Must pixmap object be global and defined to = NULL initially??? Any more elegant solution?

[Chris Seberino <seberino spawar navy mil>]

scribble.c in GTK+ tutorial shows use of pixmap.

Why must GdkPixmap* pixmap = NULL be among
first lines of program??? Is there anyway to avoid
having this be global?? What about in C++??
I'm using C bindings (normal GTK+ in C++) not GTK++/GTKmm.

I like elegance and global variables don't seem too elegant.
Correct me if I'm wrong.


Thanks,

Chris
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