This example requires SimpleGladeApp.py, don't forget to download it.
#!/usr/bin/env python # -*- coding: UTF-8 -*- from SimpleGladeApp import SimpleGladeApp import gtk import cairo import cairo.gtk class PathGladeApp(SimpleGladeApp): def on_expose_event(self, area, event): self.ctx = cairo.Context() cairo.gtk.set_target_drawable(self.ctx, self.drawingarea1.window) width, height = self.drawingarea1.window.get_size() self.ctx.rectangle(0, 0, width, height) self.ctx.set_rgb_color(1, 1, 1) self.ctx.fill() self.ctx.scale(width/50.0, height/50.0) self.draw_path() def draw_path(self): self.ctx.move_to(10, 20) self.ctx.line_to(40, 20) self.ctx.curve_to(30, 35, 20, 35, 10, 20) # self.ctx.close_path() self.ctx.set_rgb_color(0, 0, 0) self.ctx.set_line_width(1.5) # self.ctx.save() # self.ctx.set_rgb_color(0.5, 0.2, 0.3) # self.ctx.fill() # self.ctx.restore() self.ctx.stroke() app = PathGladeApp("pathgladeapp.glade") app.run()