem because setting
> the widget causes a signal to be called... which
> dumps me into a loop between signal... bad.
> How do I keep this from happening?

Turn off signal delivery in your signal handler.

gtk_signal_handler_block?

What I usually do is avoid having widgets interrelate like this.

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James Cameron                                 (james cameron compaq com)

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