+    unsigned char * rgbBits = image.GetData();
+    int w = image.GetWidth() ;
+    int h = image.GetHeight();
+    bool bHasMask = image.HasMask();
+    int imagebitcount = (w*h)/8;
+
+#ifdef __WXGTK24__
+    if (!gtk_check_version(2,4,0))
+    {
+        if ( gdk_display_supports_cursor_color(gdk_display_get_default()) )
+        {
+            unsigned char rMask = 0,
+                          gMask = 0,
+                          bMask = 0;
+            if (bHasMask)
+            {
+                rMask = image.GetMaskRed();
+                gMask = image.GetMaskGreen();
+                bMask = image.GetMaskBlue();
+            }
+
+            GdkPixbuf *pixbuf = gdk_pixbuf_new(GDK_COLORSPACE_RGB, true, 8, w, h);
+            unsigned char *alpha = image.HasAlpha() ? image.GetAlpha() : NULL;
+            unsigned char *out = gdk_pixbuf_get_pixels(pixbuf);
+            int rowpad = gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride(pixbuf) - 4 * w;
+            for ( int y = 0; y < h; y++, out += rowpad )
+            {
+                for ( int x = 0; x < w; x++, out += 4, rgbBits += 3 )
+                {
+                    out[0] = rgbBits[0];
+                    out[1] = rgbBits[1];
+                    out[2] = rgbBits[2];
+                    if (bHasMask &&
+                        out[0] == rMask && out[1] == gMask && out[2] == bMask)
+                        out[3] = 0;
+                    else
+                        out[3] = alpha ? *alpha : 255;
+                    if ( alpha )
+                        ++alpha;
+                }
+            }
+
+            int hotSpotX, hotSpotY;
+            GetHotSpot(image, hotSpotX, hotSpotY);
+
+            m_refData = new wxCursorRefData;
+            M_CURSORDATA->m_cursor = gdk_cursor_new_from_pixbuf
+                                 (
+                                  gdk_display_get_default(),
+                                  pixbuf,
+                                  hotSpotX, hotSpotY
+                                 );
+            g_object_unref (pixbuf);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+#endif // GTK+ 2.4+
+
+    unsigned char * bits = new unsigned char [imagebitcount];
+    unsigned char * maskBits = new unsigned char [imagebitcount];
+
+    int i, j, i8; unsigned char c, cMask;
+    for (i=0; i<imagebitcount; i++)
+    {
+        bits[i] = 0;
+        i8 = i * 8;
+
+        cMask = 1;
+        for (j=0; j<8; j++)
+        {
+            // possible overflow if we do the summation first ?
+            c = rgbBits[(i8+j)*3]/3 + rgbBits[(i8+j)*3+1]/3 + rgbBits[(i8+j)*3+2]/3;
+            //if average value is > mid grey
+            if (c>127)
+                bits[i] = bits[i] | cMask;
+            cMask = cMask * 2;
+        }
+    }
+
+    unsigned long keyMaskColor;
+    if (bHasMask)
+    {
+        unsigned char
+            r = image.GetMaskRed(),
+            g = image.GetMaskGreen(),
+            b = image.GetMaskBlue();
+
+        for (i=0; i<imagebitcount; i++)
+        {
+            maskBits[i] = 0x0;
+            i8 = i * 8;
+
+            cMask = 1;
+            for (j=0; j<8; j++)
+            {
+                if (rgbBits[(i8+j)*3] != r || rgbBits[(i8+j)*3+1] != g || rgbBits[(i8+j)*3+2] != b)
+                    maskBits[i] = maskBits[i] | cMask;
+                cMask = cMask * 2;
+            }
+        }
+
+        keyMaskColor = (r << 16) | (g << 8) | b;
+    }
+    else // no mask
+    {
+        for (i=0; i<imagebitcount; i++)
+            maskBits[i] = 0xFF;
+
+        // init it to avoid compiler warnings
+        keyMaskColor = 0;
+    }
+
+    // find the most frequent color(s)
+    wxImageHistogram histogram;
+    image.ComputeHistogram(histogram);
+
+    // colors as rrggbb
+    unsigned long key;
+    unsigned long value;
+
+    long colMostFreq = 0;
+    unsigned long nMost = 0;
+    long colNextMostFreq = 0;
+    unsigned long nNext = 0;
+    for ( wxImageHistogram::iterator entry = histogram.begin();
+          entry != histogram.end();
+          ++entry )
+    {
+        value = entry->second.value;
+        key = entry->first;
+        if ( !bHasMask || (key != keyMaskColor) )
+        {
+            if (value > nMost)
+            {
+                nMost = value;
+                colMostFreq = key;
+            }
+            else if (value > nNext)
+            {
+                nNext = value;
+                colNextMostFreq = key;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    wxColour fg = wxColour ( (unsigned char)(colMostFreq >> 16),
+                             (unsigned char)(colMostFreq >> 8),
+                             (unsigned char)(colMostFreq) );
+
+    wxColour bg = wxColour ( (unsigned char)(colNextMostFreq >> 16),
+                             (unsigned char)(colNextMostFreq >> 8),
+                             (unsigned char)(colNextMostFreq) );
+
+    int fg_intensity = fg.Red() + fg.Green() + fg.Blue();
+    int bg_intensity = bg.Red() + bg.Green() + bg.Blue();
+
+    if (bg_intensity > fg_intensity)
+    {
+        //swap fg and bg
+        wxColour tmp = fg;
+        fg = bg;
+        bg = tmp;
+    }
+
+    int hotSpotX, hotSpotY;
+    GetHotSpot(image, hotSpotX, hotSpotY);
+
+    GdkBitmap *data = gdk_bitmap_create_from_data(wxGetRootWindow()->window,
+                                                  (gchar *) bits, w, h);
+    GdkBitmap *mask = gdk_bitmap_create_from_data(wxGetRootWindow()->window,
+                                                  (gchar *) maskBits, w, h);
+
+    m_refData = new wxCursorRefData;
+    M_CURSORDATA->m_cursor = gdk_cursor_new_from_pixmap
+                             (
+                                data,
+                                mask,
+                                fg.GetColor(), bg.GetColor(),
+                                hotSpotX, hotSpotY
+                             );
+
+    g_object_unref (data);
+    g_object_unref (mask);
+    delete [] bits;
+    delete [] maskBits;