gtk2/docs/reference/gdk-pixbuf/tmpl/gdk-pixbuf-loader.sgml
Havoc Pennington 7a4c689387 Some updates
2000-10-18  Havoc Pennington  <hp@redhat.com>

	* gtk/gtk-sections.txt: Some updates

	* gdk/gdk-sections.txt: remove GdkPixbufAlphaMode

	* gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf-sections.txt: Add new API, remove
	GdkPixbufClass/GdkAnimationClass since those are private

	* gdk-pixbuf/Makefile.am (IGNORE_HFILES): ignore more headers

2000-10-18  Havoc Pennington  <hp@redhat.com>

	* gtk/gtktextiter.c (gtk_text_iter_forward_to_newline): Fix a bug
	where any number of empty lines would get skipped

	* gtk/gtktextiter.h: Remove padding from GtkTextIter; live on the
	edge.

	* gtk/gtktextiter.c (gtk_text_iter_make_surreal): enhance the
	warning about invalid iterators (explain more thoroughly)
	(gtk_text_iter_in_region): rename gtk_text_iter_in_range

	* gtk/gtktextview.c (FOCUS_EDGE_WIDTH): Make focus rectangle less
	big

	* demos/*.c: Add error handling

	* gtk/gtktextbuffer.c: don't modify const iterators

	* gtk/gdk-pixbuf-loader.c: Add full error handling here

	* gtk/gtkimage.c (gtk_image_set_from_file): ignore errors
	on file load

	* gtk/gtkiconfactory.c: Update to reflect addition of error
	handling to gdk-pixbuf loaders

2000-10-16  Havoc Pennington  <hp@redhat.com>

	* gdk-pixbuf-io.c (gdk_pixbuf_get_module)
	(gdk_pixbuf_get_named_module) (gdk_pixbuf_load_module):
	add error reporting here also

	* make-inline-pixbuf.c (main): use GError

	* io-xpm.c: include unistd.h

	* gdk-pixbuf-util.c: include string.h

	* io-*.c: add error reporting

	* gdk-pixbuf-animation.c (gdk_pixbuf_animation_new_from_file): add
	error reporting

	* gdk-pixbuf-io.c (gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file): Add error reporting

	* gdk-pixbuf-io.h: Add GError** to load_increment and load
	methods

	* gdk-pixbuf-io.c (gdk_pixbuf_save) (gdk_pixbuf_savev): return
	a G_FILE_ERROR if we fail to write or close the file.

	* gdk-pixbuf.h: remove GDK_PIXBUF_ERROR_IO, instead we'll use
	G_FILE_ERROR_*. Rename enum to GdkPixbufError, properly following
	the GError naming rules. Add GError** to load functions.
2000-10-18 18:42:54 +00:00

