NAME
Tk_GetImage, Tk_RedrawImage, Tk_SizeOfImage, Tk_FreeImage use an image in a widget
SYNOPSIS
#include <tk.h>
Tk_Image
Tk_GetImage(interp, tkwin, name, changeProc, clientData)
Tk_RedrawImage(image, imageX, imageY, width, height, drawable, drawableX, drawableY)
Tk_SizeOfImage(image, widthPtr, heightPtr)
Tk_FreeImage(image)
When a widget wishes to actually display an image it must call Tk_RedrawWidget, identifying the image (image), a region within the image to redisplay (imageX, imageY, width, and height), and a place to display the image (drawable, drawableX, and drawableY). Tk will then invoke the appropriate image manager, which will display the requested portion of the image before returning.
A widget can find out the dimensions of an image by calling Tk_SizeOfImage: the width and height will be stored in the locations given by widthPtr and heightPtr, respectively.
When a widget is finished with an image (e.g., the widget is being deleted or it is going to use a different image instead of the current one), it must call Tk_FreeImage to release the image instance. The widget should never again use the image token after passing it to Tk_FreeImage. There must be exactly one call to Tk_FreeImage for each call to Tk_GetImage.
If the contents or size of an image changes, then any widgets using the image will need to find out about the changes so that they can redisplay themselves. The changeProc and clientData arguments to Tk_GetImage are used for this purpose. changeProc will be called by Tk whenever a change occurs in the image; it must match the following prototype: typedef void Tk_ImageChangedProc(
ClientData clientData,
int x,
int y,
int width,
int height,
int imageWidth,
int imageHeight);
The clientData argument to changeProc is the same as the clientData argument to Tk_GetImage. It is usually a pointer to the widget record for the widget or some other data structure managed by the widget. The arguments x, y, width, and height identify a region within the image that must be redisplayed; they are specified in pixels measured from the upper-left corner of the image. The arguments imageWidth and imageHeight give the image's (new) size.
SEE ALSO
Tk_CreateImageType
KEYWORDS
images, redisplay