I'm assuming it's because the async web service response is running on a different thread. You have to ensure all Gtk# calls are made on the thread which invokes Application.Init(). You can use Application.Invoke to perform the context switch.
Mike On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 1:51 AM, SilkyPantsDan <novacaine....@gmail.com>wrote: > Hey all, > > I'm in the process of writing my first GTK# application (along side a .NET > and MonoMac app using the same library file) and came across some strange > behavior. Just wondering if anyone has seen this before - as my searches > aren't turning up anything useful. > > Basically - it seems that any window that is shown from the > DownloadFileCompleted event from a WebClient object just hangs after > showing. I've managed to narrow it down to a simple test application which > is attached. > > I've tried waiting and calling from a different event - but it seems that > if > the DownloadFileCompleted event is on the stack it will cause the issue. > > Thanks for the help, still looking into what else I can think of that could > be causing this (along with a pain of a bug with MonoMac and NSPath objects > :() > > http://mono.1490590.n4.nabble.com/file/n3647843/Window_Stall_Bug.zip > Window_Stall_Bug.zip > > -- > View this message in context: > http://mono.1490590.n4.nabble.com/Windows-and-Dialogs-hang-after-WebClient-DownloadFileAsync-tp3647843p3647843.html > Sent from the Mono - Gtk# mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > Gtk-sharp-list maillist - Gtk-sharp-list@lists.ximian.com > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/gtk-sharp-list >
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