Re: gtk_clipboard_set_image

[Lex Trotman <elextr gmail com>]

On 3 November 2010 21:19, Andy Bell <andy bell allbabel com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am having trouble with setting an image to the clipboard.
>
> I receive image data which I write out to disk and then create a GdkPixbuf
> from that, which I then store to the clipboard.
>
> My code is as follows:
>
> GError * error = NULL;
> GdkPixbuf * pixbuf = gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file( "/tmp/test.jpg", &error );
> if ( pixbuf != NULL && error == NULL )
> {
>     gtk_clipboard_set_image( gtk_clipboard_get( GDK_SELECTION_CLIPBOARD ),
> pixbuf );
>     gtk_clipboard_store( gtk_clipboard_get( GDK_SELECTION_CLIPBOARD ) );
>     gdk_pixbuf_unref( pixbuf );
> }
> unlink(  "/tmp/test.jpg" );
>
> I don't get any errors, but when I come to try to paste it I have nothing on
> the clipboard.  For example, opening OpenOffice, I would like to paste the
> image but nothing happens, nor in GIMP.  I am using Ubuntu 10.4.

I guess its too obvious to say that the pixbuf_new_from_file failed,
but did you check with a debugger or try adding an "else rude message"
clause?.

Cheers
Lex

>
> Thanks, Andy
>
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