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4SYNOPSIS 4SYNOPSIS
5 use Glib::Event; 5 use Glib::Event;
6 6
7 # example with Gtk2: 7 # example with Gtk2:
8 use Gtk2; 8 use Gtk2 -init;
9 use Glib::Event; 9 use Glib::Event;
10 use Event; # any order 10 use Event; # any order
11 Event->timer (after => 1, interval => 1, cb => sub { print "I am here!\n" }); 11 Event->timer (after => 1, interval => 1, cb => sub { print "I am here!\n" });
12 main Gtk2; 12 main Gtk2;
13 # etc., it just works 13 # etc., it just works
14
15 # You can even move the glib mainloop into a coroutine:
16 use Gtk2 -init;
17 use Coro;
18 use Coro::Event;
19 use Glib::Event;
20 async { main Gtk2 };
21 # ... do other things
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15DESCRIPTION 23DESCRIPTION
16 This module coerces the Glib event loop to use the Event module as 24 This module coerces the Glib event loop to use the Event module as
17 underlying event loop, i.e. Event will be used by Glib for all events. 25 underlying event loop, i.e. Event will be used by Glib for all events.
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27 * The default context will be changed when the module is loaded. 35 * The default context will be changed when the module is loaded.
28 Loading this module will automatically "patch" the default context 36 Loading this module will automatically "patch" the default context
29 of libglib, so normally nothing more is required. 37 of libglib, so normally nothing more is required.
30 38
39 * Glib does not allow recursive invocations.
40 This means that none of your event watchers might call into Glib
41 functions or functions that might call glib functions (basically all
42 Gtk2 functions). It might work, but that's your problem....
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31BUGS 44BUGS
32 * No documented API to patch other main contexts. 45 * No documented API to patch other main contexts.
33 * Uses one_event, which is inefficient. 46 * Uses one_event, which is inefficient.
34 47
35SEE ALSO 48SEE ALSO

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