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sandra_1984 · Familiar Face Joined: 08 May 2008 Posts: 7

I have a problem with a progressbar. I want, for every file I look into, for the bar to show some progress, so that while you wait for the program to finish, the whole time can see the bar moving. When I implement it, all that happens is that the bar gets filled first after the program's finished. How do I make it show during the process?

self.progressbar = gtk.ProgressBar()
self.progressbar.show()

self.step = 1/len(list)

for file in list:
self.x += self.step
#do smth with file
self.progressbar.set_fraction(self.x)

Micah Carrick · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 3:35 pm Post subject:

You want to allow the GUI to get updated... as it's waiting for idle time to do so.

Code: (Python)
1 2 3 4	for file in list: self.x += self.step self.progressbar.set_fraction(self.x) while gtk.events_pending(): gtk.main_iteration()

sandra_1984 · Familiar Face Joined: 08 May 2008 Posts: 7

Thanks a lot! Now it works smoothly :)