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diff --git a/wxPython/src/_graphics.i b/wxPython/src/_graphics.i
index 7f6892ca9ccaacdbdd330d6214f39a36045a861d..02b406185cae7cba54484e3c0c9214fffd2715f8 100644 (file)
--- a/wxPython/src/_graphics.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/_graphics.i
@@ -18,104 +18,288 @@
 
 %{
 #include <wx/graphics.h>
 
 %{
 #include <wx/graphics.h>

-%}    
+%}

 
 // Turn off the aquisition of the Global Interpreter Lock for the classes and
 // functions in this file
 %threadWrapperOff
 
 
 // Turn off the aquisition of the Global Interpreter Lock for the classes and
 // functions in this file
 %threadWrapperOff
 

-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

 
 

+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

 
 %{
 #if !wxUSE_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT
 
 %{
 #if !wxUSE_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT

-// C++ stub classes for platforms that don't have wxGraphicsContext yet.
+// C++ stub classes for platforms or build configurations that don't have
+// wxGraphicsContext yet.
+
+class wxGraphicsRenderer;
+class wxGraphicsMatrix;
+

 
 

-class wxGraphicsPath
+class wxGraphicsObject : public wxObject

 {
 public :
 {
 public :

-    wxGraphicsPath() {
-        wxPyBlock_t blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+    wxGraphicsObject() {}
+    wxGraphicsObject( wxGraphicsRenderer*  ) {

         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NotImplementedError,
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NotImplementedError,

-                        "wxGraphicsPath is not available on this platform.");
-        wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
+                        "wx.GraphicsObject is not available on this platform.");
+    }
+    wxGraphicsObject( const wxGraphicsObject&  ) {}
+    virtual ~wxGraphicsObject() {}
+    bool IsNull() const { return false; }
+    wxGraphicsRenderer* GetRenderer() const { return NULL; }
+} ;
+
+
+
+class wxGraphicsPen : public wxGraphicsObject
+{
+public:
+    wxGraphicsPen()  {}
+    virtual ~wxGraphicsPen() {}
+} ;
+wxGraphicsPen wxNullGraphicsPen;
+
+
+
+class wxGraphicsBrush : public wxGraphicsObject
+{
+public :
+    wxGraphicsBrush() {}
+    virtual ~wxGraphicsBrush() {}
+} ;
+wxGraphicsBrush wxNullGraphicsBrush;
+
+
+
+class wxGraphicsFont : public wxGraphicsObject
+{
+public :
+    wxGraphicsFont() {}
+    virtual ~wxGraphicsFont() {}
+} ;
+wxGraphicsFont wxNullGraphicsFont;
+
+
+
+class wxGraphicsPath : public wxGraphicsObject
+{
+public :
+    wxGraphicsPath() { }
+    wxGraphicsPath(wxGraphicsRenderer* ) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NotImplementedError,
+                        "wx.GraphicsPath is not available on this platform.");

     }
     virtual ~wxGraphicsPath() {}
     }
     virtual ~wxGraphicsPath() {}

-    
+

     void MoveToPoint( wxDouble, wxDouble ) {}
     void MoveToPoint( wxDouble, wxDouble ) {}

-    void AddLineToPoint( wxDouble, wxDouble ) {} 
+    void MoveToPoint( const wxPoint2DDouble& ) {}
+    void AddLineToPoint( wxDouble, wxDouble ) {}
+    void AddLineToPoint( const wxPoint2DDouble& ) {}

     void AddCurveToPoint( wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble ) {}
     void AddCurveToPoint( wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble ) {}

+    void AddCurveToPoint( const wxPoint2DDouble&, const wxPoint2DDouble&, const wxPoint2DDouble&) {}
+    void AddPath( const wxGraphicsPath& ) {}

     void CloseSubpath() {}
     void CloseSubpath() {}

-    void GetCurrentPoint( wxDouble&, wxDouble&) {}
+    void GetCurrentPoint( wxDouble&, wxDouble&) const {}
+    wxPoint2DDouble GetCurrentPoint() const { return wxPoint2D(0,0); }

     void AddArc( wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble, bool ) {}
     void AddArc( wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble, bool ) {}

+    void AddArc( const wxPoint2DDouble& , wxDouble, wxDouble , wxDouble , bool ) {}

 
     void AddQuadCurveToPoint( wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble ) {}
     void AddRectangle( wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble ) {}
     void AddCircle( wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble ) {}
     void AddArcToPoint( wxDouble, wxDouble , wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble )  {}
 
 
     void AddQuadCurveToPoint( wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble ) {}
     void AddRectangle( wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble ) {}
     void AddCircle( wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble ) {}
     void AddArcToPoint( wxDouble, wxDouble , wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble )  {}
 

-    wxPoint2DDouble GetCurrentPoint() { return wxPoint2DDouble(0,0); }
-    void MoveToPoint( const wxPoint2DDouble& ) {}
-    void AddLineToPoint( const wxPoint2DDouble&) {}
-    void AddCurveToPoint( const wxPoint2DDouble&, const wxPoint2DDouble&, const wxPoint2DDouble&) {}
-    void AddArc( const wxPoint2DDouble&, wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble, bool) {}
+    void AddEllipse( wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble ) {}
+    void AddRoundedRectangle( wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble ) {}
+    void * GetNativePath() const { return NULL; }
+    void UnGetNativePath(void *) const {}
+    void Transform( const wxGraphicsMatrix& ) {}
+    void GetBox(wxDouble *, wxDouble *, wxDouble *, wxDouble *) const {}
+    wxRect2D GetBox() const { return wxRect2D(0,0,0,0); }
+
+    bool Contains( wxDouble , wxDouble , int ) const { return false; }
+    bool Contains( const wxPoint2DDouble& , int ) const { return false; }

 };
 };

+wxGraphicsPath wxNullGraphicsPath;

 
 
 
 

-class wxGraphicsContext
+class wxGraphicsMatrix : public wxGraphicsObject
+{
+public :
+    wxGraphicsMatrix() { }
+    wxGraphicsMatrix(wxGraphicsRenderer* ) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NotImplementedError,
+                        "wx.GraphicsMatrix is not available on this platform.");
+    }
+    virtual ~wxGraphicsMatrix() {}
+    virtual void Concat( const wxGraphicsMatrix & ) {}
+    virtual void Copy( const wxGraphicsMatrix & )  {}
+    virtual void Set(wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble ,
+                     wxDouble , wxDouble ) {}
+    virtual void Get(wxDouble*, wxDouble*, wxDouble*,
+                     wxDouble*, wxDouble*, wxDouble*) {}
+    virtual void Invert() {}
+    virtual bool IsEqual( const wxGraphicsMatrix& t) const  { return false; }
+    virtual bool IsIdentity() const { return false; }
+    virtual void Translate( wxDouble , wxDouble ) {}
+    virtual void Scale( wxDouble , wxDouble  ) {}
+    virtual void Rotate( wxDouble  ) {}
+    virtual void TransformPoint( wxDouble *, wxDouble * ) const {}
+    virtual void TransformDistance( wxDouble *, wxDouble * ) const {}
+    virtual void * GetNativeMatrix() const { return NULL; }
+};
+wxGraphicsMatrix wxNullGraphicsMatrix;
+
+
+class wxGraphicsContext : public wxGraphicsObject

