Re: [gtkmm] problem using stipple in Gdk::GC

[murrayc t-online de (Murray Cumming)]

On Wed, 2002-11-13 at 00:02, Eric Newman wrote:
> Tassos,
> 
> Thanks for the advice on using a Bitmap and using the
> render_threshold_alpha; it worked.
> 
> If GC::set_stipple can only accept a Bitmap, should the code in GC.cc be
> updated to only accept a Bitmap, instead of a more general Pixmap?
> 
> On Tue, 2002-11-12 at 07:58, Tassos Bassoukos wrote:
> > You will need a Bitmap, not a Pixmap. I would suggest creating a
> > Gdk::PixBuf and using the render_threshold_alpha menthod to fill the
> > Bitmap.

Tassos, did you discover this only through trial and error, or is this
documented somewhere? If we are certain of this then I guess someone
should submit an API bug.

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