gdk-Graphics-Contexts: Graphics Contexts
Description
Objects to encapsulate drawing propertiesMethods and Functions
gdkGCNew(drawable)
gdkGCNewWithValues(object, values)
gdkGCGetScreen(object)
gdkGCSetValues(object, values)
gdkGCGetValues(object)
gdkGCSetForeground(object, color)
gdkGCSetBackground(object, color)
gdkGCSetRgbFgColor(object, color)
gdkGCSetRgbBgColor(object, color)
gdkGCSetFont(object, font)
gdkGCSetFunction(object, fun)
gdkGCSetFill(object, fill)
gdkGCSetTile(object, tile)
gdkGCSetStipple(object, stipple)
gdkGCSetTsOrigin(object, x, y)
gdkGCSetClipOrigin(object, x, y)
gdkGCSetClipMask(object, mask)
gdkGCSetClipRectangle(object, rectangle)
gdkGCSetClipRegion(object, region)
gdkGCSetSubwindow(object, mode)
gdkGCSetExposures(object, exposures)
gdkGCSetLineAttributes(object, line.width, line.style, cap.style, join.style)
gdkGCSetDashes(object, dash.list)
gdkGCCopy(object, src.gc)
gdkGCSetColormap(object, colormap)
gdkGCGetColormap(object)
gdkGCOffset(object, x.offset, y.offset)
gdkGC(drawable)Hierarchy
GObject
+----GdkGCDetailed Description
All drawing operations in GDK take a
graphics context (GC) argument.
A graphics context encapsulates information about
the way things are drawn, such as the foreground
color or line width. By using graphics contexts,
the number of arguments to each drawing call is
greatly reduced, and communication overhead is
minimized, since identical arguments do not need
to be passed repeatedly.
Most values of a graphics context can be set at
creation time by using gdkGCNewWithValues,
or can be set one-by-one using functions such
as gdkGCSetForeground. A few of the values
in the GC, such as the dash pattern, can only
be set by the latter method.Convenient Construction
gdkGC is the equivalent of gdkGCNew.References
http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/gdk/gdk-Graphics-Contexts.html