Re: GdkPixmap

[Jean Bréfort <jean brefort normalesup org>]

Le jeudi 19 mai 2005 �9:05 +0100, abhi rocks a �it :
> hi
> 
> I have a pixbuf image from which i derive a GdkPixmap
> say pix.
> 
> 
> for(i=0;i<5;i++) {
> GdkPixmap *temp_pixmap = g_object_ref(G_OBJECT(pix));
> gdk_draw_rectangle(...);
> ...
> ...
> g_object_unref(G_OBJECT(temp_pixmap));
> }
> 
> As the pixmaps form the images are always updated
> rather than the original pix.
> Isnt g_object_ref suppose to create a completely new
> image or does always point to the same image. Maybe
> thats why the image keeps updating itself.
> 
> Could someone clarify this for me

g_object_ref returns the original object and increment its reference
counter. So pixmap and pix are pointers to the same object.