Re: gtk & threads

[Elliot Lee <sopwith redhat com>]

On Wed, 1 Sep 1999 bob@cs.csoft.net wrote:

> Is gtk thread safe?
> I am trying to figure out how to get past gtk's "cant refresh while in a
> function" problem.

You need to use callbacks as events happen, rather than sitting in one
function for a long time waiting for a sequence of events to complete.

> Using threads, I think, would be the best way around it

There are two valid reasons for using threads, and this isn't one of them.

-- Elliot
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