[Gtk-sharp-list] Using Gdk.Pixbuf without Gtk.Application

[Christopher David Howie]

On 05/03/2010 04:51 PM, kloffy wrote:
> Outside of Mono/.Net Gdk.Pixbuf can be used without referencing the Gtk
> library, as demonstrated in the following 
> http://www.mail-archive.com/gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org/msg11565.html
> example . (Note the g_type_init(); call.)
> However, I haven't been able use Gdk.Pixbuf without calling
> Gtk.Application.Init(). My guess is that GLib's type system needs to be
> initialized before using Gdk.Pixbuf, but I couldn't find a function in GLib
> that would allow me to do that.

By reading the monodis output over glib-sharp.dll, it looks as though
the GType static constructor calls this function, so just do something
with GType to get the constructor to run.  For example:

var dummy = GType.None;

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Chris Howie
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