Add support for wxAuiNotebook to XRC.

[wxWidgets.git] / samples / thread / thread.cpp

diff --git a/samples/thread/thread.cpp b/samples/thread/thread.cpp
index c6e7d0d2de98e621284389d69d6334fdb1cfc053..a8529189ed49b7fff3c602d8ed86606dcde7917e 100644 (file)
--- a/samples/thread/thread.cpp
+++ b/samples/thread/thread.cpp
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 // Modified by:
 // Created:     06/16/98
 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
 // Modified by:
 // Created:     06/16/98
 // RCS-ID:      $Id$

-// Copyright:   (c) 1998-2002 wxWidgets team
-// Licence:     wxWindows license
+// Copyright:   (c) 1998-2009 wxWidgets team
+// Licence:     wxWindows licence

 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 // ============================================================================
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 // ============================================================================


@@ -89,28 +89,22 @@ public:
 // the main application frame
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // the main application frame
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

-class MyFrame: public wxFrame
+class MyFrame : public wxFrame,
+                private wxLog

 {
 public:
     // ctor
 {
 public:
     // ctor

-    MyFrame(wxFrame *frame, const wxString& title, int x, int y, int w, int h);
+    MyFrame(const wxString& title);

     virtual ~MyFrame();
 
     virtual ~MyFrame();
 

-    // this function is MT-safe, i.e. it can be called from worker threads
-    // safely without any additional locking
-    void LogThreadMessage(const wxString& text)
-    {
-        wxCriticalSectionLocker lock(m_csMessages);
-        m_messages.push_back(text);
-
-        // as we effectively log the messages from the idle event handler,
-        // ensure it's going to be called now that we have some messages to log
-        wxWakeUpIdle();
-    }
-

     // accessors for MyWorkerThread (called in its context!)
     bool Cancelled();
 
     // accessors for MyWorkerThread (called in its context!)
     bool Cancelled();
 

+protected:
+    virtual void DoLogRecord(wxLogLevel level,
+                             const wxString& msg,
+                             const wxLogRecordInfo& info);
+

 private:
     // event handlers
     // --------------
 private:
     // event handlers
     // --------------


@@ -136,6 +130,13 @@ private:
     void OnUpdateWorker(wxUpdateUIEvent& event);
 
 
     void OnUpdateWorker(wxUpdateUIEvent& event);
 
 

+    // logging helper
+    void DoLogLine(wxTextCtrl *text,
+                   const wxString& timestr,
+                   const wxString& threadstr,
+                   const wxString& msg);
+
+

     // thread helper functions
     // -----------------------
 
     // thread helper functions
     // -----------------------
 


@@ -145,9 +146,6 @@ private:
     // update display in our status bar: called during idle handling
     void UpdateThreadStatus();
 
     // update display in our status bar: called during idle handling
     void UpdateThreadStatus();
 

-    // log the messages queued by LogThreadMessage()
-    void DoLogThreadMessages();
-

 
     // internal variables
     // ------------------
 
     // internal variables
     // ------------------


@@ -155,6 +153,10 @@ private:
     // just some place to put our messages in
     wxTextCtrl *m_txtctrl;
 
     // just some place to put our messages in
     wxTextCtrl *m_txtctrl;
 

+    // old log target, we replace it with one using m_txtctrl during this
+    // frame life time
+    wxLog *m_oldLogger;
+

     // the array of pending messages to be displayed and the critical section
     // protecting it
     wxArrayString m_messages;
     // the array of pending messages to be displayed and the critical section
     // protecting it
     wxArrayString m_messages;


@@ -208,21 +210,14 @@ enum
 class MyThread : public wxThread
 {
 public:
 class MyThread : public wxThread
 {
 public:

-    MyThread(MyFrame *frame);
+    MyThread();

     virtual ~MyThread();
 
     // thread execution starts here
     virtual void *Entry();
 
     virtual ~MyThread();
 
     // thread execution starts here
     virtual void *Entry();
 

-    // write something to the text control in the main frame
-    void WriteText(const wxString& text)
-    {
-        m_frame->LogThreadMessage(text);
-    }
-

 public:
     unsigned m_count;
 public:
     unsigned m_count;

-    MyFrame *m_frame;

 };
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 };
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------


@@ -320,12 +315,7 @@ bool MyApp::OnInit()
     wxLog::AddTraceMask("thread");
 
