2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/widgets/desktop-widget.cpp b/src/widgets/desktop-widget.cpp
index 9590af94c..795fdb0f8 100644
--- a/src/widgets/desktop-widget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/desktop-widget.cpp
@@ -661,6 +661,15 @@ SPDesktopWidget::requestCanvasUpdate() {
 }
 
 void 
+SPDesktopWidget::requestCanvasUpdateAndWait() {
+    requestCanvasUpdate();
+    
+    while (gtk_events_pending()) 
+      gtk_main_iteration_do(FALSE);
+
+}
+
+void 
 SPDesktopWidget::setCoordinateStatus(NR::Point p)
 {
     gchar *cstr;
diff --git a/src/widgets/desktop-widget.h b/src/widgets/desktop-widget.h
index cc66bf180..409f38a8d 100644
--- a/src/widgets/desktop-widget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/desktop-widget.h
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ struct SPDesktopWidget {
         
         virtual void requestCanvasUpdate()
             { _dtw->requestCanvasUpdate(); }
+        virtual void requestCanvasUpdateAndWait()
+            { _dtw->requestCanvasUpdateAndWait(); }
         virtual void activateDesktop()
             { sp_dtw_desktop_activate (_dtw); }
         virtual void deactivateDesktop()
@@ -183,6 +185,7 @@ struct SPDesktopWidget {
     bool isToolboxButtonActive (gchar const *id);
     void setCoordinateStatus(NR::Point p);
     void requestCanvasUpdate();
+    void requestCanvasUpdateAndWait();
     void updateTitle(gchar const *uri);
 };