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#2814 'update idletasks' not sufficient on windows

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Chengye Mao
05. Canvas Items (93)
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2010-06-16
2010-06-16
SJG
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I have found that when creating multiple items on a canvas that in order for them to be drawn as they're created on Windows I have to use 'update' whereas on Linux I can use 'update idletasks'.

I have see this behaviour in both the latest 8.5 and 8.6 from AS. The attached file should draw some coloured random koch snowflakes as they're created - I've annotated the problem area. The file itself will run ok since there is a platform dependent selection of the update mode.

Discussion

  • SJG

    SJG - 2010-06-16

    Code that can be used to demonstrate the problem with 'update idletasks' on windows

     
    koch-reduced.tcl

  • SJG

    SJG - 2010-06-16
    • summary: 'update idletasks' now sufficient on windows --> 'update idletasks' not sufficient on windows
     

  • SJG

    SJG - 2010-06-16
    • labels: 318669 --> 05. Canvas Items