     // Create the main frame window
     wxLog::AddTraceMask("thread");
 
     // Create the main frame window

-    MyFrame *frame = new MyFrame((wxFrame *)NULL, _T("wxWidgets threads sample"),
-                                 50, 50, 450, 340);
-    SetTopWindow(frame);
-
-    // Show the frame
-    frame->Show(true);
+    new MyFrame("wxWidgets threads sample");

 
     return true;
 }
 
     return true;
 }


@@ -356,56 +346,84 @@ BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(MyFrame, wxFrame)
 END_EVENT_TABLE()
 
 // My frame constructor
 END_EVENT_TABLE()
 
 // My frame constructor

-MyFrame::MyFrame(wxFrame *frame, const wxString& title,
-                 int x, int y, int w, int h)
-       : wxFrame(frame, wxID_ANY, title, wxPoint(x, y), wxSize(w, h))
+MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title)
+       : wxFrame(NULL, wxID_ANY, title)

 {
 {

-    SetIcon(wxIcon(sample_xpm));
+    m_oldLogger = wxLog::GetActiveTarget();
+
+    SetIcon(wxICON(sample));

 
     // Make a menubar
     wxMenuBar *menuBar = new wxMenuBar;
 
     wxMenu *menuFile = new wxMenu;
 
     // Make a menubar
     wxMenuBar *menuBar = new wxMenuBar;
 
     wxMenu *menuFile = new wxMenu;

-    menuFile->Append(THREAD_CLEAR, _T("&Clear log\tCtrl-L"));
+    menuFile->Append(THREAD_CLEAR, wxT("&Clear log\tCtrl-L"));

     menuFile->AppendSeparator();
     menuFile->AppendSeparator();

-    menuFile->Append(THREAD_QUIT, _T("E&xit\tAlt-X"));
-    menuBar->Append(menuFile, _T("&File"));
+    menuFile->Append(THREAD_QUIT, wxT("E&xit\tAlt-X"));
+    menuBar->Append(menuFile, wxT("&File"));

 
     wxMenu *menuThread = new wxMenu;
 
     wxMenu *menuThread = new wxMenu;

-    menuThread->Append(THREAD_START_THREAD, _T("&Start a new thread\tCtrl-N"));
-    menuThread->Append(THREAD_START_THREADS, _T("Start &many threads at once"));
-    menuThread->Append(THREAD_STOP_THREAD, _T("S&top the last spawned thread\tCtrl-S"));
+    menuThread->Append(THREAD_START_THREAD, wxT("&Start a new thread\tCtrl-N"));
+    menuThread->Append(THREAD_START_THREADS, wxT("Start &many threads at once"));
+    menuThread->Append(THREAD_STOP_THREAD, wxT("S&top the last spawned thread\tCtrl-S"));

     menuThread->AppendSeparator();
     menuThread->AppendSeparator();

-    menuThread->Append(THREAD_PAUSE_THREAD, _T("&Pause the last spawned running thread\tCtrl-P"));
-    menuThread->Append(THREAD_RESUME_THREAD, _T("&Resume the first suspended thread\tCtrl-R"));
+    menuThread->Append(THREAD_PAUSE_THREAD, wxT("&Pause the last spawned running thread\tCtrl-P"));
+    menuThread->Append(THREAD_RESUME_THREAD, wxT("&Resume the first suspended thread\tCtrl-R"));

     menuThread->AppendSeparator();
     menuThread->AppendSeparator();

-    menuThread->Append(THREAD_START_WORKER, _T("Start a &worker thread\tCtrl-W"));
-    menuThread->Append(THREAD_EXEC_MAIN, _T("&Launch a program from main thread\tF5"));
-    menuThread->Append(THREAD_START_GUI_THREAD, _T("Launch a &GUI thread\tF6"));
-    menuBar->Append(menuThread, _T("&Thread"));
+    menuThread->Append(THREAD_START_WORKER, wxT("Start a &worker thread\tCtrl-W"));
+    menuThread->Append(THREAD_EXEC_MAIN, wxT("&Launch a program from main thread\tF5"));
+    menuThread->Append(THREAD_START_GUI_THREAD, wxT("Launch a &GUI thread\tF6"));
+    menuBar->Append(menuThread, wxT("&Thread"));

 
     wxMenu *menuHelp = new wxMenu;
 
     wxMenu *menuHelp = new wxMenu;

