gtk_plot_canvas_paint

Hi,
Does anyone knows what exactly the function gtk_plot_canvas_paint does in order
to repaint the canvas?

Since I must work with huge canvasses it costs a lot (in terms of time) to paint
it entirely.  So I'm searching for a surrogate group of functions that can paint
only a restricted area of it.

Thanks in advance.


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