 {
 public:
 {
 public:

-    wxGraphicsContext() {
-        wxPyBlock_t blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+
+    wxGraphicsContext(wxGraphicsRenderer* ) {

         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NotImplementedError,
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NotImplementedError,

-                        "wxGraphicsContext is not available on this platform.");
-        wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
+                        "wx.GraphicsContext is not available on this platform.");

     }
     }

+

     virtual ~wxGraphicsContext() {}
     virtual ~wxGraphicsContext() {}

-    
-    static wxGraphicsContext* Create( const wxWindowDC&) {
-        wxPyBlock_t blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+
+    static wxGraphicsContext* Create()   {

         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NotImplementedError,
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NotImplementedError,

-                        "wxGraphicsPath is not available on this platform.");
-        wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
+                        "wx.GraphicsContext is not available on this platform.");

         return NULL;
     }
         return NULL;
     }

-    
-    wxGraphicsPath * CreatePath() { return NULL; }
-    void PushState() {}
-    void PopState() {}
-    void Clip( const wxRegion & ) {}
-    void Translate( wxDouble  , wxDouble  ) {}
-    void Scale( wxDouble  , wxDouble  ) {}
-    void Rotate( wxDouble  ) {}
-    void SetPen( const wxPen & ) {}
-    void SetBrush( const wxBrush & ) {}
-    void SetLinearGradientBrush( wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , 
-        const wxColour&, const wxColour&) {}
-    void SetRadialGradientBrush( wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble ,
-        const wxColour &, const wxColour &) {}
-    void SetFont( const wxFont & ) {}
-    void SetTextColor( const wxColour & ) {}
-    void StrokePath( const wxGraphicsPath * ) {}
-    void FillPath( const wxGraphicsPath *, int  ) {}
-    void DrawPath( const wxGraphicsPath *, int  ) {}
-    void DrawText( const wxString &, wxDouble , wxDouble  ) {}
-    void DrawText( const wxString &, wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble  ) {}
-    void GetTextExtent( const wxString &, wxDouble *, wxDouble *,
-                        wxDouble *, wxDouble * ) const {}
-    void GetPartialTextExtents(const wxString& , wxArrayDouble& ) const {}
-    void DrawBitmap( const wxBitmap &, wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble  ) {}
-    void DrawIcon( const wxIcon &, wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble  ) {}
-    void StrokeLine( wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble ) {}
-    void StrokeLines( size_t , const wxPoint2DDouble *) {}
-    void StrokeLines( size_t , const wxPoint2DDouble *, const wxPoint2DDouble *) {}
-    void DrawLines( size_t , const wxPoint2DDouble *, int  ) {}
-    void DrawRectangle( wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble ) {}
-    void DrawEllipse( wxDouble , wxDouble,  wxDouble , wxDouble) {}
-    void DrawRoundedRectangle( wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble ) {}
+    static wxGraphicsContext* Create( const wxWindowDC& )  {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NotImplementedError,
+                        "wx.GraphicsContext is not available on this platform.");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    static wxGraphicsContext* CreateFromNative( void *  )  {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NotImplementedError,
+                        "wx.GraphicsContext is not available on this platform.");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    static wxGraphicsContext* CreateFromNativeWindow( void *  )  {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NotImplementedError,
+                        "wx.GraphicsContext is not available on this platform.");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    static wxGraphicsContext* Create( wxWindow*  )  {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NotImplementedError,
+                        "wx.GraphicsContext is not available on this platform.");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    wxGraphicsPath CreatePath()  { return wxNullGraphicsPath; }
+
+    virtual wxGraphicsPen CreatePen(const wxPen& )  { return wxNullGraphicsPen; }
+
+    virtual wxGraphicsBrush CreateBrush(const wxBrush& ) { return wxNullGraphicsBrush; }
+
+    virtual wxGraphicsBrush CreateLinearGradientBrush( wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble ,
+                                                        const wxColour&, const wxColour&) { return wxNullGraphicsBrush; }
+
+    virtual wxGraphicsBrush CreateRadialGradientBrush( wxDouble xo, wxDouble yo,
+                                                        wxDouble xc, wxDouble yc, wxDouble radius,
+                                                        const wxColour &oColor, const wxColour &cColor) { return wxNullGraphicsBrush; }
+
+    virtual wxGraphicsFont CreateFont( const wxFont &, const wxColour & )  { return wxNullGraphicsFont; }
+
+    virtual wxGraphicsMatrix CreateMatrix( wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble, wxDouble,
+                                            wxDouble, wxDouble)  { return wxNullGraphicsMatrix; }
+
+    virtual void PushState() {}
+    virtual void PopState() {}
+    virtual void Clip( const wxRegion & ) {}
+    virtual void Clip( wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble  ) {}
+    virtual void ResetClip() {}
+    virtual void * GetNativeContext() { return NULL; }
+    virtual int GetLogicalFunction() const { return 0; }
+    virtual bool SetLogicalFunction(int ) {}    
+    virtual void Translate( wxDouble , wxDouble ) {}
+    virtual void Scale( wxDouble , wxDouble ) {}
+    virtual void Rotate( wxDouble ) {}
+    virtual void ConcatTransform( const wxGraphicsMatrix& ) {}
+    virtual void SetTransform( const wxGraphicsMatrix& ) {}
+    virtual wxGraphicsMatrix GetTransform() const { return wxNullGraphicsMatrix; }
+
+    virtual void SetPen( const wxGraphicsPen& ) {}
+    void SetPen( const wxPen& ) {}
+
+    virtual void SetBrush( const wxGraphicsBrush& ) {}
+    void SetBrush( const wxBrush& ) {}
+
+    virtual void SetFont( const wxGraphicsFont& ) {}
+    void SetFont( const wxFont&, const wxColour& ) {}
+
+    virtual void StrokePath( const wxGraphicsPath & ) {}
+    virtual void FillPath( const wxGraphicsPath &, int ) {}
+    virtual void DrawPath( const wxGraphicsPath &, int ) {}
+
+    virtual void DrawText( const wxString &, wxDouble , wxDouble  )  {}
+    virtual void DrawText( const wxString &, wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble ) {}
+    virtual void DrawText( const wxString &, wxDouble , wxDouble , wxGraphicsBrush )  {}
+    virtual void DrawText( const wxString &, wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxGraphicsBrush ) {}
+    virtual void GetTextExtent( const wxString &, wxDouble *, wxDouble *,
+                                wxDouble *, wxDouble * ) const {}
+    virtual void GetPartialTextExtents(const wxString& , wxArrayDouble& ) const  {}
+
+    virtual void DrawBitmap( const wxBitmap &, wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble  )  {}
+    virtual void DrawIcon( const wxIcon &, wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble  )  {}
+
+    virtual void StrokeLine( wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble ) {}
+    virtual void StrokeLines( size_t , const wxPoint2DDouble *) {}
+    virtual void StrokeLines( size_t , const wxPoint2DDouble *, const wxPoint2DDouble *) {}
+    virtual void DrawLines( size_t , const wxPoint2DDouble *, int ) {}
+    virtual void DrawRectangle( wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble ) {}
+    virtual void DrawRoundedRectangle( wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble ) {}
+    virtual void DrawEllipse( wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble ) {}
+    virtual void DrawRoundedRectangle( wxDouble  wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble ) {}
+    virtual bool ShouldOffset() const { return false; }
+};
+
+
+class wxGraphicsRenderer : public wxObject
+{
+public :
+    wxGraphicsRenderer() {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NotImplementedError,
+                        "wx.GraphicsRenderer is not available on this platform.");
+    }
+
+    virtual ~wxGraphicsRenderer() {}
+
+    static wxGraphicsRenderer* GetDefaultRenderer() {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NotImplementedError,
+                        "wx.GraphicsRenderer is not available on this platform.");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    virtual wxGraphicsContext * CreateContext( const wxWindowDC& ) { return NULL; }
+    virtual wxGraphicsContext * CreateContextFromNativeContext( void *  ) { return NULL; }
+    virtual wxGraphicsContext * CreateContextFromNativeWindow( void *  )  { return NULL; }
+    virtual wxGraphicsContext * CreateContext( wxWindow*  ) { return NULL; }
+    virtual wxGraphicsContext * CreateMeasuringContext() { return NULL; }
+
+    virtual wxGraphicsPath CreatePath()  { return wxNullGraphicsPath; }
+
+    virtual wxGraphicsMatrix CreateMatrix( wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble ,
+                                             wxDouble , wxDouble ) { return wxNullGraphicsMatrix; }
+
+    virtual wxGraphicsPen CreatePen(const wxPen& )  { return wxNullGraphicsPen; }
+    virtual wxGraphicsBrush CreateBrush(const wxBrush&  )  { return wxNullGraphicsBrush; }
+    virtual wxGraphicsBrush CreateLinearGradientBrush(wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble ,
+                                                      const wxColour&, const wxColour&)  { return wxNullGraphicsBrush; }
+    virtual wxGraphicsBrush CreateRadialGradientBrush(wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble , wxDouble ,
+                                                      const wxColour &, const wxColour &)  { return wxNullGraphicsBrush; }
+    virtual wxGraphicsFont CreateFont( const wxFont & , const wxColour & ) { return wxNullGraphicsFont; }

