[vtkusers] Re: Idle functions?

[Goodwin Lawlor]

Gregory Propf wrote:
> Does anyone know how to add an idle function so that you can run 
> animations while still using an interactor?  I know that the render 
> windows can be animated as in the example code with the cone but I want 
> to be able to use an interactor while having an idle callback run when 
> nothing else is happening.  I have tried modifying the data being 
> displayed in another thread but the interactor window blocks all other 
> threads from running.

This has come up a couple of time before... 
http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Apublic.kitware.com+interaction+animation

particularly: 
http://public.kitware.com/pipermail/vtkusers/1999-October/051843.html

hth

Goodwin