Harvey Chapman wrote: > This wouldn't work for me because I need to keep calling Fl::run(). My > program takes commands from a pipe (in a second thread) which tells it > to show/hide and what to display. If I don't call Fl::run() then the > pipe thread won't be able to tell the main thread to show itself. > > So, the logic is: > > - Create main window > - Hide it > - Create pipe thread > - Pipe thread Fl::awake()'s the main thread > - perhaps show/hide the main window > - display what we're told to via the pipe > - repeat until told to quit
Ah, now I understand ... > For now, my solution is the while(!quit) version of FL::run(). > > while (!quit) Fl::wait(1e20); I think that this is the only useful way to go, then. Another _hack_ would be to create a (maybe minimal, 1 by 1 px.) window, position it outside any visible screen dimensions, and then show() this window and call Fl::run(). Ought to work, but it's a hack. Albrecht _______________________________________________ fltk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.easysw.com/mailman/listinfo/fltk
