Hi Igor, On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 12:12:56 -0700 you wrote: > My task is to read the external device thru the serial port with the 1 > sec interval. > And then update the GUI with the new data. > At least the documentation of this device says that it will write with 1 sec. > > I am testing on x86, then cross-compiling for ARM and run the program on ARM. > > Will I be better off with just continuous loop inside thread or the > timer will do? If the device does an autonomous report every second, you're probably better off using a g_io_channel to capture the incoming message and update the GUI using g_io_add_watch. No need for a timeout. Cheers, Rob _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
