How about writing an update function for the widgets and using it via a gtk_timer_add() to update the display with new data periodically... Sydney
-----Original Message----- From: Olivier Sessink [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 3:50 AM To: flood Cc: gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org Subject: Re: getting input each frame flood wrote: > Hello, I have been developing an app using GTK to make the interface. The > problem I'm facing is that the program needs to check for input each frame > and based on that it needs to alter a few objects such as labels, however, I > don't know how to check for external input because If I would say make an > infinite loop than I wouldn't be able to run gtk_main() without it returning > control to my loop. What can I do to check for external input and gtk input? extrnal input as in files/pipes ? check the GIO_Channel stuff in glib, it provides an event-driven interface for such things regards, Olivier Sessink _______________________________________________ gtk-app-devel-list mailing list gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-app-devel-list _______________________________________________ gtk-app-devel-list mailing list gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-app-devel-list
