diff --git a/configure.ac.in b/configure.ac.in
index 153d636291ff889b6d1ec43259d9da209f214071..234cb116f22a0a6d95ddd9be64eaa51f63a9da94 100644
--- a/configure.ac.in
+++ b/configure.ac.in
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ XDT_I18N([ar az be bg bn_IN ca cs de el en_GB eo es es_MX et eu fa fi fr gu
 
 dnl Check for X11 window system
 XDT_CHECK_LIBX11_REQUIRE
-XDT_CHECK_LIBXPM_REQUIRE
 XDT_CHECK_LIBSM
 
 dnl Check for Xext library
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index cdc8c7e9cd34137290623c4ec292b842ab0a8fa2..7c2dbed9425db915a0d943fc159d0c286b26d303 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ xfwm4_CFLAGS =								\
 	@LIBX11_CFLAGS@							\
 	@LIBXFCE4MCS_CLIENT_CFLAGS@					\
 	@LIBXFCEGUI4_CFLAGS@						\
-	@LIBXPM_CFLAGS@							\
 	@RENDER_CFLAGS@							\
 	@LIBSTARTUP_NOTIFICATION_CFLAGS@				\
 	@COMPOSITOR_CFLAGS@						\
@@ -80,17 +79,14 @@ xfwm4_LDADD =								\
 	@LIBX11_LIBS@							\
 	@LIBXFCE4MCS_CLIENT_LIBS@					\
 	@LIBXFCEGUI4_LIBS@						\
-	@LIBXPM_LIBS@							\
 	@LIBSTARTUP_NOTIFICATION_LIBS@					\
 	@RENDER_LIBS@							\
 	@COMPOSITOR_LIBS@						\
 	@RANDR_LIBS@
 
-xfwm4_LDFLAGS =								\
-	@LIBXPM_LDFLAGS@
-
 EXTRA_DIST = inline-tabwin-icon.h tabwin-icon.png                       \
-	inline-default-icon.h default_icon.png
+	inline-default-icon.h default_icon.png				\
+	gen-color-table.pl
 
 noinst_DATA = inline-tabwin-icon.h tabwin-icon.png
 
diff --git a/src/mypixmap.c b/src/mypixmap.c
index 711efbdbf0adbde0e331020794587a37d5c27a9d..532f3179bb849ed7d7545317ac06c9b375c2c31a 100644
--- a/src/mypixmap.c
+++ b/src/mypixmap.c
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@
         along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
         Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
  
+        XPM load routines taken from GdkPixbuf:
+ 
+        Copyright (C) 1999 Mark Crichton
+        Copyright (C) 1999 The Free Software Foundation
+ 
+        Authors: Mark Crichton <crichton@gimp.org>
+                 Federico Mena-Quintero <federico@gimp.org>
+ 
         oroborus - (c) 2001 Ken Lynch
         xfwm4    - (c) 2002-2006 Olivier Fourdan
  
