wx.lib.graphics.GraphicsContext¶

The GraphicsContext is the object which facilitates drawing to a surface.

Class Hierarchy¶

Inheritance diagram for class GraphicsContext:

Known Superclasses¶

wx.lib.graphics.GraphicsObject

Methods Summary¶

`__init__`	Create a new Context.
`BeginLayer`	Redirects future rendering to a temporary context. See `EndLayer`.
`Clear`	Clear the context using the given color or the currently set brush.
`Clip`	Adds the rectangle to the current clipping region. The
`ClipPath`	Set the clip region to the path.
`ClipRegion`	Adds the `wx.Region` to the current clipping region.
`ConcatTransform`	Modifies the current transformation matrix by applying matrix
`Create`	Create a new `GraphicsContext`.
`CreateBrush`	Create a brush from a `wx.Brush`.
`CreateFont`	Create a font from a `wx.Font`
`CreateFromImage`	Create a GraphicsContext associated with a `wx.Image`.
`CreateFromNative`	Create a context from an existing cairo Context
`CreateFromSurface`	Wrap a context around the given cairo Surface.
`CreateLinearGradientBrush`	Creates a native brush having a linear gradient, starting at (x1,y1)
`CreateMatrix`	Create a new matrix object.
`CreateMeasuringContext`	If you need a temporary context just to quickly measure some
`CreatePath`	Create a new path obejct.
`CreatePen`	Create a new pen from a wx.Pen.
`CreateRadialGradientBrush`	Creates a native brush, having a radial gradient originating at point
`DrawBitmap`	Draw the bitmap at (x,y). If the width and height parameters
`DrawCircle`	Stroke and fill a circle centered at (x,y) with the given
`DrawEllipse`	Stroke and fill an elipse that fits in the given rectangle,
`DrawIcon`
`DrawLines`	Stroke and fill a series of connected lines using the current
`DrawPath`	Draws the path by first filling it and then stroking it.
`DrawRectangle`	Stroke and fill a rectangle using the current pen and current
`DrawRotatedText`	Draw the text at (x,y) using the current font and rotated
`DrawRoundedRectangle`	Stroke and fill a rounded rectangle using the current pen and
`DrawText`	Draw the text at (x,y) using the current font. If
`EndLayer`	Composites the drawing done on the temporary context created
`FillPath`	Fills the path using the current brush.
`GetAntialiasMode`	Returns the current antialias mode.
`GetBrush`	Returns the current brush
`GetCompositingOperator`	Returns the current compositing operator for the context.
`GetFont`
`GetFullTextExtent`	Returns the (width, height, descent, externalLeading) of the
`GetLogicalFunction`	Not implemented.
`GetNativeContext`
`GetPartialTextExtents`
`GetPen`	Returns the current pen.
`GetSize`
`GetTextExtent`	Returns the (width, height) of the text using the current
`GetTransform`	Returns the context’s current transformation matrix.
`IsNull`
`PopState`	Restore the most recently saved state which was saved with
`PushState`	Makes a copy of the current state of the context (ie the
`ResetClip`	Resets the clipping region to the original shape of the context.
`Rotate`	Modifies the current transformation matrix by rotating the
`Scale`	Modifies the current transformation matrix by translating the
`SetAntialiasMode`	Set the antialiasing mode of the rasterizer used for drawing
`SetBrush`	Set the brush to be used for filling shapes in future drawing
`SetCompositingOperator`	Sets the compositing operator to be used for all drawing
`SetFont`	Sets the font to be used for drawing text. Either a `wx.Font`
`SetLogicalFunction`	Not implemented.
`SetPen`	Set the pen to be used for stroking lines in future drawing
`SetTransform`	Set the context’s current transformation matrix to matrix.
`StrokeLine`	Strokes a single line using the current pen.
`StrokeLines`	Stroke a series of connected lines using the current pen.
`StrokeLineSegments`	Stroke a series of lines using the current pen. For each line
`StrokePath`	Strokes the path (draws the lines) using the current pen.
`Translate`	Modifies the current transformation matrix by translating the

Properties Summary¶

`AntialiasMode`	Returns the current antialias mode.
`Brush`	Returns the current brush
`CompositingOperator`	Returns the current compositing operator for the context.
`Context`	A reference to the Cairo Context
`Font`
`LogicalFunction`	Not implemented.
`Pen`	Returns the current pen.
`Size`
`Transform`	Returns the context’s current transformation matrix.

Class API¶

class GraphicsContext(GraphicsObject)¶

The GraphicsContext is the object which facilitates drawing to a surface.

Methods¶

__init__(self, context=None, size=None)¶: Create a new Context. Normally you should use one of the "Create" static methods.

BeginLayer(self, opacity)¶: Redirects future rendering to a temporary context. See EndLayer.

Clear(self, colour=None)¶: Clear the context using the given color or the currently set brush.

Clip(self, x, y, w, h)¶: Adds the rectangle to the current clipping region. The clipping region causes drawing operations to be limited to the clipped areas of the context.

ClipPath(self, path)¶: Set the clip region to the path.

ClipRegion(self, region)¶: Adds the wx.Region to the current clipping region.

ConcatTransform(self, matrix)¶: Modifies the current transformation matrix by applying matrix as an additional transformation.

static Create(dc=None)¶

Create a new GraphicsContext. Passing None will create a context suitable for measuring.

Parameters:	dc – `None` or a compatible `wx.DC`

CreateBrush(self, brush)¶: Create a brush from a wx.Brush.

CreateFont(self, font, colour=None)¶: Create a font from a wx.Font

static CreateFromImage(image)¶

Create a GraphicsContext associated with a wx.Image.

The image specifies the size of the context as well as whether alpha is supported (if wx.Image.HasAlpha) or not and the initial contents of the context. The image object must have a life time greater than that of the new context as the context copies its contents back to the image when it is destroyed.

Not implemented yet...

static CreateFromNative(cairoContext)¶: Create a context from an existing cairo Context

static CreateFromSurface(surface)¶: Wrap a context around the given cairo Surface. Note that a GraphicsBitmap contains a cairo ImageSurface which is accessible via the Surface property.

CreateLinearGradientBrush(self, x1, y1, x2, y2, *args)¶

Creates a native brush having a linear gradient, starting at (x1,y1) to (x2,y2) with the given boundary colors or the specified stops.

The *args can be either a GraphicsGradientStops or just two colours to be used as the starting and ending gradient colours.

CreateMatrix(self, a=1.0, b=0, c=0, d=1.0, tx=0, ty=0)¶: Create a new matrix object.

static CreateMeasuringContext()¶: If you need a temporary context just to quickly measure some text extents, or etc. then using this function will be a little less expensive than creating a real DC for it.

CreatePath(self)¶: Create a new path obejct.

CreatePen(self, pen)¶: Create a new pen from a wx.Pen.

CreateRadialGradientBrush(self, xo, yo, xc, yc, radius, *args)¶

Creates a native brush, having a radial gradient originating at point (xo,yo) and ending on a circle around (xc,yc) with the given radius; the colours may be specified by just the two extremes or the full array of gradient stops.