Re: Novice canvas questions

[Miguel de Icaza <miguel helixcode com>]

>   My question is: why should I need a non-default visual and a colormap?
>   (if anyone notice, this question is really: "what is a visual and a
>    colormap?". If anybody knows a easy introduction abouty visual and
>    colormaps, I will thank to point me to it.)

Look at gnome-libs/devel-docs/x-concepts.sgml for details on this.

> 2. It seems to me that AA mode supports traslucent canvas items, but GDK
> mode doesn't. Is that correct?

Yes.

Miguel.