[pygtk] PyGTK + Cairo + PNG file in the background

Fabrice DELENTE delentef at gmail.com
Sat Sep 12 01:14:13 WST 2009


> Here are a couple of lines to get you started:
> 
> surface = cairo.ImageSurface.create_from_png(path)
> ctx = cairo.Context(surface)

Thanks! If I understand correctly, I can then draw on ctk using move_to,
line_to and paint?

Another thing: is there a way to scale down an image using cairo, or do I
have to first scale down my image myself (the PNG is about 2000x2000, and my
window is about 1000x800).

Thanks again.

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Fabrice DELENTE


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