[Gambas-user] Window.Show() behaviour

[Benoît Minisini]

> Benoît Minisini wrote:
> > You enter the event loop once the Main() function is finished. Why do you
> > want
> > to display a form before? It's weird too!
> 
> I want the form to display as soon as the program is run, basically.
> 
> I have the Form_Open procedure immediately execute several procedures,
> which takes about 20 seconds, but would like the form to show before the
> procedures execute so the user knows the program has been run. GTK shows
> the form as soon as I do FormMain.Show/WAIT 0.5, but QT doesn't show the
> form until it has exited Form_Open. Here's the code:
> 
> PUBLIC SUB Form_Open()
> 
>   ' General initialization.
> 
>   ' Show the main form.
>   FormMain.Show
>   WAIT 0.5
> 
>   ' Create config directories.
>   IF Exist(User.Home & "/.Sanctimonia") = FALSE THEN MKDIR User.Home &
> "/.Sanctimonia"
> 
>   ' Create temporary elevation files.
>   Elevation.Temp_File_Create
>   Tile.Temp_File_Create
> 
>   ' Update preview with old data from elevation file.
>   Preview.Refresh
> 
>   ' Load elevation template into preview cache (remove when finished
> debugging).
>   Elevation.Template_Load("default.png")
> 
> END
> 
> I wonder if ultimately there is a way to better ensure consistency between
> GTK and QT. I don't know how each is specifically implemented, but I've
> noticed several discrepancies between the two along GAMBAS's development.
> 
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In revision #3077, for Gambas 3, gb.qt4 should now behave like gb.gtk when 
showing windows.

And when you notice a difference between gb.qt(4) and gb.gtk, please tell me! 
It usually should be fixed, as the goal is to have the same behaviour in both 
components as much as possible.

Regards,

-- 
Benoît Minisini