upgrading GTK1.2 to GTK2.0 and displaying images

[Peter Van Osta <pvosta unionbio-eu com>]

Hi,

I am currently running a RedHat 7.2 system with GTK1.2 installed. How do
I upgrade from GTK1.2 to GTK2.0 without breaking the system ? I am using
GNOME for my desktop and I do not want to crash the system by changing
libraries the system might depend on.

When compiling a GTK-based program I use "gtk-config --cflags --libs", I
suppose I have to redirect the settings of gtk-config to the updated
GTK2.0 if I want to use GTK2.0 instead of GTK1.2 ?

I intend to use the GTK for "modernising" an imaging system, where do I
find information/examples of how to "send" image data (bitmaps) to a
GTK-window. Although the focus in my application is on automated image
acquisition and analysis, I now and then wan to display an image on the
screen. The focus of my work is to "extract" numerical data out of
images, not displaying them or interactive work.

For an example of what I intend to "modernise", you can have a look at
my persoanl website:

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/pvosta/cvwww.htm

Best regards and lots of thanks in advance,

Peter

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Dr. Peter Van Osta

Union Biometrica N.V./S.A.
European Scientific Operations

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