Re: Saving DrawingArea to jpeg file

[Ian Martin <martin_id vodafone co nz>]

On 14/09/11 06:55, Smie wrote:
> Hi all.
> How can I save DrawingAreato a jpeg file?
>
> I wrote this code, but it is working only for visible area. I have been
> working on that all day, and I gave up.
>
>
>      Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Drawable>  drawable =
> static_cast<Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Drawable>  >(get_window());
>
>      Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Pixbuf>  pixbuf = Gdk::Pixbuf::create(drawable,
>                                         0,
>                                         0,
>                                         get_width(),
>                                         get_height());
>
>      if (pixbuf)
>          pixbuf->save("filename.jpeg", "jpeg");
If you've got a DrawingArea in a viewport of some sort (so there is 
nonviewable area), you might be best to look at Gtk::Layout.  In 
addition, if you're using a viewport, try get_bin_window() instead of 
get_window().