+        
+        GdkGC *gc = NULL;
+        GdkPixmap *dstpix = NULL;
+        if (GetPixmap())
+        {
+            GdkVisual *visual = gdk_window_get_visual( GetPixmap() );
+            if (visual == NULL)
+                visual = wxTheApp->GetGdkVisual();
+
+            bpp = visual->depth;
+            bmp = wxBitmap(width,height,bpp);
+            dstpix = bmp.GetPixmap();
+            gc = gdk_gc_new( dstpix );
+        }
+
+        char *dst = NULL;
+        long dstbyteperline = 0;
+        
+        if (GetBitmap())
+        {
+            bpp = 1;
+            dstbyteperline = width/8*M_BMPDATA->m_bpp;
+            if (width*M_BMPDATA->m_bpp % 8 != 0)
+                dstbyteperline++;
+            dst = (char*) malloc(dstbyteperline*height);
+        }
+                 
+        // be careful to use the right scaling factor
+        float scx = (float)M_BMPDATA->m_width/(float)newx;
+        float scy = (float)M_BMPDATA->m_height/(float)newy;
+        // prepare accel-tables
+        int *tablex = (int *)calloc(width,sizeof(int));
+        int *tabley = (int *)calloc(height,sizeof(int));
+
+        // accel table filled with clipped values
+        for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
+            tablex[x] = (int) (scx * (x+clipx));
+        for (int y = 0; y < height; y++)
+            tabley[y] = (int) (scy * (y+clipy));
+
+        // Main rescaling routine starts here
+        for (int h = 0; h < height; h++)
+        {
+            char outbyte = 0;
+            int old_x = -1;
+            guint32 old_pixval = 0;
+
+            for (int w = 0; w < width; w++)
+            {
+                guint32 pixval;
+                int x = tablex[w];
+                if (x == old_x)
+                    pixval = old_pixval;
+                else
+                {
+                    pixval = gdk_image_get_pixel( img, x, tabley[h] );
+                    old_pixval = pixval;
+                    old_x = x;
+                }
+                    
+                if (bpp == 1)
+                {
+                    if (!pixval)
+                    {
+                        char bit=1;
+                        char shift = bit << w % 8;
+                        outbyte |= shift;
+                    }
+                    
+                    if ((w+1)%8==0)
+                    {
+                        dst[h*dstbyteperline+w/8] = outbyte;
+                        outbyte = 0;
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    GdkColor col;
+                    col.pixel = pixval;
+                    gdk_gc_set_foreground( gc, &col );
+                    gdk_draw_point( dstpix, gc, w, h);
+                }
+            }
+        
+            // do not forget the last byte
+            if ((bpp == 1) && (width % 8 != 0))
+                dst[h*dstbyteperline+width/8] = outbyte;
+        }
+        
+        gdk_image_destroy( img );
+        if (gc) gdk_gc_unref( gc );
+
+        if (bpp == 1)
+        {
+            bmp = wxBitmap( (const char *)dst, width, height, 1 );
+            free( dst );
+        }
+        
+        if (GetMask())
+        {
+            dstbyteperline = width/8;
+            if (width % 8 != 0)
+                dstbyteperline++;
+            dst = (char*) malloc(dstbyteperline*height);
+            img = gdk_image_get( GetMask()->GetBitmap(), 0, 0, GetWidth(), GetHeight() );
+
+            for (int h = 0; h < height; h++)
+            {
+                char outbyte = 0;
+                int old_x = -1;
+                guint32 old_pixval = 0;
+        
+                for (int w = 0; w < width; w++)
+                {
+                    guint32 pixval;
+                    int x = tablex[w];
+                    if (x == old_x)
+                        pixval = old_pixval;
+                    else
+                    {
+                        pixval = gdk_image_get_pixel( img, x, tabley[h] );
+                        old_pixval = pixval;
+                        old_x = x;
+                    }
+                    
+                    if (pixval)
+                    {
+                        char bit=1;
+                        char shift = bit << w % 8;
+                        outbyte |= shift;