 };
 
 
 };
 
 

+

 class wxGCDC: public wxWindowDC
 {
 public:
 class wxGCDC: public wxWindowDC
 {
 public:


@@ -125,17 +309,25 @@ public:
                         "wxGCDC is not available on this platform.");
         wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
      }
                         "wxGCDC is not available on this platform.");
         wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
      }

-    
+
+    wxGCDC(const wxWindow*) {
+        wxPyBlock_t blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NotImplementedError,
+                        "wxGCDC is not available on this platform.");
+        wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
+     }
+

     wxGCDC() {
         wxPyBlock_t blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NotImplementedError,
                         "wxGCDC is not available on this platform.");
         wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
     }
     wxGCDC() {
         wxPyBlock_t blocked = wxPyBeginBlockThreads();
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_NotImplementedError,
                         "wxGCDC is not available on this platform.");
         wxPyEndBlockThreads(blocked);
     }

-    
+

     virtual ~wxGCDC() {}
 
     virtual ~wxGCDC() {}
 

-    wxGraphicsContext* GetGraphicContext() { return NULL; }
+    wxGraphicsContext* GetGraphicsContext() { return NULL; }
+    void SetGraphicsContext( wxGraphicsContext* ) {}

 };
 
 #endif
 };
 
 #endif


@@ -159,345 +351,600 @@ MustHaveApp(wxGraphicsPath);
 MustHaveApp(wxGraphicsContext);
 MustHaveApp(wxGCDC);
 
 MustHaveApp(wxGraphicsContext);
 MustHaveApp(wxGCDC);
 

-//#define wxDouble double

 typedef double wxDouble;
 
 
 typedef double wxDouble;
 
 

-// TODO:  Decide which of the overloaded methods should use the primary names
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+

 
 

-class wxGraphicsPath
+DocStr(wxGraphicsObject,
+"This class is the superclass of native graphics objects like pens
+etc. It provides the internal reference counting.  It is not to be
+instantiated by user code.", "");
+class wxGraphicsObject : public wxObject

 {
 public :
 {
 public :

-    //wxGraphicsPath();            *** This class is an ABC, so we can't allow instances to be created directly
-    virtual ~wxGraphicsPath();
+    wxGraphicsObject( wxGraphicsRenderer* renderer = NULL );
+    virtual ~wxGraphicsObject();
+    
+    DocDeclStr(
+        bool , IsNull() const ,
+        "Is this object valid (false) or still empty (true)?", "");

     
     

-

     DocDeclStr(
     DocDeclStr(

-        virtual void , MoveToPoint( wxDouble x, wxDouble y ),
-        "Begins a new subpath at (x,y)", "");
-//    void MoveToPoint( const wxPoint2D& p);
+        wxGraphicsRenderer* , GetRenderer() const,
+        "Returns the renderer that was used to create this instance, or
+``None`` if it has not been initialized yet.", "");

     
     

+};
+
+
+DocStr(wxGraphicsPen,
+"A wx.GraphicsPen is a native representation of a pen. It is used for
+stroking a path on a `wx.GraphicsContext`. The contents are specific and
+private to the respective renderer. The only way to get a valid instance
+is via a CreatePen call on the graphics context or the renderer
+instance.", "");
+class wxGraphicsPen : public wxGraphicsObject
+{
+public :
+    wxGraphicsPen();
+    virtual ~wxGraphicsPen();
+};
+
+DocStr(wxGraphicsBrush,
+"A wx.GraphicsBrush is a native representation of a brush. It is used
+for filling a path on a `wx.GraphicsContext`. The contents are
+specific and private to the respective renderer. The only way to get a
+valid instance is via a Create...Brush call on the graphics context or
+the renderer instance.", "");
+class wxGraphicsBrush : public wxGraphicsObject
+{
+public :
+    wxGraphicsBrush();
+    virtual ~wxGraphicsBrush();
+};
+
+
+DocStr(wxGraphicsFont,
+"A `wx.GraphicsFont` is a native representation of a font (including
+text colour). The contents are specific an private to the respective
+renderer.  The only way to get a valid instance is via a CreateFont
+call on the graphics context or the renderer instance.", "");
+class wxGraphicsFont : public wxGraphicsObject
+{
+public :
+    wxGraphicsFont();
+    virtual ~wxGraphicsFont();
+};
+
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+DocStr(wxGraphicsMatrix,
+"A wx.GraphicsMatrix is a native representation of an affine
+matrix. The contents are specific an private to the respective
+renderer. The only way to get a valid instance is via a CreateMatrix
+call on the graphics context or the renderer instance.", "");
+class wxGraphicsMatrix : public wxGraphicsObject
+{
+public :
+    wxGraphicsMatrix(); 
+    virtual ~wxGraphicsMatrix();