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<!-- ##### SECTION Title ##### -->
GdkPixbufLoader
<!-- ##### SECTION Short_Description ##### -->
Application-driven progressive image loading.
<!-- ##### SECTION Long_Description ##### -->
<para>
#GdkPixbufLoader provides a way for applications to drive the
process of loading an image, by letting them send the image data
directly to the loader instead of having the loader read the data
from a file. Applications can use this functionality instead of
gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file() when they need to parse image data in
small chunks. For example, it should be used when reading an
image from a (potentially) slow network connection, or when
loading an extremely large file.
</para>
<para>
To use #GdkPixbufLoader to load an image, just create a new one,
and call gdk_pixbuf_loader_write() to send the data to it. When
done, gdk_pixbuf_loader_close() should be called to end the stream
and finalize everything. The loader will emit two important
signals throughout the process. The first, "<link
linkend="GdkPixbufLoader-area-prepared">area_prepared</link>",
will be called as soon as the image has enough information to
determine the size of the image to be used. It will pass a
@GdkPixbuf in. If you want to use it, you can simply ref it. In
addition, no actual information will be passed in yet, so the
pixbuf can be safely filled with any temporary graphics (or an
initial color) as needed. You can also call the
gdk_pixbuf_loader_get_pixbuf() once this signal has been emitted
and get the same pixbuf.
</para>
<para>
The other signal, "<link
linkend="GdkPixbufLoader-area-updated">area_updated</link>" gets
called every time a region is updated. This way you can update a
partially completed image. Note that you do not know anything
about the completeness of an image from the area updated. For
example, in an interlaced image, you need to make several passes
before the image is done loading.
</para>
<refsect2>
<title>Loading an animation</title>
<para>
Loading an animation is a little more complex then loading an
image. In addition to the above signals, there is also a "<link
linkend="GdkPixbufLoader-frame-done">frame_done</link>" signal,
as well as an "<link
linkend="GdkPixbufLoader-animation-done">animation_done</link>"
signal. The first lets the application know that it is dealing
with an animation, instead of a static image. It also passes a
#GdkPixbufFrame in the signal. As before, if you want to keep
the frame, you need to ref it. Once the first "<link
linkend="GdkPixbufLoader-frame-done">frame_done</link>" signal
has been emitted, you can call gdk_pixbuf_loader_get_animation()
to get the #GdkPixbufAnimation struct. Each subsequent frame
goes through a similar lifecycle. For example "<link
linkend="GdkPixbufLoader-area-prepared">area_prepared</link>" is
re-emitted. Then "<link
linkend="GdkPixbufLoader-area-updated">area_updated</link>" is
emitted as many times as necessary. Finally, "<link
linkend="GdkPixbufLoader-animation-done">animation_done</link>"
is emitted as soon as all frames are done.
</para>
</refsect2>
<!-- ##### SECTION See_Also ##### -->
<para>
gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file()
</para>
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gdk_pixbuf_loader_new ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gdk_pixbuf_loader_new_with_type ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@image_type:
@error:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gdk_pixbuf_loader_write ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@loader:
@buf:
@count:
@error:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gdk_pixbuf_loader_get_pixbuf ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@loader:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gdk_pixbuf_loader_get_animation ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@loader:
@Returns:
<!-- ##### FUNCTION gdk_pixbuf_loader_close ##### -->
<para>
</para>
@loader:
<!-- ##### SIGNAL GdkPixbufLoader::area-updated ##### -->
<para>
This signal is emitted when a significant area of the image being
loaded has been updated. Normally it means that a complete
scanline has been read in, but it could be a different area as
well. Applications can use this signal to know when to repaint
areas of an image that is being loaded.
</para>
@gdkpixbufloader: the object which received the signal.
@arg1:
@arg2:
@arg3:
@arg4:
<!-- # Unused Parameters # -->
@loader: Loader which emitted the signal.
@x: X offset of upper-left corner of the updated area.
@y: Y offset of upper-left corner of the updated area.
@width: Width of updated area.
@height: Height of updated area.
<!-- ##### SIGNAL GdkPixbufLoader::area-prepared ##### -->
<para>
This signal is emitted when the pixbuf loader has been fed the
initial amount of data that is required to figure out the size and
format of the image that it will create. After this signal is
emitted, applications can call gdk_pixbuf_loader_get_pixbuf() to
fetch the partially-loaded pixbuf.
</para>
@gdkpixbufloader: the object which received the signal.
<!-- # Unused Parameters # -->
@loader: Loader which emitted the signal.
<!-- ##### SIGNAL GdkPixbufLoader::frame-done ##### -->
<para>
This signal is emitted when a frame is done loading. It will be
emitted for each frame in an animation data stream.
</para>
@gdkpixbufloader: the object which received the signal.
@arg1:
<!-- # Unused Parameters # -->
@loader: Loader which emitted the signal.
@frame: Frame which just completed loading.
<!-- ##### SIGNAL GdkPixbufLoader::animation-done ##### -->
<para>
This signal is emitted when an animation is done loading.
</para>
@gdkpixbufloader: the object which received the signal.
<!-- # Unused Parameters # -->
@loader: Loader which emitted the signal.
<!-- ##### SIGNAL GdkPixbufLoader::closed ##### -->
<para>
This signal is emitted when gdk_pixbuf_loader_close() is called.
It can be used by different parts of an application to receive
notification when an image loader is closed by the code that
drives it.
</para>
@gdkpixbufloader: the object which received the signal.
<!-- # Unused Parameters # -->
@loader: Loader which emitted the signal.
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Local variables:
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