> > Hello all, > > > > I have implemented my own GtkTreeModel to query a custom database over > > the network. > > Me too :) If you're interested in some nice Gtk2-Perl objects that > automate this sort of thing, check out my projects: Gtk2::Ex::DBI, > Gtk2::Ex::Datasheet::DBI ( and PDF::ReportWriter for reports ). They're > available on my website, http://entropy.homelinux.org/axis ... That's a nice concept, but my database is not SQL based however. It's a custom build thing with some SNMP/LDAP similarities, but very lightweight for embedded devices. > If you change the model significantly, you want to do one of 2 things. > > Option 1 ) Create a new model, populate it, and then use > gtk_tree_view_set_model to tell the treeview about the new model, and > dump the old one. > > Option 2 ) use gtk_tree_view_set_model to point the treeview at another > ( empty ) model ( or maybe NO model ... I'm not sure if you can do this, > I've never tried it ). Then do your changes to the real model. Then use > gtk_tree_view_set_model once more to point the treeview back at the real > model. > > The idea with both of these approaches is that when you do lots of > changes to the model, it forces the treeview to keep updating, and this > is slow. It's best to do all your changes with the treeview > *disconnected* from the model, and then connect it back. Works for me > anyway. Yes, this of course makes much more sense then my current solution: throwing away the treeview and creating a new one. For now your solution is just what I'm looking for, thanks! _Ico -- :wq ^X^Cy^K^X^C^C^C^C _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