 
     DocDeclStr(
 
     DocDeclStr(

-        virtual void , AddLineToPoint( wxDouble x, wxDouble y ),
-        "Adds a straight line from the current point to (x,y) ", "");
-//    void AddLineToPoint( const wxPoint2D& p);
+        virtual void , Concat( const wxGraphicsMatrix& t ),
+        "Concatenates the passed in matrix to the current matrix.", "");
+
+//     %extend  {
+//         DocStr(Copy,
+//                "Copy the passed in matrix to this one.", "");
+//         void Copy( const wxGraphicsMatrix& t ) {
+//             *self = t;
+//         }
+//     }
+
+
+    DocDeclStr(
+        virtual void , Set(wxDouble a=1.0, wxDouble b=0.0, wxDouble c=0.0, wxDouble d=1.0,
+                           wxDouble tx=0.0, wxDouble ty=0.0),
+        "Sets the matrix to the specified values (default values are the
+identity matrix.)", "");
+
+    
+    DocDeclAStr(
+        virtual void , Get(wxDouble* OUTPUT, wxDouble* OUTPUT, wxDouble* OUTPUT,
+                           wxDouble* OUTPUT, wxDouble* OUTPUT, wxDouble* OUTPUT),
+        "Get(self) --> (a, b, c, d, tx, ty)",
+        "Gets the component values of the matrix and returns them as a tuple.", "");

     
 
     DocDeclStr(
     
 
     DocDeclStr(

-        virtual void , AddCurveToPoint( wxDouble cx1, wxDouble cy1,
-                                        wxDouble cx2, wxDouble cy2,
-                                        wxDouble x, wxDouble y ),
+        virtual void , Invert(),
+        "Inverts the matrix.", "");
+
+
+    DocDeclStr(
+        virtual bool , IsEqual( const wxGraphicsMatrix& t) const,
+        "Returns ``True`` if the elements of the transformation matrix are equal", "");
+
+
+    DocDeclStr(
+        virtual bool , IsIdentity() const,
+        "Returns ``True`` if this is the identity matrix", "");
+
+
+    DocDeclStr(
+        virtual void , Translate( wxDouble dx , wxDouble dy ),
+        "Add a translation to this matrix.", "");
+
+
+    DocDeclStr(
+        virtual void , Scale( wxDouble xScale , wxDouble yScale ),
+        "Scales this matrix.", "");
+
+
+    DocDeclStr(
+        virtual void , Rotate( wxDouble angle ),
+        "Rotates this matrix.  The angle should be specified in radians.", "");
+
+
+    DocDeclAStr(
+        virtual void , TransformPoint( wxDouble *INOUT, wxDouble *INOUT ) const,
+        "TransformPoint(self, x, y) --> (x, y)",
+        "Applies this matrix to a point, returns the resulting point values", "");
+
+
+    DocDeclAStr(
+        virtual void , TransformDistance( wxDouble *INOUT, wxDouble *INOUT ) const,
+        "TransformDistance(self, dx, dy) --> (dx, dy)",
+        "Applies this matrix to a distance (ie. performs all transforms except
+translations)", "");
+
+
+    DocDeclStr(
+        virtual void * , GetNativeMatrix() const,
+        "Returns the native representation of the matrix. For CoreGraphics this
+is a CFAffineMatrix pointer. For GDIPlus a Matrix Pointer and for
+Cairo a cairo_matrix_t pointer.  NOTE: For wxPython we still need a
+way to make this value usable.", "");
+};
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class wxGraphicsPath : public wxGraphicsObject
+{
+public :
+    wxGraphicsPath();
+    virtual ~wxGraphicsPath();
+
+
+    %nokwargs MoveToPoint;
+    DocStr(MoveToPoint,
+           "Begins a new subpath at the specified point.", "");
+    virtual void  MoveToPoint( wxDouble x, wxDouble y );
+    void MoveToPoint( const wxPoint2D& p);
+
+
+    %nokwargs AddLineToPoint;
+    DocStr(AddLineToPoint,
+        "Adds a straight line from the current point to the specified point.", "");
+    virtual void AddLineToPoint( wxDouble x, wxDouble y );
+    void AddLineToPoint( const wxPoint2D& p);
+
+
+    %nokwargs AddCurveToPoint;
+    DocStr(AddCurveToPoint,

         "Adds a cubic Bezier curve from the current point, using two control
 points and an end point", "");
         "Adds a cubic Bezier curve from the current point, using two control
 points and an end point", "");

-//    void AddCurveToPoint( const wxPoint2D& c1, const wxPoint2D& c2, const wxPoint2D& e);
-    
+    virtual void AddCurveToPoint( wxDouble cx1, wxDouble cy1,
+                                  wxDouble cx2, wxDouble cy2,
+                                  wxDouble x, wxDouble y );
+    void AddCurveToPoint( const wxPoint2D& c1, const wxPoint2D& c2, const wxPoint2D& e);
+
+
+
+    DocDeclStr(
+        virtual void , AddPath( const wxGraphicsPath& path ),
+        "Adds another path", "");
+

 
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , CloseSubpath(),
 
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , CloseSubpath(),

-        "closes the current sub-path", "");
-    
+        "Closes the current sub-path.", "");
+

 
 

-    //virtual void , GetCurrentPoint( wxDouble& x, wxDouble&y),

     DocDeclStr(
     DocDeclStr(

-        wxPoint2D , GetCurrentPoint(),
+        wxPoint2D , GetCurrentPoint() const,

         "Gets the last point of the current path, (0,0) if not yet set", "");
         "Gets the last point of the current path, (0,0) if not yet set", "");

-    

 
 

-    DocDeclStr(
-        virtual void , AddArc( wxDouble x, wxDouble y, wxDouble r,
-                               wxDouble startAngle, wxDouble endAngle, bool clockwise ),
+
+    %nokwargs AddArc;
+    DocStr(AddArc,

         "Adds an arc of a circle centering at (x,y) with radius (r) from
 startAngle to endAngle", "");
         "Adds an arc of a circle centering at (x,y) with radius (r) from
 startAngle to endAngle", "");

