Re: [udig-devel] how to start threads with monitor?

[Andrea Antonello <andrea.antonello@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Zlatko,
that is indeed what I am doing to make it work for now (the asyncExec I
mean), but that doesn't supply my the so much loved monitor...
Where do I get the monitor from?

Thanks,
Andrea



Zlatko Perenda probaly wrote:
> Hm, seems like you are accesing UI thread, from another....
> 
> Try Display.asyncExec(runnable), and let runnable do the neccesary work. I
> think this should work.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:udig-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andrea
> Antonello
> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 2:25 PM
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> Subject: [udig-devel] how to start threads with monitor?
> 
> I know this is more a rcp question than  a udig, but I'm not able to add
> progress tracking to my actions.
> The tool extention point doesn't supply a monitor and whenever I try
> somethin g like:
>         IWorkbench wb = PlatformUI.getWorkbench();
>         IProgressService ps = wb.getProgressService();
> 
>             ps.busyCursorWhile(new IRunnableWithProgress(){
>                 public void run( IProgressMonitor pm ) {
> 
>                     doMyCodeWithMonitorActivity()
>                 }
>             });
> I get an Invalid thread access exception.
> 
> Any hint?
> Thanks in advance,
> Andrea
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