Re: HOW use graphics contexts in MULTIPLE drawing areas?!?!?!?

[Owen Taylor <otaylor redhat com>]

Christian Seberino <seberino spawar navy mil> writes:

> GdkGC* gc = gdk_gc_new(drawingArea->window);
> 
> You'll notice line above needs an argument that is a
> drawing area window.  What if I want to use 
> same graphics context in lots of drawing areas?!?!?!?
> 
> 
> e.g. if I define a graphics context for color
> red then why define HUNDREDs of "reds" one for
> every drawing area?!?!?!

You can use a GdkGC with any other drawable (window or pixmap)
with the same colormap.

Regards,
                                        Owen