@@ -26,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include <X11/Xutil.h>
 #include <glib.h>
+#include <glib/gstdio.h>
 #include <gdk/gdk.h>
 #include <gdk/gdkx.h>
 #include <libxfce4util/libxfce4util.h> 
@@ -33,6 +42,657 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #include "mypixmap.h"
+#include "xpm-color-table.h"
+
+enum buf_op 
+{
+    op_header,
+    op_cmap,
+    op_body
+};
+
+typedef struct 
+{
+    gchar *color_string;
+    guint16 red;
+    guint16 green;
+    guint16 blue;
+    gint transparent;
+}
+XPMColor;
+
+struct file_handle 
+{
+    FILE *infile;
+    gchar *buffer;
+    guint buffer_size;
+};
+
+/* The following 2 routines (parse_color, find_color) come from Tk, via the Win32
+ * port of GDK. The licensing terms on these (longer than the functions) is:
+ *
+ * This software is copyrighted by the Regents of the University of
+ * California, Sun Microsystems, Inc., and other parties.  The following
+ * terms apply to all files associated with the software unless explicitly
+ * disclaimed in individual files.
+ * 
+ * The authors hereby grant permission to use, copy, modify, distribute,
+ * and license this software and its documentation for any purpose, provided
+ * that existing copyright notices are retained in all copies and that this
+ * notice is included verbatim in any distributions. No written agreement,
+ * license, or royalty fee is required for any of the authorized uses.
+ * Modifications to this software may be copyrighted by their authors
+ * and need not follow the licensing terms described here, provided that
+ * the new terms are clearly indicated on the first page of each file where
+ * they apply.
+ * 
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR DISTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY
+ * FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, ITS DOCUMENTATION, OR ANY
+ * DERIVATIVES THEREOF, EVEN IF THE AUTHORS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ * 
+ * THE AUTHORS AND DISTRIBUTORS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES,
+ * INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.  THIS SOFTWARE
+ * IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND THE AUTHORS AND DISTRIBUTORS HAVE
+ * NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR
+ * MODIFICATIONS.
+ * 
+ * GOVERNMENT USE: If you are acquiring this software on behalf of the
+ * U.S. government, the Government shall have only "Restricted Rights"
+ * in the software and related documentation as defined in the Federal 
+ * Acquisition Regulations (FARs) in Clause 52.227.19 (c) (2).  If you
+ * are acquiring the software on behalf of the Department of Defense, the
+ * software shall be classified as "Commercial Computer Software" and the
+ * Government shall have only "Restricted Rights" as defined in Clause
+ * 252.227-7013 (c) (1) of DFARs.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
+ * authors grant the U.S. Government and others acting in its behalf
+ * permission to use and distribute the software in accordance with the
+ * terms specified in this license.
+ */
+ 
+static int
+compare_xcolor_entries (const void *a, const void *b)
+{
+    return g_ascii_strcasecmp ((const char *) a, 
+                               color_names + ((const XPMColorEntry *) b)->name_offset);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+find_color(const char *name, XPMColor *colorPtr)
+{
+    XPMColorEntry *found;
+
+    found = bsearch (name, xColors, G_N_ELEMENTS (xColors), sizeof (XPMColorEntry),
+                     compare_xcolor_entries);
+    if (found == NULL)
+    {
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    colorPtr->red = (found->red * 65535) / 255;
+    colorPtr->green = (found->green * 65535) / 255;
+    colorPtr->blue = (found->blue * 65535) / 255;
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+parse_color (const char *spec, XPMColor   *colorPtr)
+{
+    if (spec[0] == '#') 
+    {
+        char fmt[16];
+        int i, red, green, blue;
+
+        if ((i = strlen (spec + 1)) % 3) 
+        {
+                return FALSE;
+        }
+        i /= 3;
+
+        g_snprintf (fmt, 16, "%%%dx%%%dx%%%dx", i, i, i);
+
+        if (sscanf (spec + 1, fmt, &red, &green, &blue) != 3)
+        {
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+        if (i == 4) 
+        {
+            colorPtr->red = red;
+            colorPtr->green = green;
+            colorPtr->blue = blue;
+        }
+        else if (i == 1) 
+        {
+            colorPtr->red = (red * 65535) / 15;
+            colorPtr->green = (green * 65535) / 15;
+            colorPtr->blue = (blue * 65535) / 15;
+        }
+        else if (i == 2)
+        {
+            colorPtr->red = (red * 65535) / 255;
+            colorPtr->green = (green * 65535) / 255;
+            colorPtr->blue = (blue * 65535) / 255;
+        }
+        else /* if (i == 3) */ 
+        {
+            colorPtr->red = (red * 65535) / 4095;
+            colorPtr->green = (green * 65535) / 4095;
+            colorPtr->blue = (blue * 65535) / 4095;
+        }
+    } 
+    else 
+    {
+        if (!find_color(spec, colorPtr))
+        {
+            return FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static gint
+xpm_seek_string (FILE *infile, const gchar *str)
+{
+    char instr[1024];
+
+    while (!feof (infile)) 
+    {
+        if (fscanf (infile, "%1023s", instr) < 0)
+        {
+                return FALSE;
+        }
+        if (strcmp (instr, str) == 0)
+        {
+                return TRUE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+static gint
+xpm_seek_char (FILE *infile, gchar c)
+{
+    gint b, oldb;
+
+    while ((b = getc (infile)) != EOF) 
+    {
+        if (c != b && b == '/') 
+        {
+            b = getc (infile);
