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From: fgreco@dprg-330.GOVt.shearson.COM (Frank Greco)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Waiting for Xlib events
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Date: 24 Oct 90 13:13:04 GMT
Sender: daemon@athena.mit.edu (Mr Background)
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> I have a number of programmes that spend most of their time doing other
> things, but also wish to keep an X-window up-to-date. In other words,
> the XEvent loop is not the main control loop.
> 

I'd suggest using the Xview notifier (it can be used without using Xview).
There is an example in Dan Heller's XVPM describing a simple solution to
the situation you describe.


Frank G.