Re^2: Gtk2 app on Windows, driving a background process

Have you actually tried these on Windows?

In the first two programs the GUI freezes as soon as I begin to type into STDIN. As for threads, the official FAQ recommends that secondary (worker or other) threads should be created before any GUI widgets, and that the GUI should be touched from only one (the main) thread. In any case, threads would complicate my (real) program to an unacceptable degree.

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Re^3: Gtk2 app on Windows, driving a background process by syphilis (Archbishop) on Jun 01, 2017 at 00:42 UTC
In the first two programs the GUI freezes as soon as I begin to type into STDIN For me on Windows 7, I think the first one might be working fine (as a standalone script, at least). I find that output ceases as soon as I start to enter something into STDIN, but then resumes as soon as I hit 'Enter'. Output for me on perl 5.24.0 is: `C:\_32\pscrpt\gtk2>perl timer1.pl 1496276122 1496276122 1496276122 1496276122 1496276122 1496276122 my input my input 1496276130 1496276131 1496276131 1496276131 1496276131 1496276131 1496276131 1496276131 1496276131 my next input my next input 1496276143 1496276144 1496276144 1496276144 1496276144 1496276144 1496276144 1496276144 1496276144 1496276144 1496276145 ....` [download] However,YMMV. Even if that is correct behaviour, the script is definitely buggy on perl-5.16.0. I haven't tested versions in between. Cheers, Rob	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Gtk2 app on Windows, driving a background process by zentara (Cardinal) on Jun 01, 2017 at 16:31 UTC
Sorry, I avoid Windows like it's a virus. BrowserUk is the expert on Windows. Read Re^3: How to Multiplex a Client using IO::Select Just remember, in Gtk2 create your async thread before any Gtk2 statements, even before the "use Gtk2" statement. I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth. ..... an animated JAPH	[reply]