Re: [gtk-list] Gtk::Gdk::Pixmap->create_colormap_from_xpm_d

[Stephen Wilhelm <swilhelm theriver com>]

On Thu, 24 Feb 2000, Dermot Musgrove wrote:

>I can't create a pixmap using the create_colormap_from_xpm_d call.
>
>All works fine with the same pixmap in a file but not when supplied as
>data. Is there a special way to present the xpm data?
>
>The error I get is
>
>Gdk-WARNING **: Pixmap has more than 31 characters per color
>Usage: Gtk::Pixmap::new(Class, pixmap, mask) at ../..//Glade/PerlRun.pm 
>line 215.
>
>but I assume that the second line is from Gtk::Pixmap->new() because an
>invalid Gtk::Gdk::Pixmap was supplied to it.

Probably.  Create a $gdkpixmap and $mask using:

    ( $gdkpixmap, $mask ) = Gtk::Gdk::Pixmap->create...

And then use these with:

    $pixmap = new Gtk::Pixmap( $gdkpixmap, $mask );

>BTW the Gtk::Gdk::create_pixmap_from_xpm_d() also fails in the same way
>although I am sure that I used it successfully some time ago.

My chapter on pixmaps is now up.  Go to:

    http://personal.riverusers.com/~swilhelm/perlgtk/tutorial/tut-14.html

-- 
Stephen Wilhelm