> Well. I understand. But is the return value of my_idle function the only > mechanism to stop calling it? Can I set some timer to call idle function one > time per call_period? g_timeout_add > Just to understand what I am doing: The gdk_draw function used instead of > gtk_* because the drawing area is the X window. And so we need some X lib > functions (gdk wrapers) to draw on it. Am I right? GDK is an abstraction layer for the native API (like X and Win32) and simplifies common tasks. So if your app works just with GDK it should be easy to port it from X to Win, without many code changes. So you are right. > P.S. Is this mailing list the right place for questions about gtk+ > programming, or there are better lists to ask? Sorry If I was wrong. There is also gtk-app-devel, which would be more specific for you - I think many people are subscribed to both... Jan-Marek _______________________________________________ gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