-    menuHelp->Append(THREAD_SHOWCPUS, _T("&Show CPU count"));
+    menuHelp->Append(THREAD_SHOWCPUS, wxT("&Show CPU count"));

     menuHelp->AppendSeparator();
     menuHelp->AppendSeparator();

-    menuHelp->Append(THREAD_ABOUT, _T("&About..."));
-    menuBar->Append(menuHelp, _T("&Help"));
+    menuHelp->Append(THREAD_ABOUT, wxT("&About"));
+    menuBar->Append(menuHelp, wxT("&Help"));

 
     SetMenuBar(menuBar);
 
     m_nRunning = m_nCount = 0;
 
 
     SetMenuBar(menuBar);
 
     m_nRunning = m_nCount = 0;
 

-    m_dlgProgress = (wxProgressDialog *)NULL;
+    m_dlgProgress = NULL;

 
 #if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
     CreateStatusBar(2);
 #endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
 
 
 #if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
     CreateStatusBar(2);
 #endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
 

-    m_txtctrl = new wxTextCtrl(this, wxID_ANY, _T(""), wxPoint(0, 0), wxSize(0, 0),
+    // create the logging text control and a header showing the meaning of the
+    // different columns
+    wxTextCtrl *header = new wxTextCtrl(this, wxID_ANY, "",
+                                        wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize,
+                                        wxTE_READONLY);
+    DoLogLine(header, "  Time", " Thread", "Message");
+    m_txtctrl = new wxTextCtrl(this, wxID_ANY, "",
+                               wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize,

                                wxTE_MULTILINE | wxTE_READONLY);
                                wxTE_MULTILINE | wxTE_READONLY);

+    wxLog::SetActiveTarget(this);
+
+    // use fixed width font to align output in nice columns
+    wxFont font(wxNORMAL_FONT->GetPointSize(), wxFONTFAMILY_TELETYPE,
+                wxFONTSTYLE_NORMAL, wxFONTWEIGHT_NORMAL);
+    header->SetFont(font);
+    m_txtctrl->SetFont(font);
+
+    m_txtctrl->SetFocus();
+
+    // layout and show the frame
+    wxBoxSizer *sizer = new wxBoxSizer(wxVERTICAL);
+    sizer->Add(header, wxSizerFlags().Expand());
+    sizer->Add(m_txtctrl, wxSizerFlags(1).Expand());
+    SetSizer(sizer);
+
+    SetSize(600, 350);
+    Show();

 }
 
 MyFrame::~MyFrame()
 {
 }
 
 MyFrame::~MyFrame()
 {

+    wxLog::SetActiveTarget(m_oldLogger);
+

     // NB: although the OS will terminate all the threads anyhow when the main
     //     one exits, it's good practice to do it ourselves -- even if it's not
     //     completely trivial in this example
     // NB: although the OS will terminate all the threads anyhow when the main
     //     one exits, it's good practice to do it ourselves -- even if it's not
     //     completely trivial in this example


@@ -432,32 +450,53 @@ MyFrame::~MyFrame()
     wxGetApp().m_semAllDone.Wait();
 }
 
     wxGetApp().m_semAllDone.Wait();
 }
 

-MyThread *MyFrame::CreateThread()
+void
+MyFrame::DoLogLine(wxTextCtrl *text,
+                   const wxString& timestr,
+                   const wxString& threadstr,
+                   const wxString& msg)

 {
 {

-    MyThread *thread = new MyThread(this);
+    text->AppendText(wxString::Format("%9s %10s %s", timestr, threadstr, msg));
+}

 
 

-    if ( thread->Create() != wxTHREAD_NO_ERROR )
+void
+MyFrame::DoLogRecord(wxLogLevel level,
+                     const wxString& msg,
+                     const wxLogRecordInfo& info)
+{
+    // let the default GUI logger treat warnings and errors as they should be
+    // more noticeable than just another line in the log window and also trace
+    // messages as there may be too many of them
+    if ( level <= wxLOG_Warning || level == wxLOG_Trace )

     {
     {

-        wxLogError(wxT("Can't create thread!"));
+        m_oldLogger->LogRecord(level, msg, info);
+        return;

