Re: [gtk-list] Re: Window/widget contents -> pixmap?

[Conrad Steenberg <conrad srl caltech edu>]

On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, Erik Mouw wrote:

> On Thu, 13 Jan 2000 11:48:13 -0800 (PST), Conrad Steenberg wrote:

> > widget->window to be a GdkPixmap. Or is there a way to dump the contents
> > of a GdkDrawable into a GdkPixmap?
> > 
> > Any hints appreciated!
> 
> What about creating a regular GTK+ program and capture it with XV?
> 
> 
> Erik

Well, I'd really like it to be more automated than that.

To answer my own question, though: it seems imlib can do this with 

GdkImlibImage *gdk_imlib_create_image_from_drawable

Thanks for your reply!

Conrad

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