08-24-2005
Quote:
Originally Posted by Perderabo
If you have perl try:
perl -e 'select(undef,undef,undef,.1)'
That .1 means .1 seconds.
That works. It is hard to meassure the time but it is definitely less than 1 second.
Thanks a lot.
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gnome2::about
Gnome2::About(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation Gnome2::About(3pm)
NAME
Gnome2::About - wrapper for GnomeAbout
HIERARCHY
Glib::Object
+----Glib::InitiallyUnowned
+----Gtk2::Object
+----Gtk2::Widget
+----Gtk2::Container
+----Gtk2::Bin
+----Gtk2::Window
+----Gtk2::Dialog
+----Gnome2::About
INTERFACES
Glib::Object::_Unregistered::AtkImplementorIface
Gtk2::Buildable
METHODS
widget = Gnome2::About->new ($name, $version, $copyright, $comments, $authors, $documenters=undef, $translator_credits=undef,
$logo_pixbuf=undef)
o $name (string)
o $version (string)
o $copyright (string)
o $comments (string)
o $authors (scalar) - either a reference to an array of strings or a plain string
o $documenters (scalar) - either a reference to an array of strings or a plain string
o $translator_credits (string)
o $logo_pixbuf (Gtk2::Gdk::Pixbuf or undef)
PROPERTIES
'authors' (GValueArray : default undef : writable)
List of authors of the programs
'comments' (string : default undef : readable / writable)
Comments about the program
'copyright' (string : default undef : readable / writable)
Copyright information for the program
'documenters' (GValueArray : default undef : writable)
List of people documenting the program
'logo' (Gtk2::Gdk::Pixbuf : default undef : writable)
A logo for the about box
'name' (string : default undef : readable / writable)
The name of the program
'translator-credits' (string : default undef : readable / writable)
Credits to the translators. This string should be marked as translatable
'version' (string : default undef : readable / writable)
The version of the program
SEE ALSO
Gnome2, Glib::Object, Glib::InitiallyUnowned, Gtk2::Object, Gtk2::Widget, Gtk2::Container, Gtk2::Bin, Gtk2::Window, Gtk2::Dialog
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2003-2004 by the gtk2-perl team.
This software is licensed under the LGPL. See Gnome2 for a full notice.
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