Re: [Gnumed-devel] re: callback from event loop in wxPython

[Karsten Hilbert]

> could also use a polling function as in (?) wxTimer,
You mean like setting up a timer that periodically calls
acquire_scripting_portal_events() ?  Should work, certainly,
but sounds like being heavy on the main thread as opposed to a
dedicated thread.

My favourite would still be to teach the main event acquisition
loop to go look at some socket each spin.

> still not sure why the gui needs remote controlling:
> can't it just do user input and display backend state?
Huh ?  What you are asking seems to be: Why can't the GUI do
what a GUI usually does ?

As for why I need remote controlling:

- legacy medical practice app without document archive selects
  a patient
- it attaches to gnumed
- it tells gnumed to call up its document archive plugin for
  that patient
- it tells gnumed to stay locked onto that patient
- user works with the gnumed gui handling various documents
- user decides to add a vaccination for this patient - this is
  possible but it is not possible to change to another patient
  from inside the gui
- user "returns" to legacy app thereby releasing the gnumed
  lock

Karsten
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