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From: envbvs@epb2.lbl.gov (Brian V. Smith)
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Subject: Re: XSetWindowBackgroundPixmap?
Keywords: well?
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Date: 21 Mar 90 18:03:18 GMT
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In article <9003211352.AA03280@expire.lcs.mit.edu>, rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU
(Bob Scheifler) writes:
|>
|>    If I'm using XSetWindowBackgroundPixmap(dpy, win, pix), is it
|>    guaranteed that subsequent changes to the pixmap will appear in win,
|>    whenever XClearWindow(win) is called?
|>
|>You will find explicit words about this in both the Xlib and Protocol
|>manuals.  In Xlib, in Section 3.2.1 (p. 34 in the Digital Press book).
|>In the Protocol, under CreateWindow (p. 365 in the Digital Press book).
|>(I'm afraid I couldn't find explicit words in the O'Reilly manuals.)
        
Bob, I don't happen to have the Digital Press book, but the O'Reilly manuals.
Could you answer the question? 
The Xlib documentation provided in the X source distribution is not
explicit either.
I am not the person who originally asked, but want to know also.
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Brian V. Smith    (bvsmith@lbl.gov)
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
I don't speak for LBL, these non-opinions are all mine.