On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Igor Korot <ikorot01@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Now you can hook up a call-back: >> RxEventSrc = g_io_add_watch ( hFile, G_IO_IN, HandleAsyncRx, (gpointer)Instance ); > > But isn't it the same as registering the timer? not at all. > And this is done the same way as the timer: it creates thread and > performs this function in it, right? not at all. your callback is executed in the thread running the event loop but not based on a timer - based on when actual data arrives from the serial port. --p _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
