Gtk2 file handle event triggering

saintmike has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Esteemed monks,

does anybody know if the Gtk2 module supports file handle event triggering in a similar way as the PerlTk module does with its fileevent() method?

It seems like gtk_input_add would be the right candidate to register a callback on input/output activity on a filehandle, but the documentation lists it under "Missing methods".

Especially, Gtk2::api says

    gtk_input_add => Glib::IOChannel->add_watch
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but Glib::IOChannel doesn't seem to exist.

Who knows more or has code samples?

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Re: Gtk2 file handle event triggering by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Sep 07, 2004 at 18:25 UTC
See perldoc Glib::MainLoop on Glib::IO->add_watch. In general, your best bet when asking questions about Gtk2 is the Gtk2-Perl mailing list. Which version of the modules are you using? If it's current, please tell me where that mention of IOChannel is, or post about it on the list (which is what I'll do if you post it here), so it can be fixed. If it's not the latest version, please update, as there have been a lot of fixes and improvements over time, particularly regarding the documentation. Makeshifts last the longest.	[reply]
Re^2: Gtk2 file handle event triggering by saintmike (Vicar) on Sep 07, 2004 at 18:32 UTC
I've found it in Gtk2::api, the latest version on CPAN lists it here. Thanks for your help.	[reply]