> hi > > I was wanting to add a progress bar to a function, but > the problem is that progress bar is only shown after > the function is over even though the first thing i do > in the function is to show the progress bar. > > So maybe i should give a delay after showing. Is there > any function which causes a delay, or if someone could > suggest some other idea. Please search the mail-arhive before asking. This is the most frequently asked thing I believe. http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/gtk/gtk-General.html#gtk-events-pending while (gtk_events_pending ()) gtk_main_iteration (); That will update the display (events are not handled unless control is returned to gtk_main, or gtk_main_iteration() is performed as above. Stian Skjelstad _______________________________________________ gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list