Re^2: Win32::GUI window freezing, even with threading.

I took that from http://perl-win32-gui.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/docs.cgi?doc=reference-methods#dialog

I think that will execute my code block as long as the GUI isn't doing something.

I could be wrong though.

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Re^3: Win32::GUI window freezing, even with threading. by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on May 28, 2013 at 13:40 UTC
I took that from http://perl-win32-gui.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/docs.cgi?doc=reference-methods#dialog There is no mention of "dequeue" anywhere on that page. The problem is not the bit you did take from that page; it is the bit you added: `#wait for data, print data to GUI textbox while(Win32::GUI::DoEvents() != -1) { my $tmptxt = $DataQueue->dequeue(); ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ $main_text_window->Append($tmptxt); }` [download] If the queue is empty, the call to dequeue() will block and your GUI will freeze. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply] [d/l]

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Re^3: Win32::GUI window freezing, even with threading.
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on May 28, 2013 at 13:40 UTC

I took that from http://perl-win32-gui.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/docs.cgi?doc=reference-methods#dialog

There is no mention of "dequeue" anywhere on that page.

The problem is not the bit you did take from that page; it is the bit you added:

#wait for data, print data to GUI textbox
while(Win32::GUI::DoEvents() != -1) {
    my $tmptxt = $DataQueue->dequeue();
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    $main_text_window->Append($tmptxt);
}
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If the queue is empty, the call to dequeue() will block and your GUI will freeze.

With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.

"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

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