+                    }
+                    
+                    if ((w+1)%8 == 0)
+                    {
+                        dst[h*dstbyteperline+w/8] = outbyte;
+                        outbyte = 0;
+                    }
+                }
+            
+                // do not forget the last byte
+                if (width % 8 != 0)
+                    dst[h*dstbyteperline+width/8] = outbyte;
+            }
+            wxMask* mask = new wxMask;
+            mask->m_bitmap = gdk_bitmap_create_from_data( wxGetRootWindow()->window, (gchar *) dst, width, height );
+            bmp.SetMask(mask);
+
+            free( dst );
+            gdk_image_destroy( img );
+        }
+
+        free( tablex );
+        free( tabley );
+    }
+    
+    return bmp; 
+}
+
+bool wxBitmap::CreateFromImage(const wxImage& image, int depth)
+{
+    UnRef();
+
+    wxCHECK_MSG( image.Ok(), FALSE, wxT("invalid image") )
+    wxCHECK_MSG( depth == -1 || depth == 1, FALSE, wxT("invalid bitmap depth") )
+
+    if (image.GetWidth() <= 0 || image.GetHeight() <= 0)
+        return false;
+    
+    m_refData = new wxBitmapRefData();
+
+    if (depth == 1)
+    {
+        return CreateFromImageAsBitmap(image);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+#ifdef __WXGTK20__
+        if (image.HasAlpha())
+            return CreateFromImageAsPixbuf(image);
+#endif
+        return CreateFromImageAsPixmap(image);
+    }
+}
+
+// conversion to mono bitmap:
+bool wxBitmap::CreateFromImageAsBitmap(const wxImage& img)
+{
+    // convert alpha channel to mask, if it is present:
+    wxImage image(img);
+    image.ConvertAlphaToMask();
+    
+    int width = image.GetWidth();
+    int height = image.GetHeight();
+
+    SetHeight( height );
+    SetWidth( width );
+
+    SetBitmap( gdk_pixmap_new( wxGetRootWindow()->window, width, height, 1 ) );
+
+    SetDepth( 1 );
+
+    GdkVisual *visual = wxTheApp->GetGdkVisual();
+
+    // Create picture image
+
+    unsigned char *data_data = (unsigned char*)malloc( ((width >> 3)+8) * height );
+
+    GdkImage *data_image =
+        gdk_image_new_bitmap( visual, data_data, width, height );
+
+    // Create mask image
+
+    GdkImage *mask_image = (GdkImage*) NULL;
+
+    if (image.HasMask())
+    {
+        unsigned char *mask_data = (unsigned char*)malloc( ((width >> 3)+8) * height );
+
+        mask_image =  gdk_image_new_bitmap( visual, mask_data, width, height );
+
+        wxMask *mask = new wxMask();
+        mask->m_bitmap = gdk_pixmap_new( wxGetRootWindow()->window, width, height, 1 );
+
+        SetMask( mask );
+    }
+
+    int r_mask = image.GetMaskRed();
+    int g_mask = image.GetMaskGreen();
+    int b_mask = image.GetMaskBlue();
+
+    unsigned char* data = image.GetData();
+
+    int index = 0;
+    for (int y = 0; y < height; y++)
+    {
+        for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
+        {
+            int r = data[index];
+            index++;
+            int g = data[index];
+            index++;
+            int b = data[index];
+            index++;
+
+            if (image.HasMask())
+            {
+                if ((r == r_mask) && (b == b_mask) && (g == g_mask))
+                    gdk_image_put_pixel( mask_image, x, y, 1 );
+                else
+                    gdk_image_put_pixel( mask_image, x, y, 0 );
+            }
+
+            if ((r == 255) && (b == 255) && (g == 255))
+                gdk_image_put_pixel( data_image, x, y, 1 );
+            else
+                gdk_image_put_pixel( data_image, x, y, 0 );
+
+        } // for
+    }  // for
+
+    // Blit picture
+
+    GdkGC *data_gc = gdk_gc_new( GetBitmap() );
+
+    gdk_draw_image( GetBitmap(), data_gc, data_image, 0, 0, 0, 0, width, height );
+
+    gdk_image_destroy( data_image );
+    gdk_gc_unref( data_gc );
+
+    // Blit mask
+
+    if (image.HasMask())
+    {
+        GdkGC *mask_gc = gdk_gc_new( GetMask()->GetBitmap() );
+
+        gdk_draw_image( GetMask()->GetBitmap(), mask_gc, mask_image, 0, 0, 0, 0, width, height );
+
+        gdk_image_destroy( mask_image );
+        gdk_gc_unref( mask_gc );
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+    
+// conversion to colour bitmap:
+bool wxBitmap::CreateFromImageAsPixmap(const wxImage& img)