I'm having troubles figuring out how to do the following with Perl/Tk.
The source of the problem is the fact that once MainLoop is called, it seems as though the only things that happens can be as a result of user-interactions.
The problem is that I need to be able to do other stuff while MainLoop is running. Think of a Perl/Tk telnet client. Just because the user isn't doing anything, that doesn't mean nothing is happening. How would I read from the socket and print to a Label or Canvas while MainLoop is running?
My project is not as simple as a basic telnet client, but it makes for a good example. In my case, I'll be parsing everything read from the socket and then deciding what to do with it (usually displaying it in a Text box or on a Label).

Thanks (2^2^2^2^2)!
Daimun

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