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From: zs01+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU (Zalman Stern)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Can I get the background_pixmap of a window?
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Date: 1 Aug 88 03:59:45 GMT
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Is there any way to get the current values for background_pixmap and
background_pixel for a window? You can set them, but I don't see a call in the
Xlib docs for getting these values.

I am trying to fake a save under for a menu package. I have a window that
someone asked for a menu to be popped up over. When I bring down the menu
window, I want to temporarily set the background_pixmap of the parent window to
None, so the server will not redraw the exposed region. Then I can restore the
save bits that I have tucked away in a pixmap. The problem is that I can't find
out what the current background_pixmap is so I can't restore it when I am done.

I would appreciate an answer to this question despite the fact that save unders
are going to be implemented in the near future. Please respond via email as I
don't read this newsgroup very often.

Thank you,
Zalman Stern
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