Gtk main loop problem

lautarox · **Joined:** Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:04 pm **Posts:** 28

I have a function in my program that works with sockets on the program startup, but i noticed that the gtk_main(); loop it's a problem, because if i start the socket function before it (the function has an infinite loop) the gtk_main (); won't ever load, and if i put it after the gtk_main (); function it's not beeing executed.. what can i do?
Thanks

dreblen · **Posted:** Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:36 pm

can you create your socket loop in a function callback (like a "clicked" signal on a button)?
If you can, I'd recommend putting one of these in you loop so the GUI stays updated:

Code:

while(gtk_events_pending())
    gtk_main_iteration();

lautarox · **Joined:** Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:04 pm **Posts:** 28

Isn't there an event like on form load?
That code would go in the main form?

dreblen · **Posted:** Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:05 am

maybe the "show" signal is what you want?
http://library.gnome.org/devel/gtk/stab ... idget-show

Code:

g_signal_connect(toplevel_window, "show", G_CALLBACK(callback_function), NULL);

lautarox · **Joined:** Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:04 pm **Posts:** 28

But if im doing an infinite loop on my other function, when the form shows, it won't do anything on the signals.. wouldn't it?

dreblen · **Posted:** Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:58 pm

if you do the gtk_events_pending thing, the GUI will stay up to date,
however, I'm running into a problem with using gtk_main_quit in this kind of a loop since gtk_main hasn't been
called yet when the show signal is emitted.
I've gotten around this by using exit instead of gtk_main_quit:

Code:

#include <gtk/gtk.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

void show_cb(GtkWidget *wi, gpointer user_data)
{
   while(TRUE)
   {
      /* ...do whatever you need to do... */

      /* these two lines will allow the GUI to be updated */
      while(gtk_events_pending())
         gtk_main_iteration();
   }
}

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
   GtkWidget *win;

   gtk_init(&argc, &argv);

   win = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
   g_signal_connect(win, "show", G_CALLBACK(show_cb), NULL);
   /* connecting to exit rather than gtk_main_quit isn't ideal, but may work */
   g_signal_connect_swapped(win, "delete-event", G_CALLBACK(exit), (gpointer)0);

   gtk_widget_show(win);

   gtk_main();

   return 0;
}

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