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Hello All,

I am a new GTK user and I need help, I would be grateful if you could find time to answer.

I have read the documentation of "gtk_main_iteration_do()" here (http://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/ ... eration-do), but it is not clear for me, to be more precise:

1. What is the main loop? Should I create the code of it?
* I am working with ROS, and there is also an event loop, so I can´t just write a "regular" GTK loop (actually this is the reason
I want to "use gtk_main_iteration_do").

2. What is the right way to use gtk_main_iteration_do()?
I could not find anything better that this in the internet:
while ( !gtk_main_iteration_do(0) )
{
a_non_blocking_function();
}

I am really stuck, so I would be more than happy to receive an answer.
Thanks in advance,
Felix.

Hi,

I would also read the documentation on the GLib main loop which is what the GTK main loop is based on, this is at http://developer.gnome.org/glib/stable/glib-The-Main-Event-Loop.html. This explains a fair bit more on what happens within the loop.

You do not need to create code, just call gtk_main() to enter it.

Using gtk_main_iteration_do() is really a hack and should only be used sparingly and certainly not to run your application from.

You might be able to run your ROS code in another thread and use interprocess communication (IPC) to send messages back to your GTK code.

E.

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E.

Hi Errol,
Just wanted to thank you for the answer. I have found a way to use it with ROS in the same process.
F.