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GdkPixbuf is a new GNOME library designed to solve part of Imlib's
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design limitations that make it hard to write efficient and highly
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modular applications. The GdkPixbuf library provides a basic,
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reference counted structure called GdkPixbuf. This structure points
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to a block of image data, has fields that describe the format of the
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image data, and also contains a reference count. The library also
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provides a simple mechanism for loading images from files, and a more
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sophisticated mechanism for loading images progressively from
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arbitrary buffers. It also provides utility functions to transform
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pixbufs and render them to GDK drawables.
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The GdkPixBuf library provides a number of features:
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* Image loading facilities.
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* Rendering of a GdkPixBuf into various formats:
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drawables (windows, pixmaps), GdkRGB buffers.
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