+            if (b == EOF)
+            {
+                return FALSE;
+            }
+            else if (b == '*') 
+            {   /* we have a comment */
+                 b = -1;
+                 do 
+                 {
+                     oldb = b;
+                     b = getc (infile);
+                     if (b == EOF)
+                     {
+                             return FALSE;
+                     }
+                 } 
+                 while (!(oldb == '*' && b == '/'));
+            }
+        } 
+        else if (c == b)
+        {
+            return TRUE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+static gint
+xpm_read_string (FILE *infile, gchar **buffer, guint *buffer_size)
+{
+    gint c;
+    guint cnt = 0, bufsiz, ret = FALSE;
+    gchar *buf;
+
+    buf = *buffer;
+    bufsiz = *buffer_size;
+    if (buf == NULL) 
+    {
+        bufsiz = 10 * sizeof (gchar);
+        buf = g_new (gchar, bufsiz);
+    }
+
+    do 
+    {
+        c = getc (infile);
+    } 
+    while (c != EOF && c != '"');
+
+    if (c != '"')
+    {
+        goto out;
+    }
+    while ((c = getc (infile)) != EOF) 
+    {
+        if (cnt == bufsiz) 
+        {
+            guint new_size = bufsiz * 2;
+
+            if (new_size > bufsiz)
+            {
+                bufsiz = new_size;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                goto out;
+            }
+            buf = g_realloc (buf, bufsiz);
+            buf[bufsiz - 1] = '\0';
+        }
+
+        if (c != '"')
+        {
+            buf[cnt++] = c;
+        }
+        else 
+        {
+            buf[cnt] = 0;
+            ret = TRUE;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+out:
+    buf[bufsiz - 1] = '\0';     /* ensure null termination for errors */
+    *buffer = buf;
+    *buffer_size = bufsiz;
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static gchar *
+search_color_symbol (gchar *symbol, xfwmColorSymbol *color_sym)
+{
+    xfwmColorSymbol *i;
+    
+    i = color_sym;
+    while (i && i->name)
+    {
+        if (!g_ascii_strcasecmp (i->name, symbol))
+        {
+            return i->value;
+        }
+        ++i;
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static gchar *
+xpm_extract_color (const gchar *buffer, xfwmColorSymbol *color_sym)
+{
+    const gchar *p = &buffer[0];
+    gint new_key = 0;
+    gint key = 0;
+    gint current_key = 1;
+    gint space = 128;
+    gchar word[129], color[129], current_color[129];
+    gchar *r; 
+
+    word[0] = '\0';
+    color[0] = '\0';
+    current_color[0] = '\0';
+    while (1) 
+    {
+        /* skip whitespace */
+        for (; *p != '\0' && g_ascii_isspace (*p); p++) 
+        {
+        } 
+        /* copy word */
+        for (r = word; 
+                 (*p != '\0') && 
+                 (!g_ascii_isspace (*p)) && 
+                 (r - word < sizeof (word) - 1); 
+             p++, r++) 
+        {
+                *r = *p;
+        }
+        *r = '\0';
+        if (*word == '\0') 
+        {
+            if (color[0] == '\0')  /* incomplete colormap entry */
+            {
+                return NULL;                            
+            }
+            else  /* end of entry, still store the last color */
+            {
+                new_key = 1;
+            }
+        }
+        else if (key > 0 && color[0] == '\0')  /* next word must be a color name part */
+        {
+                new_key = 0;
+        } 
+        else 
+        {
+            if (strcmp (word, "s") == 0)
+            {
+                new_key = 5;
+            }
+            else if (strcmp (word, "c") == 0)
+            {
+                new_key = 4;
+            }
+            else if (strcmp (word, "g") == 0)
+            {
+                new_key = 3;
+            }
+            else if (strcmp (word, "g4") == 0)
+            {
+                new_key = 2;
+            }
+            else if (strcmp (word, "m") == 0)
+            {
+                new_key = 1;
+            }
+            else 
+            {
+                new_key = 0;
+            }
+        }
+        if (new_key == 0) 
+        {  /* word is a color name part */
+            if (key == 0)  /* key expected */
+            {
+                return NULL;
+            }
+            /* accumulate color name */
+            if (color[0] != '\0') 
+            {
+                strncat (color, " ", space);
+                space -= MIN (space, 1);
+            }
+            strncat (color, word, space);
+            space -= MIN (space, strlen (word));
+        }
+        else if (key == 5)
+        {
+            gchar *new_color = NULL;
+            new_color = search_color_symbol (color, color_sym);
+            if (new_color)
+            {
+                current_key = key;
+                strcpy (current_color, new_color);
+            }
+            space = 128;
+            color[0] = '\0';
+            key = new_key;
+            if (*p == '\0') 
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {  /* word is a key */
+            if (key > current_key) 
+            {
+                current_key = key;
+                strcpy (current_color, color);
+            }
+            space = 128;
+            color[0] = '\0';
+            key = new_key;
+            if (*p == '\0') 
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (current_key > 1)
+    {
+        return g_strdup (current_color);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return NULL; 
+    }
+}
+
+static const gchar *
+file_buffer (enum buf_op op, gpointer handle)
+{
+    struct file_handle *h = handle;
+
+    switch (op) 
+    {
+        case op_header:
+            if (xpm_seek_string (h->infile, "XPM") != TRUE)
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+            if (xpm_seek_char (h->infile, '{') != TRUE)
