2011/7/25 richard boaz <ivor.boaz@xxxxxxxxx>: > but i deliver this with a huge caveat: i do not like the solution, something > about the design is wrong (i can "feel" it). so, this reference is intended > for demonstration purposes only! i will eventually come back to this and > find the proper architecture, but don't have time at the moment. > it does, however, "work", so it's not completely worthless; the best answer > is in there somewhere. > and just for the record, there really is many, many ways to solve this > problem; you must strive to find the most appropriate solution that > satisfies all the specific requirements of your particular problem, and > sometimes this simply comes down to solving it over and over until the best > solution becomes obvious. you should/could use cairo_pattern_t's as a replacement for the pixmap. create a new cairo image surface. draw into it using normal methods (possibly even creating it directly from an image). then create a pattern for the surface and keep it around. later, in the expose/draw method, set the source to be the pattern, and paint. done. _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
