Hi, On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Paul Davis <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. So is there one thread or two? ;-) Thank you. > > --p > _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