     }
 
     }
 

-    wxCriticalSectionLocker enter(wxGetApp().m_critsect);
-    wxGetApp().m_threads.Add(thread);
-
-    return thread;
+    DoLogLine
+    (
+        m_txtctrl,
+        wxDateTime(info.timestamp).FormatISOTime(),
+        info.threadId == wxThread::GetMainId()
+            ? wxString("main")
+            : wxString::Format("%lx", info.threadId),
+        msg + "\n"
+    );

 }
 
 }
 

-void MyFrame::DoLogThreadMessages()
+MyThread *MyFrame::CreateThread()

 {
 {

-    wxCriticalSectionLocker lock(m_csMessages);
+    MyThread *thread = new MyThread;

 
 

-    const size_t count = m_messages.size();
-    for ( size_t n = 0; n < count; n++ )
+    if ( thread->Create() != wxTHREAD_NO_ERROR )

     {
     {

-        m_txtctrl->AppendText(m_messages[n]);
+        wxLogError(wxT("Can't create thread!"));

     }
 
     }
 

-    m_messages.clear();
+    wxCriticalSectionLocker enter(wxGetApp().m_critsect);
+    wxGetApp().m_threads.Add(thread);
+
+    return thread;

 }
 
 void MyFrame::UpdateThreadStatus()
 }
 
 void MyFrame::UpdateThreadStatus()


@@ -498,8 +537,8 @@ void MyFrame::OnStartThreads(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
 {
     static long s_num;
 
 {
     static long s_num;
 

-    s_num = wxGetNumberFromUser(_T("How many threads to start: "), _T(""),
-                                _T("wxThread sample"), s_num, 1, 10000, this);
+    s_num = wxGetNumberFromUser(wxT("How many threads to start: "), wxT(""),
+                                wxT("wxThread sample"), s_num, 1, 10000, this);

     if ( s_num == -1 )
     {
         s_num = 10;
     if ( s_num == -1 )
     {
         s_num = 10;


@@ -552,7 +591,7 @@ void MyFrame::OnStartThread(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
     }
 
 #if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
     }
 
 #if wxUSE_STATUSBAR

-    SetStatusText(_T("New thread started."), 1);
+    SetStatusText(wxT("New thread started."), 1);

 #endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
 }
 
 #endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
 }
 


@@ -570,7 +609,7 @@ void MyFrame::OnStopThread(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
         wxGetApp().m_threads.Last()->Delete();
 
 #if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
         wxGetApp().m_threads.Last()->Delete();
 
 #if wxUSE_STATUSBAR

-        SetStatusText(_T("Last thread stopped."), 1);
+        SetStatusText(wxT("Last thread stopped."), 1);

 #endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
     }
 }
 #endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
     }
 }


@@ -593,7 +632,7 @@ void MyFrame::OnResumeThread(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
         wxGetApp().m_threads[n]->Resume();
 
 #if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
         wxGetApp().m_threads[n]->Resume();
 
 #if wxUSE_STATUSBAR

-        SetStatusText(_T("Thread resumed."), 1);
+        SetStatusText(wxT("Thread resumed."), 1);

 #endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
     }
 }
 #endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
     }
 }


@@ -616,15 +655,13 @@ void MyFrame::OnPauseThread(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
         wxGetApp().m_threads[n]->Pause();
 
 #if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
         wxGetApp().m_threads[n]->Pause();
 
 #if wxUSE_STATUSBAR

-        SetStatusText(_T("Thread paused."), 1);
+        SetStatusText(wxT("Thread paused."), 1);

 #endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
     }
 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnIdle(wxIdleEvent& event)
 {
 #endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
     }
 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnIdle(wxIdleEvent& event)
 {

-    DoLogThreadMessages();
-

     UpdateThreadStatus();
 
     event.Skip();
     UpdateThreadStatus();
 
     event.Skip();


@@ -660,15 +697,15 @@ void MyFrame::OnShowCPUs(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
     switch ( nCPUs )
     {
         case -1:
     switch ( nCPUs )
     {
         case -1:

-            msg = _T("Unknown number of CPUs");
+            msg = wxT("Unknown number of CPUs");

             break;
 
         case 0:
             break;
 
         case 0:

-            msg = _T("WARNING: you're running without any CPUs!");
+            msg = wxT("WARNING: you're running without any CPUs!");

             break;
 
         case 1:
             break;
 
         case 1:

