Re: can't create and show GtkWidget in thread

["Leon Tsai" <leon740727 yahoo com tw>]

Thanks for your help. I have seen the FAQ, the example code just
call the gtk_label_set_text() in thread, but I want to call
gtk_widget_show()
in thread, can I? Is the gtk_widget_show a GTK+ functions? thanks

Leon

> >I want to create and show a dialog in another thread.
> >This thread keep listening to a socket. when remote
> >server close connect, it will popup a dialog to tell user.
> >But I can't do it, always get error.
> >Can thread create and show a widget?
>
> 1) yes, it can.
> 2) read the FAQ's answer to questions about threads. unless
>    you use locks and initialize the glib thread system,
>    only a single thread can use GTK+ functions.


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