+    wxBitmap bmp;
+
+    wxCHECK_MSG(Ok(), bmp, wxT("invalid bitmap"));
+
+    if (newy==M_BMPDATA->m_width && newy==M_BMPDATA->m_height)
+        return *this;
+
+    int width = wxMax(newx, 1);
+    int height = wxMax(newy, 1);
+    width = wxMin(width, clipwidth);
+    height = wxMin(height, clipheight);
+
+    // scale pixbuf if available and it has alpha or there is no mask
+    if (M_BMPDATA->m_pixbuf != NULL && (
+        M_BMPDATA->m_mask == NULL || gdk_pixbuf_get_has_alpha(M_BMPDATA->m_pixbuf)))
+    {
+        bmp.SetPixbuf(gdk_pixbuf_new(GDK_COLORSPACE_RGB,
+                                     gdk_pixbuf_get_has_alpha(M_BMPDATA->m_pixbuf),
+                                     8, width, height), M_BMPDATA->m_bpp);
+        gdk_pixbuf_scale(M_BMPDATA->m_pixbuf, bmp.GetPixbuf(),
+                         0, 0, width, height,
+                         clipx, clipy,
+                         (double)newx/GetWidth(), (double)newy/GetHeight(),
+                         GDK_INTERP_BILINEAR);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        GdkImage* img = gdk_drawable_get_image(
+            M_BMPDATA->m_pixmap, 0, 0, M_BMPDATA->m_width, M_BMPDATA->m_height);
+
+        wxCHECK_MSG(img, bmp, wxT("couldn't create image"));
+
+        GdkGC *gc = NULL;
+        GdkPixmap *dstpix = NULL;
+        char *dst = NULL;
+        long dstbyteperline = 0;
+
+        if (GetDepth() != 1)
+        {
+            bmp.Create(width, height, gdk_drawable_get_depth(M_BMPDATA->m_pixmap));
+            dstpix = bmp.GetPixmap();
+            gc = gdk_gc_new( dstpix );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            dstbyteperline = (width + 7) / 8;
+            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 ( dst )
+                {
+                    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 ( dst && (width % 8 != 0) )
+                dst[h*dstbyteperline+width/8] = outbyte;
+        }
+
+        g_object_unref (img);
+        if (gc) g_object_unref (gc);
+
+        if ( dst )
+        {
+            bmp = wxBitmap(dst, width, height, 1);
+            free( dst );
+        }
+
+        if (GetMask())
+        {
+            dstbyteperline = (width + 7) / 8;
+            dst = (char*) malloc(dstbyteperline*height);
+            img = gdk_drawable_get_image(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 );
+            g_object_unref (img);
+        }
+
+        free( tablex );
+        free( tabley );
+    }
+
+    return bmp;