-//    void AddArc( const wxPoint2D& c, wxDouble r, wxDouble startAngle, wxDouble endAngle, bool clockwise);
-  
+    virtual void AddArc( wxDouble x, wxDouble y, wxDouble r,
+                         wxDouble startAngle, wxDouble endAngle, bool clockwise );
+    void AddArc( const wxPoint2D& c, wxDouble r, wxDouble startAngle, wxDouble endAngle, bool clockwise);
+

 
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , AddQuadCurveToPoint( wxDouble cx, wxDouble cy, wxDouble x, wxDouble y ),
         "Adds a quadratic Bezier curve from the current point, using a control
 point and an end point", "");
 
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , AddQuadCurveToPoint( wxDouble cx, wxDouble cy, wxDouble x, wxDouble y ),
         "Adds a quadratic Bezier curve from the current point, using a control
 point and an end point", "");

-    
+

 
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , AddRectangle( wxDouble x, wxDouble y, wxDouble w, wxDouble h ),
 
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , AddRectangle( wxDouble x, wxDouble y, wxDouble w, wxDouble h ),

-        "Appends a rectangle as a new closed subpath", "");
-    
+        "Appends a rectangle as a new closed subpath.", "");
+

 
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , AddCircle( wxDouble x, wxDouble y, wxDouble r ),
 
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , AddCircle( wxDouble x, wxDouble y, wxDouble r ),

-        "Appends a circle as a new closed subpath with the given radius.", "");
-    
+        "Appends a circle around (x,y) with radius r as a new closed subpath.", "");
+

 
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , AddArcToPoint( wxDouble x1, wxDouble y1 , wxDouble x2, wxDouble y2, wxDouble r ) ,
 
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , AddArcToPoint( wxDouble x1, wxDouble y1 , wxDouble x2, wxDouble y2, wxDouble r ) ,

-        "Draws a an arc to two tangents connecting (current) to (x1,y1) and (x1,y1)
+        "Appends an arc to two tangents connecting (current) to (x1,y1) and (x1,y1)

 to (x2,y2), also a straight line from (current) to (x1,y1)", "");
 to (x2,y2), also a straight line from (current) to (x1,y1)", "");

-    

 
 

-};

 
 

-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    DocDeclStr(
+        virtual void , AddEllipse( wxDouble x, wxDouble y, wxDouble w, wxDouble h),
+        "Appends an ellipse fitting into the passed in rectangle.", "");

 
 

-/*
-class wxGraphicsMatrix
-{
-public :
-    wxGraphicsMatrix() {}
-       
-    virtual ~wxGraphicsMatrix() {}
-       
-    wxGraphicsMatrix* Concat( const wxGraphicsMatrix *t ) const;
-       
-    // returns the inverse matrix
-    wxGraphicsMatrix* Invert() const;
-       
-    // returns true if the elements of the transformation matrix are equal ?
-    bool operator==(const wxGraphicsMatrix& t) const;
-       
-    // return true if this is the identity matrix
-    bool IsIdentity();
-       
-    //
-    // transformation
-    //
-    
-    // translate
-    virtual void Translate( wxDouble dx , wxDouble dy ) = 0;

 
 

-    // scale
-    virtual void Scale( wxDouble xScale , wxDouble yScale ) = 0;
+    DocDeclStr(
+        virtual void , AddRoundedRectangle( wxDouble x, wxDouble y, wxDouble w, wxDouble h, wxDouble radius),
+        "Appends a rounded rectangle.", "");

 
 

-    // rotate (radians)
-    virtual void Rotate( wxDouble angle ) = 0; 
-} ;
-*/
+
+    DocDeclStr(
+        virtual void * , GetNativePath() const,
+        "Returns the native path (CGPathRef for Core Graphics, Path pointer for
+GDIPlus and a cairo_path_t pointer for cairo).  NOTE: For wxPython we
+still need a way to make this value usable.", "");
+
+
+    DocDeclStr(
+        virtual void , UnGetNativePath(void *p) const,
+        "Gives back the native path returned by GetNativePath() because there
+might be some deallocations necessary (eg on cairo the native path
+returned by GetNativePath is newly allocated each time).", "");
+
+
+    DocDeclStr(
+        virtual void , Transform( const wxGraphicsMatrix& matrix ),
+        "Transforms each point of this path by the matrix", "");
+
+
+    DocDeclStr(
+        wxRect2D , GetBox() const,
+        "Gets the bounding box enclosing all points (possibly including control points)", "");
+
+
+    %nokwargs Contains;
+    DocStr(Contains,
+        "Returns ``True`` if the point is within the path.", "");
+    virtual bool Contains( wxDouble x, wxDouble y, int fillStyle = wxODDEVEN_RULE) const;
+    bool Contains( const wxPoint2D& c, int fillStyle = wxODDEVEN_RULE) const;
+
+};

 
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

+%immutable;
+const wxGraphicsPen     wxNullGraphicsPen;
+const wxGraphicsBrush   wxNullGraphicsBrush;
+const wxGraphicsFont    wxNullGraphicsFont;
+const wxGraphicsMatrix  wxNullGraphicsMatrix;
+const wxGraphicsPath    wxNullGraphicsPath;
+%mutable;

 
 

-class wxGraphicsContext
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+DocStr(wxGraphicsContext,
+"A `wx.GraphicsContext` instance is the object that is drawn upon. It is
+created by a renderer using the CreateContext calls, this can be done
+either directly using a renderer instance, or indirectly using the
+static convenience CreateXXX functions of wx.GraphicsContext that
+always delegate the task to the default renderer.", "");
+
+class wxGraphicsContext : public wxGraphicsObject

 {
 public:
 {
 public:

-    // wxGraphicsContext()         This is also an ABC, use Create to make an instance...
+    //wxGraphicsContext();         This is an ABC, use Create to make an instance...

     virtual ~wxGraphicsContext();
 
     virtual ~wxGraphicsContext();
 

+    %newobject Create;

     %nokwargs Create;
     %nokwargs Create;

-    %pythonAppend Create( const wxWindowDC& dc)
-        "val.__dc = args[0] # save a ref so the other dc will not be deleted before self";
+    %pythonAppend Create
+        "val.__dc = args[0] # save a ref so the dc will not be deleted before self";
+    DocStr(Create,
+           "Creates a wx.GraphicsContext either from a window or a DC.", "");

     static wxGraphicsContext* Create( const wxWindowDC& dc);
     static wxGraphicsContext* Create( const wxWindowDC& dc);

-    

     static wxGraphicsContext* Create( wxWindow* window ) ;
 
     static wxGraphicsContext* Create( wxWindow* window ) ;
 

