From: Paul <tester.paul@...>
Date: 2007-03-06T03:26:18+09:00
Subject: How can I make an FXRuby window stay open for a set amount of time?

I wrote a simple FXRuby program that displays a message in a window on
the desktop.  I would like to make this window go away after a set
amount of time (e.g. 30 minutes if left alone).

I'm new to scripting in Ruby, so I don't know how to do this.  Can
anyone offer me any suggestions or pointers as to how I can implement
a configurable timer that will automatically shut down the window when
the time is up?

My program is similar to one of the 'hello' examples on the FXRuby
examples page:
http://www.fxruby.org/doc/examples.html

I've browsed through the Programming Ruby book but I didn't see any
default classes or methods that would help me do this.