nonblocking output - in a different way

I know I know ... it's in the top 10 FAQs: how to output in a
nonblocking way.

My problem is just slightly different: I want to output the result of
an internal calculation (say an iteration that produces a couple of
values ($x,$y) each time) as a plot of the pixel onscreen:
$dot=$cv->createOval($x,$y,$x+1,$y+1);

from the related FAQs I saw I had to do something on the line of:
open(H, "tail -f -n 25 $ARGV[0]|") or die "Nope: $!";
$mw->fileevent(\*H, 'readable', [\&fill_text_widget, $t]);
..

but I dont know how to build my pipe: I'm not getting input from an
external program, but from an internal sub

any help appreciated...

Alessandro Magni

Alythh wrote:
> I know I know ... it's in the top 10 FAQs: how to output in a
> nonblocking way.
>
> My problem is just slightly different: I want to output the result of
> an internal calculation (say an iteration that produces a couple of
> values ($x,$y) each time) as a plot of the pixel onscreen:
>      $dot=$cv->createOval($x,$y,$x+1,$y+1);
>
> from the related FAQs I saw I had to do something on the line of:
>   open(H, "tail -f -n 25 $ARGV[0]|") or die "Nope: $!";
>   $mw->fileevent(\*H, 'readable', [\&fill_text_widget, $t]);
>   ...

You don't seem to need fileevent. What you simply need is:

$cv->update;

after each call to createOval.

--Ala

God bless you...
that's was exactly what I needed.
Unfortunately I still have not very clear this notion of blocking
events - but in this case an "update" was just needed. Thanks!

Alessandro