-    static wxGraphicsContext* CreateFromNative( void * context ) ;
-
+    DocDeclStrName(
+        static wxGraphicsContext* , Create(),
+        "Create a lightwieght context that can be used for measuring text only.", "",
+        CreateMeasuringContext);
+    
+    %newobject CreateFromNative;
+    DocDeclStr(
+        static wxGraphicsContext* , CreateFromNative( void * context ) ,
+        "Creates a wx.GraphicsContext from a native context. This native context
+must be eg a CGContextRef for Core Graphics, a Graphics pointer for
+GDIPlus or a cairo_t pointer for Cairo.", "");
+    

 
 

-    // creates a path instance that corresponds to the type of graphics context, ie GDIPlus, cairo, CoreGraphics ...
+    %newobject CreateFromNative;

     DocDeclStr(
     DocDeclStr(

-        virtual wxGraphicsPath * , CreatePath(),
-        "", "");
+        static wxGraphicsContext* , CreateFromNativeWindow( void * window ) ,
+        "Creates a wx.GraphicsContext from a native window.", "");

     
     

-    /*
-    // create a 'native' matrix corresponding to these values
-    virtual wxGraphicsMatrix* CreateMatrix( wxDouble a=1.0, wxDouble b=0.0,
-                                            wxDouble c=0.0, wxDouble d=1.0, 
-                                            wxDouble tx=0.0, wxDouble ty=0.0) = 0;
-    */
+
+
+    DocDeclStr(
+        virtual wxGraphicsPath , CreatePath(),
+        "Creates a native graphics path which is initially empty.", "");
+
+
+    DocDeclStr(
+        virtual wxGraphicsPen , CreatePen(const wxPen& pen),
+        "Creates a native pen from a `wx.Pen`.", "");
+
+
+    DocDeclStr(
+        virtual wxGraphicsBrush , CreateBrush(const wxBrush& brush ),
+        "Creates a native brush from a `wx.Brush`.", "");
+
+
+    DocDeclStr(
+        virtual wxGraphicsBrush ,
+        CreateLinearGradientBrush( wxDouble x1, wxDouble y1, wxDouble x2, wxDouble y2,
+                                   const wxColour& c1, const wxColour& c2),
+        "Creates a native brush, having a linear gradient, starting at (x1,y1)
+with color c1 to (x2,y2) with color c2.", "");

 
     
 
     

-    // push the current state of the context, ie the transformation matrix on a stack
+    DocDeclStr(
+        virtual wxGraphicsBrush ,
+        CreateRadialGradientBrush( wxDouble xo, wxDouble yo, wxDouble xc, wxDouble yc, wxDouble radius,
+                                   const wxColour &oColor, const wxColour &cColor),
+        "Creates a native brush, having a radial gradient originating at 
+point (xo,yc) with color oColour and ends on a circle around (xc,yc) with
+radius r and color cColour.", "");
+
+
+    DocDeclStr(
+        virtual wxGraphicsFont , CreateFont( const wxFont &font , const wxColour &col = *wxBLACK ),
+        "Creates a native graphics font from a `wx.Font` and a text colour.", "");
+
+
+    DocDeclStr(
+        virtual wxGraphicsMatrix , CreateMatrix( wxDouble a=1.0, wxDouble b=0.0,
+                                                 wxDouble c=0.0, wxDouble d=1.0,
+                                                 wxDouble tx=0.0, wxDouble ty=0.0),
+        "Creates a native affine transformation matrix from the passed in
+values. The defaults result in an identity matrix.", "");
+
+
+

     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , PushState(),
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , PushState(),

-        "", "");
-    
+        "push the current state of the context, ie the transformation matrix on a stack", "");
+

 
 

-    // pops a stored state from the stack

     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , PopState(),
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , PopState(),

-        "", "");
-    
+        "pops a stored state from the stack", "");
+

 
 

-    // clips drawings to the region

     DocDeclStrName(
         virtual void , Clip( const wxRegion &region ),
     DocDeclStrName(
         virtual void , Clip( const wxRegion &region ),

-        "", "",
+        "Clips drawings to the region, combined to current clipping region.", "",

         ClipRegion);
         ClipRegion);

+

     
     

-    // clips drawings to the rect

     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , Clip( wxDouble x, wxDouble y, wxDouble w, wxDouble h ),
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , Clip( wxDouble x, wxDouble y, wxDouble w, wxDouble h ),

-        "", "");
-    
-       
-    // resets the clipping to original extent
+        "Clips drawings to the rectangle.", "");
+
+

     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , ResetClip(),
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , ResetClip(),

-        "", "");
-    
+        "Resets the clipping to original shape.", "");
+

 
 

-    // returns the native context

     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void * , GetNativeContext(),
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void * , GetNativeContext(),

-        "", "");
-    
+        "Returns the native context (CGContextRef for Core Graphics, Graphics
+pointer for GDIPlus and cairo_t pointer for cairo).", "");

 
     
 
     

-    //
-    // transformation: changes the current transformation matrix CTM of the context
-    //
+    DocDeclStr(
+        virtual int , GetLogicalFunction() const,
+        "Returns the current logical function.", "");
+    

     
     

-    // translate

     DocDeclStr(
     DocDeclStr(

-        virtual void , Translate( wxDouble dx , wxDouble dy ),
-        "", "");
+        virtual bool , SetLogicalFunction(int function) ,
+        "Sets the current logical function, returns ``True`` if it supported", "");
+       

     
     

+    DocDeclStr(
+        virtual void , Translate( wxDouble dx , wxDouble dy ),
+        "Translates the current transformation matrix.", "");
+

 
 

-    // scale

     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , Scale( wxDouble xScale , wxDouble yScale ),
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , Scale( wxDouble xScale , wxDouble yScale ),

-        "", "");
-    
+        "Scale the current transformation matrix of the context.", "");
+

 
 

-    // rotate (radians)

     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , Rotate( wxDouble angle ),
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , Rotate( wxDouble angle ),

-        "", "");
-    
+        "Rotate the current transformation matrix of the context.  ``angle`` is
+specified in radians.", "");
+

 
 

-    //
-    // setting the paint
-    //
-    
-    // sets the pan

     DocDeclStr(
     DocDeclStr(

-        virtual void , SetPen( const wxPen &pen ),
-        "", "");
+        virtual void , ConcatTransform( const wxGraphicsMatrix& matrix ),
+        "Concatenates the passed in transform with the current transform of
+this context.", "");

     
 
     
 

-    // sets the brush for filling

     DocDeclStr(
     DocDeclStr(

-        virtual void , SetBrush( const wxBrush &brush ),
-        "", "");
+        virtual void , SetTransform( const wxGraphicsMatrix& matrix ),
+        "Sets the current transform of this context.", "");

     
 
     
 

-    // sets the brush to a linear gradient, starting at (x1,y1) with color c1 to (x2,y2) with color c2

