gtk_widget_queue_draw() does not double buffer, does it?
I took a quick glance at the code (1.2.6) and it seems to me that
widget_queue_draw() just merges together rectangle areas and then
schedules expose events on those rectangles when idle.
So, assuming my understan
Derek Simkowiak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> gtk_widget_queue_draw() does not double buffer, does it?
>
No. It simply schedules a draw to happen in an idle handler.
> So, assuming my understanding is correct, the only advantage of
> using widget_queue_draw() is that it's less ne
-> > messages indicated that Gtk 1.4 would have built-in double buffering,
-> > whatever that means.
->
-> It means you don't need to do double buffering. ;-)
Is the new double-buffering architecture documented somewhere?
I'd like to understand how it works.
Just considering the
Derek Simkowiak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Is the new double-buffering architecture documented somewhere?
Not really, Owen has an initial design document on the web somewhere
but I forget the URL. Check gtk-devel-list archives.
> Just considering the fact that my expose handler
