GtkDrawingArea Constructor
GtkDrawingArea ();
Use the constructor to create a new empty, drawing area widget.
In the example, we use the "expose-event" to draw a simple checkerboard. A word of caution, this example is not intented to illustrate a real-world use of this widget, because the same effect can be brought in a much easier manner using a GtkImage. What is important to understand is the underlying concept of how the widget works.
Example 52. Simple checkerboard using a GtkDrawingArea
<?php /* Define some constants */ define("SIZE", 10); define("SPACING", 2); /* The drawing area's Expose Event Callback */ function doExpose($widget, $event) { /* Red and White colors for the squares */ $color1 = new GdkColor(30000, 0, 30000); $color2 = new GdkColor(65535, 65535, 65535); /* A graphics context for the red box */ $gc1 = new GdkGC($widget->window); $gc1->set_rgb_fg_color($color1); /* A graphics context for the white box */ $gc2 = new GdkGC($widget->window); $gc2->set_rgb_fg_color($color2); /* Values to start painting with */ $xcount = 0; $x = SPACING; /* Traverse columns */ while ($x < $widget->allocation->width) { $y = SPACING; $ycount = $xcount % 2; /* Traverse rows */ while ($y < $widget->allocation->height) { /* Even number mean paint red box, else white box */ if ($ycount % 2) { $gc = $gc1; } else { $gc = $gc2; } /* Paint a rectangle measuring SIZExSIZE */ $widget->window->draw_rectangle($gc, true, $x, $y, SIZE, SIZE); /* Next row */ $y += SIZE + SPACING; ++$ycount; } /* Next column */ $x += SIZE + SPACING; ++$xcount; } /* Job's done, no more painting! */ return true; } /* Create the Window and Drawing area objects */ $win = new GtkWindow(); $dra = new GtkDrawingArea(); /* Connect callbacks and start */ $dra->connect('expose-event', 'doExpose'); $win->connect_simple('destroy', array('Gtk', 'main_quit')); $win->set_title('Drawing Area Demo'); $win->add($dra); $win->set_size_request(250,250); $win->show_all(); Gtk::main(); ?> |