Sets a function to be called at regular intervals, with the default
priority, G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT. The function is called repeatedly
until it returns FALSE, at which point the timeout is automatically
destroyed and the function will not be called again. The first call
to the function will be at the end of the first interval.
Note that timeout functions may be delayed, due to the processing of other
event sources. Thus they should not be relied on for precise timing.
After each call to the timeout function, the time of the next
timeout is recalculated based on the current time and the given interval
(it does not try to 'catch up' time lost in delays).
If you want to have a timer in the "seconds" range and do not care
about the exact time of the first call of the timer, use the
g_timeout_add_seconds() function; this function allows for more
optimizations and more efficient system power usage.
This internally creates a main loop source using g_timeout_source_new()
and attaches it to the main loop context using g_source_attach(). You can
do these steps manually if you need greater control.
Sets a function to be called at regular intervals, with the default priority, G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT. The function is called repeatedly until it returns FALSE, at which point the timeout is automatically destroyed and the function will not be called again. The first call to the function will be at the end of the first interval. Note that timeout functions may be delayed, due to the processing of other event sources. Thus they should not be relied on for precise timing. After each call to the timeout function, the time of the next timeout is recalculated based on the current time and the given interval (it does not try to 'catch up' time lost in delays). If you want to have a timer in the "seconds" range and do not care about the exact time of the first call of the timer, use the g_timeout_add_seconds() function; this function allows for more optimizations and more efficient system power usage. This internally creates a main loop source using g_timeout_source_new() and attaches it to the main loop context using g_source_attach(). You can do these steps manually if you need greater control.