     DocDeclStr(
     DocDeclStr(

-        virtual void , SetLinearGradientBrush( wxDouble x1, wxDouble y1, wxDouble x2, wxDouble y2, 
-                                               const wxColour&c1, const wxColour&c2),
-        "", "");
+        virtual wxGraphicsMatrix , GetTransform() const,
+        "Gets the current transformation matrix of this context.", "");
+    

     
 
     
 

-    // sets the brush to a radial gradient originating at (xo,yc) with color oColor and ends on a circle around (xc,yc) 
-    // with radius r and color cColor
-    DocDeclStr(
-        virtual void , SetRadialGradientBrush( wxDouble xo, wxDouble yo, wxDouble xc, wxDouble yc,
-                                               wxDouble radius,
-                                               const wxColour &oColor, const wxColour &cColor),
-        "", "");
+
+    DocStr(SetPen, "Sets the stroke pen", "");
+    %nokwargs SetPen;
+    virtual void SetPen( const wxGraphicsPen& pen );
+    void SetPen( const wxPen& pen );
+

     
     

+    DocStr(SetBrush, "Sets the brush for filling", "");
+    %nokwargs SetBrush;
+    virtual void SetBrush( const wxGraphicsBrush& brush );
+    void SetBrush( const wxBrush& brush );

 
 

-    // sets the font
-    DocDeclStr(
-        virtual void , SetFont( const wxFont &font ),
-        "", "");

     
     

+    DocStr(SetFont, "Sets the font", "");
+    %nokwargs SetFont;
+    virtual void SetFont( const wxGraphicsFont& font );
+    void SetFont( const wxFont& font, const wxColour& colour = *wxBLACK);
+

     
     

-    // sets the text color
+   

     DocDeclStr(
     DocDeclStr(

-        virtual void , SetTextColor( const wxColour &col ),
-        "", "");
-    
+        virtual void , StrokePath( const wxGraphicsPath& path ),
+        "Strokes along a path with the current pen.", "");

 
 

-    // strokes along a path with the current pen
-    DocDeclStr(
-        virtual void , StrokePath( const wxGraphicsPath *path ),
-        "", "");

     
     

-
-    // fills a path with the current brush

     DocDeclStr(
     DocDeclStr(

-        virtual void , FillPath( const wxGraphicsPath *path, int fillStyle = wxWINDING_RULE ),
-        "", "");
-    
+        virtual void , FillPath( const wxGraphicsPath& path, int fillStyle = wxODDEVEN_RULE ),
+        "Fills a path with the current brush.", "");

 
 

-    // draws a path by first filling and then stroking
+   

     DocDeclStr(
     DocDeclStr(

-        virtual void , DrawPath( const wxGraphicsPath *path, int fillStyle = wxWINDING_RULE ),
-        "", "");
-    
+        virtual void , DrawPath( const wxGraphicsPath& path, int fillStyle = wxODDEVEN_RULE ),
+        "Draws the path by first filling and then stroking.", "");

 
 

-    //
-    // text
-    //
-    
-    DocDeclStr(
-        virtual void , DrawText( const wxString &str, wxDouble x, wxDouble y ),
-        "", "");
-    

 
 

-    DocDeclStrName(
-        virtual void , DrawText( const wxString &str, wxDouble x, wxDouble y, wxDouble angle ),
-        "", "",
-        DrawRotatedText);
-    
+    %extend {
+        DocStr(DrawText,
+               "Draws a text string at the defined position.", "");
+        void DrawText( const wxString &str, wxDouble x, wxDouble y,
+                       const wxGraphicsBrush& backgroundBrush = wxNullGraphicsBrush )
+        {
+            if ( !backgroundBrush.IsNull() )
+                self->DrawText(str, x, y, backgroundBrush);
+            else
+                self->DrawText(str, x, y);
+        }

 
 

-    DocDeclAStr(
+        DocStr(DrawRotatedText,
+               "Draws a text string at the defined position, at the specified angle,
+which is given in radians.", "");
+        void DrawRotatedText(  const wxString &str, wxDouble x, wxDouble y, wxDouble angle,
+                               const wxGraphicsBrush& backgroundBrush = wxNullGraphicsBrush )
+        {
+            if ( !backgroundBrush.IsNull() )
+                self->DrawText(str, x, y, angle, backgroundBrush);
+            else
+                self->DrawText(str, x, y, angle);
+        }
+    }
+   
+
+
+    DocDeclAStrName(

         virtual void , GetTextExtent( const wxString &text,
                                       wxDouble *OUTPUT /*width*/,
                                       wxDouble *OUTPUT /*height*/,
                                       wxDouble *OUTPUT /*descent*/,
                                       wxDouble *OUTPUT /*externalLeading*/ ) const ,
         virtual void , GetTextExtent( const wxString &text,
                                       wxDouble *OUTPUT /*width*/,
                                       wxDouble *OUTPUT /*height*/,
                                       wxDouble *OUTPUT /*descent*/,
                                       wxDouble *OUTPUT /*externalLeading*/ ) const ,

-        "GetTextExtend(self, text) --> (width, height, descent, externalLeading)",
-        "", "");
-    
+        "GetFullTextExtent(self, text) --> (width, height, descent, externalLeading)",
+        "Gets the dimensions of the string using the currently selected
+font. ``text`` is the string to measure, ``w`` and ``h`` are the total
+width and height respectively, ``descent`` is the dimension from the
+baseline of the font to the bottom of the descender, and
+``externalLeading`` is any extra vertical space added to the font by
+the font designer (usually is zero).", "",
+        GetFullTextExtent);
+
+    %extend {
+        DocAStr(GetTextExtent,
+                "GetTextExtent(self, text) --> (width, height)",
+                "Gets the dimensions of the string using the currently selected
+font. ``text`` is the string to measure, ``w`` and ``h`` are the total
+width and height respectively.", "");
+
+        PyObject* GetTextExtent( const wxString &text )
+        {
+            wxDouble width = 0.0,
+                     height = 0.0;
+            self->GetTextExtent(text, &width, &height, NULL, NULL);
+            // thread wrapers are turned off for this .i file, so no need to acquire GIL...
+            PyObject* rv = PyTuple_New(2);
+            PyTuple_SET_ITEM(rv, 0, PyFloat_FromDouble(width));
+            PyTuple_SET_ITEM(rv, 1, PyFloat_FromDouble(height));
+            return rv;
+        }
+    }
+

 
     %extend {
         DocAStr(GetPartialTextExtents,
                 "GetPartialTextExtents(self, text) -> [widths]",
 
     %extend {
         DocAStr(GetPartialTextExtents,
                 "GetPartialTextExtents(self, text) -> [widths]",

-                "", "");
+                "Returns a list of widths from the beginning of ``text`` to the
+coresponding character in ``text``.", "");

         wxArrayDouble GetPartialTextExtents(const wxString& text) {
             wxArrayDouble widths;
             self->GetPartialTextExtents(text, widths);
             return widths;
         }
     }
         wxArrayDouble GetPartialTextExtents(const wxString& text) {
             wxArrayDouble widths;
             self->GetPartialTextExtents(text, widths);
             return widths;
         }
     }

