+} // extern "C"
+
+void wxapp_install_idle_handler()
+{
+#if wxUSE_THREADS
+ wxMutexLocker lock(gs_idleTagsMutex);
+#endif
+
+ // Don't install the handler if it's already installed. This test *MUST*
+ // be done when gs_idleTagsMutex is locked!
+ if (!g_isIdle)
+ return;
+
+ // GD: this assert is raised when using the thread sample (which works)
+ // so the test is probably not so easy. Can widget callbacks be
+ // triggered from child threads and, if so, for which widgets?
+ // wxASSERT_MSG( wxThread::IsMain() || gs_WakeUpIdle, wxT("attempt to install idle handler from widget callback in child thread (should be exclusively from wxWakeUpIdle)") );
+
+ 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 );
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Access to the root window global
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+GtkWidget* wxGetRootWindow()
+{
+ if (gs_RootWindow == NULL)
+ {
+ gs_RootWindow = gtk_window_new( GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL );
+ gtk_widget_realize( gs_RootWindow );
+ }
+ return gs_RootWindow;
+}
+