Re: Does gnome_canvas_item_set() check to see if the old attribute value it is setting is the same as the new one it is being set to?

[James Henstridge <james daa com au>]

On Thu, 26 Oct 2000, Antony Stace wrote:

> 
> Hi Folks
> 
> If gnome_canvas_item_set() is used to set an attribute value and the
> value of this attribute before calling this function is the same as what
> it is being set to with gnome_canvas_item_set() is any processing done
> besides maybe a check somewhere to see if the old attribute value is the
> same as the new attribute value?.

I don't think there is any code in gnome_canvas_item_set that performs
this sort of check.  It is up to the particular GnomeCanvasItem type.  I
don't think you can rely on this happening.

James.