[FR-devel] Re: FR UI problem with 2 windows - More news

[Laurent Julliard]

Curt Hibbs wrote:
> Of course, we eventually need to get resolve the threading issue on Windows,
> and yes the "so simple" approach that you mention is exactly how it was
> originally written.

Good to hear that I was able to understand the logic of all the edifice.

> Are Rich and I the only ones running Windows? If so we could get rid of the
> hack now, and try to find the source of the threading problem for Windows.

That would be really nice because as I pointed out in my last messae the 
workaround put in place is not equivalent to the standard @app.run. I 
have already discovered a case where it makes FreeRIDE behave in a 
strange way (with 2 main windows) but it is very likely that we'll find 
other side effects in the near future.

So I think it's really worth understanding and fixing this thread 
problem with FXRuby on Windows.

With respect to the suggestion I made to test which platform we are 
running on it is not yet clear to me what I should test in the CONFIG 
hash to determine which platform is the faulty one. My (approximate) 
understanding of Ruby on Windows is that there are 2 implementations 
(cygwin and mswin ??). Correct ? Are the 2 of them subject to the greedy 
UI thread problem?

Laurent


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