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+            /* Fall through to the next xpm_seek_char. */
+
+        case op_cmap:
+            xpm_seek_char (h->infile, '"');
+            fseek (h->infile, -1, SEEK_CUR);
+            /* Fall through to the xpm_read_string. */
+
+        case op_body:
+            if(!xpm_read_string (h->infile, &h->buffer, &h->buffer_size))
+            {
+                return NULL;
+            }
+            return h->buffer;
+
+        default:
+            g_assert_not_reached ();
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+/* This function does all the work. */
+static GdkPixbuf *
+pixbuf_create_from_xpm (const gchar * (*get_buf) (enum buf_op op, gpointer handle), gpointer handle, xfwmColorSymbol *color_sym)
+{
+    gint w, h, n_col, cpp, x_hot, y_hot, items;
+    gint cnt, xcnt, ycnt, wbytes, n;
+    gint is_trans = FALSE;
+    const gchar *buffer;
+    gchar *name_buf;
+    gchar pixel_str[32];
+    GHashTable *color_hash;
+    XPMColor *colors, *color, *fallbackcolor;
+    guchar *pixtmp;
+    GdkPixbuf *pixbuf;
+
+    fallbackcolor = NULL;
+
+    buffer = (*get_buf) (op_header, handle);
+    if (!buffer) 
+    {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    items = sscanf (buffer, "%d %d %d %d %d %d", &w, &h, &n_col, &cpp, &x_hot, &y_hot);
+
+    if (items != 4 && items != 6) 
+    {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if ((w <= 0) || 
+        (h <= 0) || 
+        (cpp <= 0) || 
+        (cpp >= 32) || 
+        (n_col <= 0) || 
+        (n_col >= G_MAXINT / (cpp + 1)) || 
+        (n_col >= G_MAXINT / sizeof (XPMColor)))
+    {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    /* The hash is used for fast lookups of color from chars */
+    color_hash = g_hash_table_new (g_str_hash, g_str_equal);
+
+    name_buf = g_try_malloc (n_col * (cpp + 1));
+    if (!name_buf) {
+        g_hash_table_destroy (color_hash);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    colors = (XPMColor *) g_try_malloc (sizeof (XPMColor) * n_col);
+    if (!colors) {
+        g_hash_table_destroy (color_hash);
+        g_free (name_buf);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    for (cnt = 0; cnt < n_col; cnt++) 
+    {
+        gchar *color_name;
+
+        buffer = (*get_buf) (op_cmap, handle);
+        if (!buffer) 
+        {
+            g_hash_table_destroy (color_hash);
+            g_free (name_buf);
+            g_free (colors);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        color = &colors[cnt];
+        color->color_string = &name_buf[cnt * (cpp + 1)];
+        strncpy (color->color_string, buffer, cpp);
+        color->color_string[cpp] = 0;
+        buffer += strlen (color->color_string);
+        color->transparent = FALSE;
+
+        color_name = xpm_extract_color (buffer, color_sym);
+
+        if ((color_name == NULL) || 
+            (g_ascii_strcasecmp (color_name, "None") == 0) ||
+            (parse_color (color_name, color) == FALSE)) 
+        {
+            color->transparent = TRUE;
+            color->red = 0;
+            color->green = 0;
+            color->blue = 0;
+            is_trans = TRUE;
+        }
+
+        g_free (color_name);
+        g_hash_table_insert (color_hash, color->color_string, color);
+
+        if (cnt == 0)
+        {
+            fallbackcolor = color;
+        }
+    }
+
+    pixbuf = gdk_pixbuf_new (GDK_COLORSPACE_RGB, is_trans, 8, w, h);
+
+    if (!pixbuf) 
+    {
+        g_hash_table_destroy (color_hash);
+        g_free (colors);
+        g_free (name_buf);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    wbytes = w * cpp;
+
+    for (ycnt = 0; ycnt < h; ycnt++) 
+    {
+        pixtmp = gdk_pixbuf_get_pixels (pixbuf) + ycnt * gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride(pixbuf);
+
+        buffer = (*get_buf) (op_body, handle);
+        if ((!buffer) || (strlen (buffer) < wbytes))
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        for (n = 0, cnt = 0, xcnt = 0; n < wbytes; n += cpp, xcnt++) 
+        {
+            strncpy (pixel_str, &buffer[n], cpp);
+            pixel_str[cpp] = 0;
+
+            color = g_hash_table_lookup (color_hash, pixel_str);
+
+            /* Bad XPM...punt */
+            if (!color)
+            {
+                color = fallbackcolor;
+            }
+
+            *pixtmp++ = color->red >> 8;
+            *pixtmp++ = color->green >> 8;
+            *pixtmp++ = color->blue >> 8;
+
+            if (is_trans && color->transparent)
+            {
+                *pixtmp++ = 0;
+            }
+            else if (is_trans)
+            {
+                *pixtmp++ = 0xFF;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    g_hash_table_destroy (color_hash);
+    g_free (colors);
+    g_free (name_buf);
+
+    if (items == 6) 
+    {
+        gchar hot[10];
+        g_snprintf (hot, 10, "%d", x_hot);
+        gdk_pixbuf_set_option (pixbuf, "x_hot", hot);
+        g_snprintf (hot, 10, "%d", y_hot);
+        gdk_pixbuf_set_option (pixbuf, "y_hot", hot);
+    }
+
+    return pixbuf;
+}
+
+
+static GdkPixbuf *
+xpm_image_load (const char *filename, xfwmColorSymbol *color_sym)
+{
+    guchar buffer[1024];
+    GdkPixbuf *pixbuf;
+    struct file_handle h;
+    int size;
+    FILE *f;
+
+    f = g_fopen (filename, "rb");
+    if (!f) 
+    {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    size = fread (&buffer, 1, sizeof (buffer), f);
+    if (size == 0) 
+    {
+        fclose (f);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    fseek (f, 0, SEEK_SET);
+    memset (&h, 0, sizeof (h));
+    h.infile = f;
+    pixbuf = pixbuf_create_from_xpm (file_buffer, &h, color_sym);
+    g_free (h.buffer);
+    fclose (f);
+
+    return pixbuf;
+}
 
