Re: GTK+ back buffers?

[Pete Ryland <pdr-lists pdr ml org>]

On 31 May 1998, Sascha Ziemann wrote:

> Pete Ryland <pdr-lists@pdr.ml.org> writes:
> 
> | > Use X pixmap.  Just "draw" to the pixmap, and gdk_window_copy_area
> | > (XCopyArea without gtk) from the pixmap to the target window.
> 
> | When you say "draw" to the pixmap, can I do this from an "unsigned char*"?
> 
> 
> [Excellent examples in doing this including a lot of useful code]
> 
> I hope this helps a bit to understand X11. It took me a while to
> figure all this stuff out with the help of the Gtk+ source, imlib
> source, a Xlib Programming Manual and the Gtk+ mailing list.

Thank you a heap for all of that.  That is *very* helpful to what I am
doing.  You have probably saved me a few months of late nights and
gruelling weekends. :)

thanks again,
Pete

PS, sorry if any mail coming here bounces temporarily, but I've had to
change my IP, and I couldn't be bothered recompiling my kernel to use
ipalias.

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