+extern "C"
+{
+
+// this is called if we attempted to freeze unrealized widget when it finally
+// is realized (and so can be frozen):
+static void wx_frozen_widget_realize(GtkWidget* w, void* WXUNUSED(data))
+{
+ wxASSERT( w && !GTK_WIDGET_NO_WINDOW(w) );
+ wxASSERT( GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED(w) );
+
+ g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func
+ (
+ w,
+ (void*)wx_frozen_widget_realize,
+ NULL
+ );
+
+ gdk_window_freeze_updates(w->window);
+}
+
+} // extern "C"
+