 static void
 xfwmPixmapRefreshPict (xfwmPixmap * pm)
@@ -61,23 +721,25 @@ xfwmPixmapRefreshPict (xfwmPixmap * pm)
 }
 
 static gboolean
-xfwmPixmapCompose (xfwmPixmap * pm, gchar * dir, gchar * file)
+xfwmPixmapCompose (GdkPixbuf *pixbuf, gchar * dir, gchar * file)
 {
     gchar *filepng;
     gchar *filename;
     GdkPixbuf *alpha;
     GError *error = NULL;
+    gint width, height;
     gboolean status;
 
     filepng = g_strdup_printf ("%s.%s", file, "png");
     filename = g_build_filename (dir, filepng, NULL);
     g_free (filepng);
-    
+
     if (!g_file_test (filename, G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR))
     {
         g_free (filename);
         return FALSE;
     }
+
     alpha = gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file (filename, &error);
     g_free (filename);
     if (error)
@@ -86,15 +748,98 @@ xfwmPixmapCompose (xfwmPixmap * pm, gchar * dir, gchar * file)
         g_error_free (error);
         return FALSE;
     }
+
     if (!gdk_pixbuf_get_has_alpha (alpha))
     {
         g_object_unref (alpha);
         return FALSE;
     }
-    status = xfwmPixmapRenderGdkPixbuf (pm, alpha);
+
+    width  = MIN (gdk_pixbuf_get_width (pixbuf), 
+                  gdk_pixbuf_get_width (alpha));
+    height = MIN (gdk_pixbuf_get_height (pixbuf), 
+                  gdk_pixbuf_get_height (alpha));
+
+    gdk_pixbuf_composite (alpha, pixbuf, 0, 0, width, height,
+                          0, 0, 1.0, 1.0, GDK_INTERP_NEAREST, 255);
+
     g_object_unref (alpha);
 
