how to enable a timer in a non-gui thread?

[Khal Drogo]

Zeopha, your problem more than likely is that you forgot to call exec() in your thread's run function. Without calling exec, the thread won't have an event loop, which is necessary for the use of QTimer.
Read the documentation for QTimer and QThread for more info.

I hope that answers your question.

[zeopha]

to Lvi:
a timer located in the main gui widget will trigger the slot in another qthread. but I just think that the timer should not be located in the gui

to:Khal Drogo

U r right. I had forgetten to execute the exec() in the run function of thread. So am I stupid!!!

thanks to Liv and Khal Drogo !