>//(this is gtk_main pthread)
>pthread_t my_new_thread;
>
>void start_auto(GtkToggleButton *tb, gpointer ud){
> pthread_create(&my_new_thread, NULL, auto_update,
>NULL);
>}
>
>void auto_update(){
> while(var == 1){ //variable will be changed from other
> //pthread.
> do_stuff(); //stuff will emitt signals that
> //affect user interface in
> //gtk_main pthread.
> sleep(1);
> }
>}
1) Read the FAQ at www.gtk.org
2) when you emit signals, do the handlers make GTK+ calls?
if so, you need to use the GDK_THREAD_ENTER/LEAVE paradigm, or
redesign your application so that my_new_thread never calls GTK or GDK
or Xlib.
--p
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