Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!arisia!sgi!daisy!klee
From: klee@daisy.UUCP (Ken Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: XNextEvent vs. select(2)
Message-ID: <2214@daisy.UUCP>
Date: 22 Dec 88 00:01:41 GMT
Reply-To: klee@daisy.UUCP (Ken Lee)
Organization: Daisy Systems Corp., Mountain View, Ca.
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I asked about combining XNextEvent() with select().  Several people
responded with the solution.  Several others asked for a summary of
responses, as they had the same problem.  Thanks to all that helped me.
The solution is simple:

    Get the X connection file descriptor with ConnectionNumber(dpy) or
    XConnectionNumber(dpy) (Xlib manual section 2.2.1).

    Do a select on this and any other interesting fd's (including sockets).

    If the X connection fd fires, read it with XNextEvent.  Read your
    other fd's as you would normally.

Thanks again for your help!

Ken Lee
Daisy Systems Corp., Interactive Graphics Tools Dept.
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