Hi, Erik Jonsson <gtk@xxxxxxxx> writes: > Is the GtkDrawingArea using a GdkWindow internaly or is it using > a client side image representation for some implementation reasons? A GtkDrawingArea is just a simple widget with a GdkWindow. It doesn't do any drawing. Whether you do client- or server-side rendering in it is completely up to you. I suggest you take a look at the source. That should answer all your questions quickly and reliably. Sven _______________________________________________ gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list