[pygtk] The inevitable question: Images

[A.T.Hofkamp]

Jason Benjamin wrote:
> I've read through the tutorial, and it shows how to use different images 
> with buttons.  It also shows a little bit on how to use pixmaps with 
> DrawingArea.  But I can't figure out how to place things like .gifs, 
> .jpgs, etc... on the DrawingArea.  It would be nice, because then I can 
> get onto making my card game.  Thanks for any help on this subject. 
> 
> BTW, I've researched this subject a lot and I haven't found an answer as 
> of yet.  It would be nice if I could get my understanding of pygtk 
> finally ironed out.

You draw images on the DrawingArea in the same way you paint anything (like 
lines or points) on it, namely via a Drawable:

gtk.gdk.Drawable.draw_image()


Sincerely,
Albert