-    return status;
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+xfwmPixmapDrawFromGdkPixbuf (xfwmPixmap * pm, GdkPixbuf *pixbuf)
+{
+    GdkPixmap *dest_pixmap;
+    GdkPixmap *dest_bitmap;
+    GdkVisual *gvisual;
+    GdkColormap *cmap;
+    gint width, height;
+    gint dest_x, dest_y;
+
+    dest_pixmap = gdk_xid_table_lookup (pm->pixmap);
+    if (dest_pixmap)
+    {
+        g_object_ref (G_OBJECT (dest_pixmap));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        dest_pixmap = gdk_pixmap_foreign_new (pm->pixmap);
+    }
+    
+    if (!dest_pixmap)
+    {
+        g_warning ("Cannot get pixmap");
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    dest_bitmap = gdk_xid_table_lookup (pm->mask);
+    if (dest_bitmap)
+    {
+        g_object_ref (G_OBJECT (dest_bitmap));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        dest_bitmap = gdk_pixmap_foreign_new (pm->mask);
+    }
+    
+    if (!dest_bitmap)
+    {
+        g_warning ("Cannot get bitmap");
+        g_object_unref (dest_pixmap);
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    gvisual = gdk_screen_get_system_visual (pm->screen_info->gscr);
+    cmap = gdk_x11_colormap_foreign_new (gvisual, pm->screen_info->cmap);    
+
+    if (!cmap)
+    {
+        g_warning ("Cannot create colormap");
+        g_object_unref (dest_pixmap);
+        g_object_unref (dest_bitmap);
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    width = MIN (gdk_pixbuf_get_width (pixbuf), pm->width);
+    height = MIN (gdk_pixbuf_get_height (pixbuf), pm->height);
+    dest_x = (pm->width - width) / 2;
+    dest_y = (pm->height - height) / 2;
+
+    gdk_drawable_set_colormap (GDK_DRAWABLE (dest_pixmap), cmap);
+    gdk_draw_pixbuf (GDK_DRAWABLE (dest_pixmap), NULL, pixbuf, 0, 0, dest_x, dest_y,
+                     width, height, GDK_RGB_DITHER_NONE, 0, 0);
+
+    gdk_pixbuf_render_threshold_alpha (pixbuf, dest_bitmap,
+                                       0, 0, dest_x, dest_y,
+                                       width, height, 255);
+
+    g_object_unref (cmap);
+    g_object_unref (dest_pixmap);
+    g_object_unref (dest_bitmap);
+
+    return TRUE;
 }
 
 gboolean
@@ -153,11 +898,11 @@ xfwmPixmapRenderGdkPixbuf (xfwmPixmap * pm, GdkPixbuf *pixbuf)
 }
 
 gboolean
-xfwmPixmapLoad (ScreenInfo * screen_info, xfwmPixmap * pm, gchar * dir, gchar * file, XpmColorSymbol * cs, gint n)
+xfwmPixmapLoad (ScreenInfo * screen_info, xfwmPixmap * pm, gchar * dir, gchar * file, xfwmColorSymbol * cs)
 {
     gchar *filename;
     gchar *filexpm;
-    XpmAttributes attr;
+    GdkPixbuf *pixbuf;
 
     TRACE ("entering xfwmPixmapLoad");
 
@@ -172,32 +917,24 @@ xfwmPixmapLoad (ScreenInfo * screen_info, xfwmPixmap * pm, gchar * dir, gchar *
     filexpm = g_strdup_printf ("%s.%s", file, "xpm");
     filename = g_build_filename (dir, filexpm, NULL);
     g_free (filexpm);
-    attr.colorsymbols = cs;
-    attr.numsymbols = n;
-    attr.depth = screen_info->depth;
-    attr.colormap = pm->screen_info->cmap;
-    attr.closeness = 65535;
-    attr.valuemask = XpmCloseness | XpmColormap | XpmSize | XpmDepth;
-    if ((n > 0) && (cs != NULL))
-    {
-        attr.valuemask = attr.valuemask | XpmColorSymbols;
-    }
-    if (XpmReadFileToPixmap (myScreenGetXDisplay (screen_info), 
-                             screen_info->xroot, filename, 
-                             &pm->pixmap, &pm->mask, &attr))
+
+    pixbuf = xpm_image_load (filename, cs);
+    if (!pixbuf)
     {
         TRACE ("%s not found", filename);
         g_free (filename);
         return FALSE;
     }
-    pm->width = attr.width;
-    pm->height = attr.height;
-    XpmFreeAttributes (&attr);
     g_free (filename);
 
-    /* Apply the alpha channel if available */
-    xfwmPixmapCompose (pm, dir, file);
-    
+    /* Apply the alpha channel from PNG if available */
+    xfwmPixmapCompose (pixbuf, dir, file);
+
+    xfwmPixmapCreate (screen_info, pm, 
+                      gdk_pixbuf_get_width (pixbuf),
+                      gdk_pixbuf_get_height (pixbuf));
+    xfwmPixmapDrawFromGdkPixbuf (pm, pixbuf);
+
 #ifdef HAVE_RENDER
     xfwmPixmapRefreshPict (pm);
 #endif
@@ -337,5 +1074,3 @@ xfwmPixmapDuplicate (xfwmPixmap * src, xfwmPixmap * dst)
     xfwmPixmapCreate (src->screen_info, dst, src->width, src->height);
     xfwmPixmapFill (src, dst, 0, 0, src->width, src->height);
 }
-
-
diff --git a/src/mypixmap.h b/src/mypixmap.h
index 04b7534c098314a609633fea7d3525e32cb1ef8c..a5926916b1bf68e804521aa76b1393dcbfcd964a 100644
--- a/src/mypixmap.h
+++ b/src/mypixmap.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #  include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#include <X11/xpm.h>
 #include <glib.h>
 #include "screen.h"
 