-            msg = _T("This system only has one CPU.");
+            msg = wxT("This system only has one CPU.");

             break;
 
         default:
             break;
 
         default:


@@ -681,11 +718,11 @@ void MyFrame::OnShowCPUs(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 void MyFrame::OnAbout(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
 {
     wxMessageDialog dialog(this,
 void MyFrame::OnAbout(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
 {
     wxMessageDialog dialog(this,

-                           _T("wxWidgets multithreaded application sample\n")
-                           _T("(c) 1998 Julian Smart, Guilhem Lavaux\n")
-                           _T("(c) 1999 Vadim Zeitlin\n")
-                           _T("(c) 2000 Robert Roebling"),
-                           _T("About wxThread sample"),
+                           wxT("wxWidgets multithreaded application sample\n")
+                           wxT("(c) 1998 Julian Smart, Guilhem Lavaux\n")
+                           wxT("(c) 2000 Robert Roebling\n")
+                           wxT("(c) 1999,2009 Vadim Zeitlin"),
+                           wxT("About wxThread sample"),

                            wxOK | wxICON_INFORMATION);
 
     dialog.ShowModal();
                            wxOK | wxICON_INFORMATION);
 
     dialog.ShowModal();


@@ -713,8 +750,8 @@ void MyFrame::OnStartWorker(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 
     m_dlgProgress = new wxProgressDialog
                         (
 
     m_dlgProgress = new wxProgressDialog
                         (

-                         _T("Progress dialog"),
-                         _T("Wait until the thread terminates or press [Cancel]"),
+                         wxT("Progress dialog"),
+                         wxT("Wait until the thread terminates or press [Cancel]"),

                          100,
                          this,
                          wxPD_CAN_ABORT |
                          100,
                          this,
                          wxPD_CAN_ABORT |


@@ -756,6 +793,11 @@ void MyFrame::OnWorkerEvent(wxThreadEvent& event)
 
 void MyFrame::OnStartGUIThread(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
 
 void MyFrame::OnStartGUIThread(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {

+    // we use this to check that disabling logging only affects the main thread
+    // but the messages from the worker thread will still be logged
+    wxLogNull noLog;
+    wxLogMessage("You shouldn't see this message because of wxLogNull");
+

     MyImageDialog dlg(this);
 
     dlg.ShowModal();
     MyImageDialog dlg(this);
 
     dlg.ShowModal();


@@ -844,11 +886,10 @@ void MyImageDialog::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent& WXUNUSED(evt))
 // MyThread
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // MyThread
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

-MyThread::MyThread(MyFrame *frame)
+MyThread::MyThread()

         : wxThread()
 {
     m_count = 0;
         : wxThread()
 {
     m_count = 0;

-    m_frame = frame;

 }
 
 MyThread::~MyThread()
 }
 
 MyThread::~MyThread()


@@ -873,12 +914,7 @@ MyThread::~MyThread()
 
 wxThread::ExitCode MyThread::Entry()
 {
 
 wxThread::ExitCode MyThread::Entry()
 {

-    wxString text;
-
-    text.Printf(wxT("Thread %p started (priority = %u).\n"),
-                GetId(), GetPriority());
-    WriteText(text);
-    // wxLogMessage(text); -- test wxLog thread safeness
+    wxLogMessage("Thread started (priority = %u).", GetPriority());

 
     for ( m_count = 0; m_count < 10; m_count++ )
     {
 
     for ( m_count = 0; m_count < 10; m_count++ )
     {


@@ -894,16 +930,13 @@ wxThread::ExitCode MyThread::Entry()
         if ( TestDestroy() )
             break;
 
         if ( TestDestroy() )
             break;
 

-        text.Printf(wxT("[%u] Thread %p here.\n"), m_count, GetId());
-        WriteText(text);
+        wxLogMessage("Thread progress: %u", m_count);

 
         // wxSleep() can't be called from non-GUI thread!
         wxThread::Sleep(1000);
     }
 
 
         // wxSleep() can't be called from non-GUI thread!
         wxThread::Sleep(1000);
     }
 

