+void wxapp_install_idle_handler()
+{
+ wxASSERT_MSG( wxTheApp->m_idleTag == 0, wxT("attempt to install idle handler twice") );
+
+ g_isIdle = FALSE;
+
+ if (g_pendingTag == 0)
+ g_pendingTag = gtk_idle_add_priority( 900, wxapp_pending_callback, (gpointer) NULL );
+
+ /* This routine gets called by all event handlers
+ indicating that the idle is over. It may also
+ get called from other thread for sending events
+ to the main thread (and processing these in
+ idle time). Very low priority. */
+
+ wxTheApp->m_idleTag = gtk_idle_add_priority( 1000, wxapp_idle_callback, (gpointer) NULL );
+}
+
+// the callback functions must be extern "C" to comply with GTK+ declarations
+extern "C"
+{
+