Re: Refreshing the GUI without gtk_main ()

[Russell Shaw <rjshaw netspace net au>]

Chris Seaton wrote:
> > I wrote an interactive scripter with its own loop that runs in the
> > terminal. This scripter is a back-end of the dedicated GUI. But since it
> > has its own eternal loop, the GUI doesn't refresh. I can refresh it by
> > using:
> >
> >     while (gtk_events_pending()) gtk_main_iteration ();
> >
> > but this refreshes the GUI only when the scripter performs a particular
> > action. While it sits and waits for input, the GUI is frozen.
> >
> > Any idea how to overcome this?
>
>
> You should never, ever have IO in the same thread as your GUI. That's a
> major no-no. Have the GUI running in the main thread, and do your IO in
> a new thread.
>
> Use gdk_threads_enter() and _leave() before and after calling GUI
> functions from the IO thread.

Previous posts have said not to do *any* gui operations outside of the
main gtk thread. Is there a list of what can and can't be done?