--- Paul Davis <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > --- Paul Davis > >So you are saying as long as the drawing_area_widget is on the > screen, > >it will emit the map_event? > > no. it is emitted once per mapping-onto-screen. this > mapping-onto-screen occurs after it has been realized+shown, and then > might occur again if it is hidden and then shown again. > > >So say if I want to display animation with the drawing_area_widget, > I > >don't need to set the gtk_idle function to the rendering function. > >Instead I just create the rendering function as the callback > function > >for the map_event, since map_event is constantly being emitted by > the > >widget as long as it's visible. Correct? > > no. you would need to use a timer function or an idle function or > both > depending on how you want to approach it. map_event has nothing to do > with this. > > --p So to put it in plain words what you said was that map_event is emitted if the window was first minimized and then brought back to the screen. Right? JC ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca _______________________________________________ gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
