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Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 11:18:25 +1000
Subject: Re: Making it a MultiThread!
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On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Piet van Oostrum <piet@vanoostrum.org> wrote:
> Now if your GUI actions are starting some actions that last more than a
> few tenths of a second, you should run these actions in another thread...

Hmm. When I first learned GUI programming (on OS/2), the advice was
one tenth of a second absolute maximum, or spin off a thread. But yes,
the advice is the same. Keep your main thread REALLY responsive.

ChrisA