GtkPerf – test GTK+ performance

Last Updated on November 25, 2022

GtkPerf is an application designed to test GTK+ performance from a variety of different GTK operations.

The purpose of this tool is to create common testing platform to run predefined GTK+ widgets (opening comboboxes, toggling buttons, scrolling text) and this way define the speed of device/platform.

The tests are separate from each other with the same main logic: making single test operation (opening combo box, drawing n circles, etc.) and waiting for that to get processed are returned to g_idle. So every test is jumping between test function and g_idle as fast as possible.

Features include:

• GtkEntry – switches between “Test String” and “Longer test string” texts for [count] times.
• GtkComboBox – contains 10 entrys “Selection 1″…”Selection 10”. This test opens and closes GtkComboBox [count] times while selecting next entry.
• GtkComboBoxEntry – entrys “Selection 1″…”Selection 10”. This test opens and closes GtkComboBoxEntry [count] times while selecting next entry.
• GtkSpinButton – GtkSpinButton value is increased with one [count] times. When 1000 is reached, value is changed back to 0.
• GtkProgressBar – GtkProgressBar is increased with 1% [count] times. Whenever bar gets full, its value is set to 0.
• GtkToggleButton – GtkToggleButton state is toggled between on/off [count] times.
• GtkCheckButton – GtkCheckButton state is toggled between on/off [count] times.
• GtkRadioButton – two GtkRadioButtons inside same group are switched to be selected alternately [count] times.
• GtkTextView – text “Future is Open. ” is appended to GtkTextView [count] times, scrolls the text added in earlier test GTK_SCROLL_STEP_FORWARD and when end is reached GTK_SCROLL_STEP_BACKWARD for [count times.
• GtkDrawingArea –  draws random size and color lines and circles to GtkDrawingArea for 1000*[count] times; Draws random size and color “Future is Open.” strings with PangoLayout to GtkDrawingArea for 100*[count] times; draws Duck.png to random place in GtkDrawingArea for 10*[count] times.

Website: gtkperf.sourceforge.net
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Developer: Kaj Grönholm
License: GNU GPL v2

GtkPerf is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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