Re: [gtk-list] Ugly ugly Gdk error

[Havoc Pennington <rhp zirx pair com>]

On Mon, 31 May 1999, Fiachra wrote:
> I was hoping someone could give me some insight on what I should look for when
> fixing this error:
> 
> Gdk-ERROR **: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
>   serial 132 error_code 9 request_code 14 minor_code 0
> 
> aborting...
> Aborted (core dumped)  
> 
> At least I would like to know what GDK is trying to do when an error like this
> shows up.
> 

Run your application in gdb, and type backtrace after the error to see
which Gdk function the error occurred in. Many different functions can
cause this - as it says, it just means you tried to use a pixmap or window
that wasn't valid, perhaps because it was destroyed or something.

Havoc