gdk_imlib question

[roebling pop3 uni-freiburg de]

  Hi,

I'm not sure if this is the right mailing list
for asking questions about gdk_imlib,
but there is no gdk_imlib list so I try
here.
Is it possible to create an gdk_imlib
image from a pixmap? The normal
way seems to be to load a file using
gdk_imlib and then move/copy the
pixmap out of it. On rerendering
gdk_imlib uses it's own internal
data so changes would get lost.
I didn't see anyway to actually
save a GdkPixmap to a file
using gdk_imlib which seems
kind of strange. Or is it enough
to create a 24bit pixmap and create
a imlib image from it?
Also, is it possible to create an
empty image (and then draw
something into it and save it
afterwards)?

Any help appreciated.

  Regards,

   Robert Roebling