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From: carl@quad1.quad.com (Carl Priddy)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.motif
Subject: Re: XmStringDraw/Pixmap Problem
Message-ID: <14893@gouda.quad.com>
Date: 8 Sep 90 18:58:00 GMT
Organization: Quadratron Systems Inc, Thousand Oaks Ca
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> 	ALL I WANT TO DO IS TO DRAW A (Xm) COMPOUND STRING INTO A PIXMAP.
> 	WHY IS THERE NO XmWay TO DO THIS? Let me at 'em, c'mon! Let me at 'em!
> 
Hmmm...there isn't a direct way, but you CAN use the XmString() functions
to retrieve segments, and then use XDrawImageString() (or something like
it) to draw to the pixmap. I didn't try XmStringDraw with a pixmap instead of
window, since the syntax would have said "drawable" if that were possible. 
The one instance that you can count on the documentation being accurate is
when it is telling you you CAN'T do something that it would seem you SHOULD
be able to. I certainly understand your frustration. Apparently,
the dictionaries at OSF either don't contain the word, "convenience", or
have a radically different definition. Their idea of a "convenience function",
is anything but. I'd add a ":-", but this is unfortunately too true.
Good luck,
carl.