Re: threaded question

Paul <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.windows.shells.litestep
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Jochen Ritzel wrote:
> You should use threads any time some bang takes noticeable time to run. 
> Examples would be xModule animations or modules that download stuff like 
> wazup.

OK, now this related directly to my theme. I am using wazup just for 
that reason. However I thought it was said that if the module 
communicates with another module, it should not be threaded?

If this is true, and I should run Wazup threaded, will it affect how it 
communicates with xLabel?

> On Fri, 04 May 2007 21:02:48 +0200, chris 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Hale, Paul wrote:
>>> Since I have been reading the NetLoadModule readme, I figured I would
>>> finally ask what I never understood. What the hell is threaded, what
>>> does it do and when should it be used?
>>>  Paul Hale
>>
>> What it is, has already been explained, but may I suggest this:
>>
>> Do not use "threaded" unless you must.
>>
>> I would be interested in hearing what actual (definable) benefits 
>> anyone has from running modules as "threaded" as currently exists in 
>> Litestep.   I'm not talking theoretical benefits of threading.
>>
>> chris
>>
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>     Can't Unsubscribe? Check http://desktopian.org/listunsub.html
>>         LS List Homepage: http://wuzzle.org/list/litestep.php
>>             Get the LS FAQ: http://lsfaq.shellfront.org
> 
> 
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>    Can't Unsubscribe? Check http://desktopian.org/listunsub.html
>        LS List Homepage: http://wuzzle.org/list/litestep.php
>            Get the LS FAQ: http://lsfaq.shellfront.org
> 
> 


---------------------------------------------------------------------
    Can't Unsubscribe? Check http://desktopian.org/listunsub.html
        LS List Homepage: http://wuzzle.org/list/litestep.php
            Get the LS FAQ: http://lsfaq.shellfront.org
lmpx.com only provides a reader for public news (NNTP) servers. It is not affiliated with the servers or forums shown here and is not responsible for the content of articles, which is written by their respective authors.