-    text.Printf(wxT("Thread %p finished.\n"), GetId());
-    WriteText(text);
-    // wxLogMessage(text); -- test wxLog thread safeness
+    wxLogMessage("Thread finished.");

 
     return NULL;
 }
 
     return NULL;
 }


@@ -936,7 +969,7 @@ wxThread::ExitCode MyWorkerThread::Entry()
     if ( TestDestroy() )
         return NULL;
 
     if ( TestDestroy() )
         return NULL;
 

-    wxThreadEvent event( wxEVT_COMMAND_THREAD, WORKER_EVENT );
+    wxThreadEvent event( wxEVT_THREAD, WORKER_EVENT );

 
     event.SetInt( 50 );
     wxQueueEvent( m_frame, event.Clone() );
 
     event.SetInt( 50 );
     wxQueueEvent( m_frame, event.Clone() );


@@ -951,7 +984,7 @@ wxThread::ExitCode MyWorkerThread::Entry()
             break;
 
         // create any type of command event here
             break;
 
         // create any type of command event here

-        wxThreadEvent event( wxEVT_COMMAND_THREAD, WORKER_EVENT );
+        wxThreadEvent event( wxEVT_THREAD, WORKER_EVENT );

         event.SetInt( m_count );
 
         // send in a thread-safe way
         event.SetInt( m_count );
 
         // send in a thread-safe way


@@ -960,7 +993,7 @@ wxThread::ExitCode MyWorkerThread::Entry()
         wxMilliSleep(200);
     }
 
         wxMilliSleep(200);
     }
 

-    wxThreadEvent event( wxEVT_COMMAND_THREAD, WORKER_EVENT );
+    wxThreadEvent event( wxEVT_THREAD, WORKER_EVENT );

     event.SetInt(-1); // that's all
     wxQueueEvent( m_frame, event.Clone() );
 #endif
     event.SetInt(-1); // that's all
     wxQueueEvent( m_frame, event.Clone() );
 #endif


@@ -975,6 +1008,19 @@ wxThread::ExitCode MyWorkerThread::Entry()
 
 wxThread::ExitCode MyGUIThread::Entry()
 {
 
 wxThread::ExitCode MyGUIThread::Entry()
 {

+    // uncomment this to check that disabling logging here does disable it for
+    // this thread -- but not the main one if you also comment out wxLogNull
+    // line in MyFrame::OnStartGUIThread()
+    //wxLogNull noLog;
+
+    // this goes to the main window
+    wxLogMessage("GUI thread starting");
+
+    // use a thread-specific log target for this thread to show that its
+    // messages don't appear in the main window while it runs
+    wxLogBuffer logBuf;
+    wxLog::SetThreadActiveTarget(&logBuf);
+

     for (int i=0; i<GUITHREAD_NUM_UPDATES && !TestDestroy(); i++)
     {
         // inform the GUI toolkit that we're going to use GUI functions
     for (int i=0; i<GUITHREAD_NUM_UPDATES && !TestDestroy(); i++)
     {
         // inform the GUI toolkit that we're going to use GUI functions


@@ -997,14 +1043,26 @@ wxThread::ExitCode MyGUIThread::Entry()
         wxMutexGuiLeave();
 
         // notify the dialog that another piece of our masterpiece is complete:
         wxMutexGuiLeave();
 
         // notify the dialog that another piece of our masterpiece is complete:

-        wxThreadEvent event( wxEVT_COMMAND_THREAD, GUITHREAD_EVENT );
+        wxThreadEvent event( wxEVT_THREAD, GUITHREAD_EVENT );

         event.SetInt(i+1);
         wxQueueEvent( m_dlg, event.Clone() );
 
         event.SetInt(i+1);
         wxQueueEvent( m_dlg, event.Clone() );
 

+        if ( !((i + 1) % 10) )
+        {
+            // this message will go to the buffer
+            wxLogMessage("Step #%d.", i + 1);
+        }
+

         // give the main thread the time to refresh before we lock the GUI mutex again
         // FIXME: find a better way to do this!
         wxMilliSleep(100);
     }
 
         // give the main thread the time to refresh before we lock the GUI mutex again
         // FIXME: find a better way to do this!
         wxMilliSleep(100);
     }
 

+    // now remove the thread-specific thread target
+    wxLog::SetThreadActiveTarget(NULL);
+
+    // so that this goes to the main window again
+    wxLogMessage("GUI thread finished.");
+

     return (ExitCode)0;
 }
     return (ExitCode)0;
 }