@@ -36,6 +35,13 @@
 
 #define MYPIXMAP_XPIXMAP(p) (p.pixmap)
 
+typedef struct 
+{
+    gchar *name;
+    gchar *value;
+}
+xfwmColorSymbol;
+
 struct _xfwmPixmap
 {
     ScreenInfo *screen_info;
@@ -53,8 +59,7 @@ gboolean xfwmPixmapLoad            (ScreenInfo *,
                                     xfwmPixmap *, 
                                     gchar *, 
                                     gchar *,
-                                    XpmColorSymbol *,
-                                    gint);
+                                    xfwmColorSymbol *);
 void xfwmPixmapCreate              (ScreenInfo *,
                                     xfwmPixmap *, 
                                     gint, 
diff --git a/src/settings.c b/src/settings.c
index c87392ef2c6ac4ae29d41ae8a6bd7fa14b31b509..ba304eafc22fcf146f1a61b4e6edabfe4f393700 100644
--- a/src/settings.c
+++ b/src/settings.c
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ loadTheme (ScreenInfo *screen_info, Settings *rc)
     DisplayInfo *display_info = NULL;
     gchar *theme;
     gchar *font;
-    XpmColorSymbol colsym[XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE];
+    xfwmColorSymbol colsym[ XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE + 1 ];
     PangoFontDescription *desc = NULL;
     guint i;
     GValue tmp_val = { 0, };
@@ -916,6 +916,8 @@ loadTheme (ScreenInfo *screen_info, Settings *rc)
         colsym[i].name = rc[i].option;
         colsym[i].value = rc[i].value;
     }
+    colsym[XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE].name = NULL;
+    colsym[XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE].value = NULL;
 
     display_info->dbl_click_time = abs (TOINT (getValue ("dbl_click_time", rc)));
     g_value_init (&tmp_val, G_TYPE_INT);
@@ -955,107 +957,107 @@ loadTheme (ScreenInfo *screen_info, Settings *rc)
     g_object_ref (G_OBJECT (widget->style->white_gc));
 
