Re: Gdk PixbufAnimation supported formats

2013-04-20 Thread Kip Warner
On Thu, 2013-04-18 at 02:08 -0700, Andrew Potter wrote: > You can make a few png or jpg frames and hook up a g_timeout_add() callback > to set the pixbuf on a GtkImage. I done similar when I needed to dynamically > scale animated gifs. Be sure to stop your timeout on unmap()/unrealize(), > especial

Re: Updating GUI during long operation

2013-04-20 Thread Kip Warner
On Sat, 2013-04-20 at 23:35 +0100, Chris Vine wrote: > If you have a main loop running, this is completely unnecessary, unless > you are doing something to block the loop, which you shouldn't do. Hey Chris. Although your response was not particularly constructive, I'll give you the benefit of the

Re: Updating GUI during long operation

2013-04-20 Thread Chris Vine
On Sat, 20 Apr 2013 09:10:11 -0700 Kip Warner wrote: > Hey list, > > I have a separate thread from the main loop that performs some long > and resource intensive operation. The GUI displays an animated GIF > while this process takes place via Gdk.PixbufAnimation. > > Sometimes the animation an

Re: Updating GUI during long operation

2013-04-20 Thread Colomban Wendling
Hi, Le 20/04/2013 18:10, Kip Warner a écrit : > Hey list, > > I have a separate thread from the main loop that performs some long and > resource intensive operation. The GUI displays an animated GIF while > this process takes place via Gdk.PixbufAnimation. > > Sometimes the animation and the re

Updating GUI during long operation

2013-04-20 Thread Kip Warner
Hey list, I have a separate thread from the main loop that performs some long and resource intensive operation. The GUI displays an animated GIF while this process takes place via Gdk.PixbufAnimation. Sometimes the animation and the rest of the GUI is very slow to repaint and respond to other ev