gtk_events_pending() returns FALSE with events still pending

Question

I\'m working on an application that has a start and stop button. These buttons block the UI, and for various reasons, I can\'t spawn a thread.

I\'ve been showing a w

Answer 1

Try g_main_context_pending(NULL) and g_main_context_iteration(NULL,FALSE) instead of gtk_events_pending(), the later is deprecated.

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It could be a timing issue that kicks in (it oculd be that your loop kicks in before any events are registered to the mainloop, and thus instantly exits) - but this is just wild guessing due to lack of code.

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The break condition is also wrong, you do not want to exit as soon as all events are processed at a specific point of time, you want to continue until long-run-ops are done. That means you need to signal when your operation is done, check that flag in the loop you currently use and use blocking mode of the *_iteration(...)