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->sides[SIDE_LEFT][ACTIVE], theme,
-        "left-active", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "left-active", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->sides[SIDE_LEFT][INACTIVE], theme,
-        "left-inactive", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "left-inactive", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->sides[SIDE_RIGHT][ACTIVE], theme,
-        "right-active", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "right-active", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->sides[SIDE_RIGHT][INACTIVE], theme,
-        "right-inactive", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "right-inactive", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->sides[SIDE_BOTTOM][ACTIVE], theme,
-        "bottom-active", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "bottom-active", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->sides[SIDE_BOTTOM][INACTIVE], theme,
-        "bottom-inactive", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "bottom-inactive", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->corners[CORNER_TOP_LEFT][ACTIVE], theme,
-        "top-left-active", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "top-left-active", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->corners[CORNER_TOP_LEFT][INACTIVE], theme,
-        "top-left-inactive", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "top-left-inactive", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->corners[CORNER_TOP_RIGHT][ACTIVE], theme,
-        "top-right-active", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "top-right-active", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->corners[CORNER_TOP_RIGHT][INACTIVE], theme,
-        "top-right-inactive", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "top-right-inactive", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->corners[CORNER_BOTTOM_LEFT][ACTIVE], theme,
-        "bottom-left-active", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "bottom-left-active", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->corners[CORNER_BOTTOM_LEFT][INACTIVE], theme,
-        "bottom-left-inactive", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "bottom-left-inactive", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->corners[CORNER_BOTTOM_RIGHT][ACTIVE], theme,
-        "bottom-right-active", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "bottom-right-active", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->corners[CORNER_BOTTOM_RIGHT][INACTIVE], theme,
-        "bottom-right-inactive", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "bottom-right-inactive", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[HIDE_BUTTON][ACTIVE], theme,
-        "hide-active", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "hide-active", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[HIDE_BUTTON][INACTIVE], theme,
-        "hide-inactive", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "hide-inactive", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[HIDE_BUTTON][PRESSED], theme,
-        "hide-pressed", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "hide-pressed", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[CLOSE_BUTTON][ACTIVE], theme,
-        "close-active", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "close-active", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[CLOSE_BUTTON][INACTIVE], theme,
-        "close-inactive", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "close-inactive", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[CLOSE_BUTTON][PRESSED], theme,
-        "close-pressed", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "close-pressed", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[MAXIMIZE_BUTTON][ACTIVE], theme,
-        "maximize-active", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "maximize-active", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[MAXIMIZE_BUTTON][INACTIVE], theme,
-        "maximize-inactive", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "maximize-inactive", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[MAXIMIZE_BUTTON][PRESSED], theme,
-        "maximize-pressed", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "maximize-pressed", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[SHADE_BUTTON][ACTIVE], theme,
-        "shade-active", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "shade-active", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[SHADE_BUTTON][INACTIVE], theme,
-        "shade-inactive", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "shade-inactive", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[SHADE_BUTTON][PRESSED], theme,
-        "shade-pressed", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "shade-pressed", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[STICK_BUTTON][ACTIVE], theme,
-        "stick-active", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "stick-active", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[STICK_BUTTON][INACTIVE], theme,
-        "stick-inactive", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "stick-inactive", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[STICK_BUTTON][PRESSED], theme,
-        "stick-pressed", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "stick-pressed", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[MENU_BUTTON][ACTIVE], theme,
-        "menu-active", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "menu-active", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[MENU_BUTTON][INACTIVE], theme,
-        "menu-inactive", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "menu-inactive", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[MENU_BUTTON][PRESSED], theme,
-        "menu-pressed", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "menu-pressed", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[SHADE_BUTTON][T_ACTIVE], theme,
-        "shade-toggled-active", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "shade-toggled-active", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[SHADE_BUTTON][T_INACTIVE], theme,
-        "shade-toggled-inactive", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "shade-toggled-inactive", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[SHADE_BUTTON][T_PRESSED], theme,
-        "shade-toggled-pressed", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "shade-toggled-pressed", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[STICK_BUTTON][T_ACTIVE], theme,
-        "stick-toggled-active", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "stick-toggled-active", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[STICK_BUTTON][T_INACTIVE], theme,
-        "stick-toggled-inactive", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "stick-toggled-inactive", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[STICK_BUTTON][T_PRESSED], theme,
-        "stick-toggled-pressed", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "stick-toggled-pressed", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[MAXIMIZE_BUTTON][T_ACTIVE], theme,
-        "maximize-toggled-active", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "maximize-toggled-active", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[MAXIMIZE_BUTTON][T_INACTIVE], theme,
-        "maximize-toggled-inactive", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "maximize-toggled-inactive", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->buttons[MAXIMIZE_BUTTON][T_PRESSED], theme,
-        "maximize-toggled-pressed", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "maximize-toggled-pressed", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->title[TITLE_1][ACTIVE], theme,
-        "title-1-active", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "title-1-active", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->title[TITLE_1][INACTIVE], theme,
-        "title-1-inactive", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "title-1-inactive", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->title[TITLE_2][ACTIVE], theme,
-        "title-2-active", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "title-2-active", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->title[TITLE_2][INACTIVE], theme,
-        "title-2-inactive", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "title-2-inactive", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->title[TITLE_3][ACTIVE], theme,
-        "title-3-active", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "title-3-active", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->title[TITLE_3][INACTIVE], theme,
-        "title-3-inactive", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "title-3-inactive", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->title[TITLE_4][ACTIVE], theme,
-        "title-4-active", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "title-4-active", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->title[TITLE_4][INACTIVE], theme,
-        "title-4-inactive", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "title-4-inactive", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->title[TITLE_5][ACTIVE], theme,
-        "title-5-active", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "title-5-active", colsym);
     xfwmPixmapLoad (screen_info, &screen_info->title[TITLE_5][INACTIVE], theme,
-        "title-5-inactive", colsym, XPM_COLOR_SYMBOL_SIZE);
+        "title-5-inactive", colsym);
 
     screen_info->box_gc = createGC (screen_info, "#FFFFFF", GXxor, NULL, 2, TRUE);
 
diff --git a/themes/moheli/title-1-inactive.xpm b/themes/moheli/title-1-inactive.xpm
index 5bd0d67881d51b24930b3ed8cf5659f6d3ae137c..bcbe6ffcc1c652a1b0bf48881fcec7c99fcfde9f 100644
--- a/themes/moheli/title-1-inactive.xpm
+++ b/themes/moheli/title-1-inactive.xpm
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ static char * title_1_inactive_xpm[] = {
 "@@@@",
 "@@@@",
 "@@@@",
-"@@@@};
+"@@@@"};
diff --git a/themes/moheli/title-3-inactive.xpm b/themes/moheli/title-3-inactive.xpm
index 72a31e68ff3926bec7856dc1bc6379a6a0c660ad..b250ff14edefbd45031710dee6d53e413bbf5acd 100644
--- a/themes/moheli/title-3-inactive.xpm
+++ b/themes/moheli/title-3-inactive.xpm
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ static char * title_1_inactive_xpm[] = {
 "@@@@",
 "@@@@",
 "@@@@",
-"@@@@};
+"@@@@"};