(Disclaimer: I have no idea what I'm talking about) I wouldn't be surprised if you could/had to do something similar to this sprite handling example[1], where

(Disclaimer: I have no idea what I'm talking about) I wouldn't be surprised if you could/had to do something similar to this sprite handling example[1], where instead of updating the sprite's location you update widgets' attributes. This would be a "manual" process, but it should work (if repainting widgets is fast enough). [1]: https://github.com/steshaw/gtk-examples/blob/master/ch13.sprites.animation/defender/animate.c#L304 https://github.com/steshaw/gtk-examples/blob/master/ch13.spr...