Get raw data of Xrender Picture structure

[McDonald, Michael-p7438c]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Harris [mailto:peter.harris at hummingbird.com] 
> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 3:47 PM
> To: McDonald, Michael-p7438c
> Cc: xorg list
> Subject: Re: Get raw data of Xrender Picture structure
> 
> McDonald, Michael-p7438c wrote:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: xorg-bounces at lists.freedesktop.org 
> >> [mailto:xorg-bounces at lists.freedesktop.org] On Behalf Of 
> >> Clemens Eisserer
> > 
> >> If its a pixmap, you can read it back using XGetImage or its 
> >> SHM variation.
> >> However keep in mind this is slow and suboptimal.
> > 
> >   What's the fast and optimal way?
> 
> Don't read it back. Do your image manipulation entirely on 
> the server side.

  Works as long as there is only one server side. Otherwise, "slow and
suboptimal" seems to be your only choice.

Mike McDonald
GDC4S/FCS/PVM/SDC