code: def prepare(self):
          
          # determine if we already have a snapshot setup
          pixmap = self.property('pixmap')
          if pixmap is not None:
              return super(XWalkthroughSnapshot, self).prepare()
          
          # otherwise, setup the snapshot
          widget = self.property('widget')
          if type(widget) in (unicode, str):
              widget = self.findReference(widget)
              if not widget:
                  return super(XWalkthroughSnapshot, self).prepare()
          
          # test if this is an overlay option
          if self.property('overlay') and widget.parent():
              ref = self.referenceWidget()
              if ref == widget:
                  pos = QtCore.QPoint(0, 0)
              else:
                  glbl_pos = widget.mapToGlobal(QtCore.QPoint(0, 0))
                  pos = ref.mapFromGlobal(glbl_pos)
              
              self.setProperty('pos', pos)
          
          # crop out the options
          crop = self.property('crop', QtCore.QRect(0, 0, 0, 0))
          
          if crop:
              rect = widget.rect()
              if crop.width():
                  rect.setWidth(crop.width())
              if crop.height():
                  rect.setHeight(crop.height())
              if crop.x():
                  rect.setX(rect.width() - crop.x())
              if crop.y():
                  rect.setY(rect.height() - crop.y())
              
              pixmap = QtGui.QPixmap.grabWidget(widget, rect)
          else:
              pixmap = QtGui.QPixmap.grabWidget(widget)
          
          scaled = self.property('scaled')
          if scaled:
              pixmap = pixmap.scaled(pixmap.width() * scaled,
                                     pixmap.height() * scaled,
                                     QtCore.Qt.KeepAspectRatio,
                                     QtCore.Qt.SmoothTransformation)
          
          kwds = {}
          kwds['whatsThis'] = widget.whatsThis()
          kwds['toolTip'] = widget.toolTip()
          kwds['windowTitle'] = widget.windowTitle()
          kwds['objectName'] = widget.objectName()
          
          self.setProperty('caption', self.property('caption', '').format(**kwds))
          self.setProperty('pixmap', pixmap)
          self.addPixmap(pixmap)
          
          return super(XWalkthroughSnapshot, self).prepare()
docs: Prepares the information for this graphic.