-    

 
 

-    //
-    // image support
-    //

 
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , DrawBitmap( const wxBitmap &bmp, wxDouble x, wxDouble y, wxDouble w, wxDouble h ),
 
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , DrawBitmap( const wxBitmap &bmp, wxDouble x, wxDouble y, wxDouble w, wxDouble h ),

-        "", "");
-    
+        "Draws the bitmap. In case of a mono bitmap, this is treated as a mask
+and the current brush is used for filling.", "");
+

 
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , DrawIcon( const wxIcon &icon, wxDouble x, wxDouble y, wxDouble w, wxDouble h ),
 
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , DrawIcon( const wxIcon &icon, wxDouble x, wxDouble y, wxDouble w, wxDouble h ),

-        "", "");
-    
+        "Draws the icon.", "");
+
+

 
 

-    //
-    // convenience methods
-    //
-    
-    // strokes a single line

     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , StrokeLine( wxDouble x1, wxDouble y1, wxDouble x2, wxDouble y2),
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , StrokeLine( wxDouble x1, wxDouble y1, wxDouble x2, wxDouble y2),

-        "", "");
+        "Strokes a single line.", "");

 
     
 
     

-    // stroke lines connecting each of the points

     DocDeclAStr(
         virtual void , StrokeLines( size_t points, const wxPoint2D *points_array),
         "StrokeLines(self, List points)",
     DocDeclAStr(
         virtual void , StrokeLines( size_t points, const wxPoint2D *points_array),
         "StrokeLines(self, List points)",

-        "", "");
-    
+        "Stroke lines connecting each of the points", "");

 
 

-//     // stroke disconnected lines from begin to end points
-//     virtual void StrokeLines( size_t n, const wxPoint2D *beginPoints, const wxPoint2D *endPoints);

 
     %extend {
 
     %extend {

+        DocStr(StrokeLineSegements,
+               "Stroke disconnected lines from begin to end points", "");

         void StrokeLineSegements(PyObject* beginPoints, PyObject* endPoints)
         {
             size_t c1, c2, count;
         void StrokeLineSegements(PyObject* beginPoints, PyObject* endPoints)
         {
             size_t c1, c2, count;


@@ -514,41 +961,98 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
         }
     }
 

-    // draws a polygon
+

     DocDeclStr(
     DocDeclStr(

-        virtual void , DrawLines( size_t points, const wxPoint2D *points_array, int fillStyle = wxWINDING_RULE ),
-        "", "");
-    
+        virtual void , DrawLines( size_t points, const wxPoint2D *points_array,
+                                  int fillStyle = wxODDEVEN_RULE ),
+        "Draws a polygon.", "");
+

 
 

-    // draws a polygon

     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , DrawRectangle( wxDouble x, wxDouble y, wxDouble w, wxDouble h),
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , DrawRectangle( wxDouble x, wxDouble y, wxDouble w, wxDouble h),

-        "", "");
-    
+        "Draws a rectangle.", "");
+

 
 

-    // draws an ellipse

     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , DrawEllipse( wxDouble x, wxDouble y, wxDouble w, wxDouble h),
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , DrawEllipse( wxDouble x, wxDouble y, wxDouble w, wxDouble h),

-        "", "");
-    
+        "Draws an ellipse.", "");
+

 
 

-    // draws a rounded rectangle

     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , DrawRoundedRectangle( wxDouble x, wxDouble y, wxDouble w, wxDouble h, wxDouble radius),
     DocDeclStr(
         virtual void , DrawRoundedRectangle( wxDouble x, wxDouble y, wxDouble w, wxDouble h, wxDouble radius),

-        "", "");
+        "Draws a rounded rectangle", "");
+
+    
+
+    DocDeclStr(
+        virtual bool , ShouldOffset() const,
+        "helper to determine if a 0.5 offset should be applied for the drawing operation", "");

     
 };
 
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     
 };
 
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

+class wxGraphicsRenderer : public wxObject
+{
+public :
+    // wxGraphicsRenderer();  This is an ABC, use GetDefaultRenderer
+
+    virtual ~wxGraphicsRenderer();
+
+    // %newobject GetDefaultRenderer;  ???
+    static wxGraphicsRenderer* GetDefaultRenderer();
+
+    %nokwargs CreateContext;
+    %newobject CreateContext;
+    virtual wxGraphicsContext * CreateContext( const wxWindowDC& dc) ;
+    virtual wxGraphicsContext * CreateContext( wxWindow* window );
+    
+    // create a context that can be used for measuring texts only, no drawing allowed
+    virtual wxGraphicsContext * CreateMeasuringContext();
+    
+    %newobject CreateContextFromNativeContext;
+    virtual wxGraphicsContext * CreateContextFromNativeContext( void * context );
+
+    %newobject CreateContextFromNativeWindow;
+    virtual wxGraphicsContext * CreateContextFromNativeWindow( void * window );
+
+
+    virtual wxGraphicsPath CreatePath();
+
+    virtual wxGraphicsMatrix CreateMatrix( wxDouble a=1.0, wxDouble b=0.0, wxDouble c=0.0, wxDouble d=1.0, 
+                                           wxDouble tx=0.0, wxDouble ty=0.0);
+        
+    virtual wxGraphicsPen CreatePen(const wxPen& pen) ;
+    
+    virtual wxGraphicsBrush CreateBrush(const wxBrush& brush ) ;
+    
+    virtual wxGraphicsBrush CreateLinearGradientBrush( wxDouble x1, wxDouble y1, wxDouble x2, wxDouble y2, 
+                                                        const wxColour&c1, const wxColour&c2);
+
+    virtual wxGraphicsBrush CreateRadialGradientBrush( wxDouble xo, wxDouble yo, wxDouble xc, wxDouble yc, wxDouble radius,
+                                                        const wxColour &oColor, const wxColour &cColor);
+
+    virtual wxGraphicsFont CreateFont( const wxFont &font , const wxColour &col = *wxBLACK );
+    
+};
+
+
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+%{
+#include "wx/dcgraph.h"
+%}

 
 class wxGCDC: public wxDC
 {
 public:
 
 class wxGCDC: public wxDC
 {
 public:

+    %nokwargs wxGCDC;

     %pythonAppend wxGCDC
         "self.__dc = args[0] # save a ref so the other dc will not be deleted before self";
     wxGCDC(const wxWindowDC& dc);
     %pythonAppend wxGCDC
         "self.__dc = args[0] # save a ref so the other dc will not be deleted before self";
     wxGCDC(const wxWindowDC& dc);

+    wxGCDC(wxWindow* window);

     //wxGCDC();
     virtual ~wxGCDC();
 
     //wxGCDC();
     virtual ~wxGCDC();