[news.eclipse.platform.swt] Re: syncExec happens only after a GUI event

[Shaun Jackman <sjackman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry, there's a typo in my snippet. getCurrent() should read getDefault()
since getCurrent() returns null in the computational thread. The problem
still persists however.

Cheers,
Shaun


Shaun Jackman wrote:
> Here's another interesting example. I also tried asyncExec and explicitly
> waking up the display and yielding to it, but the asyncExec still does not
> occur until a GUI event (like mouse movement) wakes it up.
> 
>         Display.getCurrent().asyncExec( new Runnable() { ... });
>         Display.getCurrent().wake();
>         Thread.yield();
> 
> Cheers,
> Shaun