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ramesh · Familiar Face Joined: 16 Nov 2006 Posts: 40

hi all
i tried like this

void
on_button1_clicked ()
{
write2();
pthread_t thread2;
char *message1 = (char*)msg;
int iret2;

iret2 = pthread_create( &thread2, NULL, *write1, (void*) message1);

}
void *write1(void *ptr)
{
char *msg1;
msg1 = (char *) ptr;
printf("%s",msg1);
}
void write2()
{
//here is my gtk apllication(gui)
it has a buton to invoke the perticular thread

}

it has some big code
so here i given it short.
first i ve to run my gtk application.
it has a buton.
when i click the button, some thread has to be invoked.
here my problem is
after clicking the button my gtk(gui) application is hanging up to compltetion of
write1 ();
so it is taking long time to come original state(gtk application)
what i would like to do is
first i have to open the window.
and clicking the buttion,
invoking the thread,
with out hanging the window.

how can i do this

can you provide some example..

please help me in this way

thank you in advance

hydra · Familiar Face Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 35

Only one thread have to own the GUI control at a time. So, if you want to access GUI from several simultaneously running threads ..... you can not do that.
The main 2 ways to solve this is to use g_add_timeout () and g_thread_enter /g_thread_leave ()

And about the example... I have no such one now but tomorrow will check my sources..
Recently I found this site. http://www.gtk-server.org/index.html
This is Gtk server and it listenes for incomming connections on basic I/O files and pipes.
It is possible to write a Gtk application without to use C/C++ or any other programming language.. just write files, type commands and the application will be created. Cool!!

ramesh · Familiar Face Joined: 16 Nov 2006 Posts: 40

HI
ONETHING.
I AM NOT USING THREADS IN MAIN LOOP
MAIN();
I WOULD LIKE TO USE THREADS IN SOME OTHER FUNCTION WHERE I NEED.

CAN U PLEASE HELP ME IN THIS WAY
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE

hydra · Familiar Face Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 35

You can create threads wherever you want. Have a look about this.
http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/glib/glib-Threads.html
The function g_thread_create creates a thread for you and calls the functions associated with that thread.
But you should remeber that you should access any object of GTK only from one thread. 2 and more threads can not access GTK. GTK is accessable only for 1 thread. Have a closer look about Glib.
Here it is. http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/glib/index.html