To answer my own question: I solved it by calling gdk_error_trap_push() to trap the X error. Probably not the most elegant solution but it seems to work.
On 8/10/06, Kevin Arthur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm having a fairly basic main loop/event problem in a GTK+ application. > I'm sure this is a dumb beginner FAQ, but haven't had any luck finding an > answer in the documentation. > > I'm on linux, using gtk-2.0, developing code that runs as a plugin within > another program (which is not using gtk). My plugin needs to bring up a gtk > modal dialog and then destroy it and quit the gtk loop when the user hits > cancel or whatever. I'm apparently not exiting the gtk loop properly > because I get an X error and crash the next time the host application > creates a window. > > My main function does a gtk_init() and gtk_main(). The ok/cancel > callbacks call gtk_widget_destroy() and gtk_main_quit(). This is based on > example code in the API docs. > > The X error is > > BadClass, invalid event class > (Details: serial 1337 error_code 174 request_code 149 minor_code 6) > > Do I need to do something to unregister for events? Should I be using > g_main_loop() instead of gtk_main()? I've tried adding things like this > before calling gtk_main_quit() but get the same result: > > > while (gtk_events_pending()) > gtk_main_iteration(); > > Thanks for any advice. > Kevin > _______________________________________________ gtk-app-devel-list mailing list gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-app-devel-list