Re: What are map_event and unmap_event?

[Paul Davis <paul linuxaudiosystems com>]

>So, say in Gimp for example, when does the drawing area widget emit the
>map event?

whenever the window is made visible on the screen after it was created
or unmapped.

by contrast, expose_event is emitted for any necessary redraw.

you generally don't need map_event - its useful for obscure hacks and
not a lot else.

--p