Here is something else that might help. Try a monospace font to test with. If you use a monospace font then your spacing should be kept correct. If I draw a grid around the characters, monospace will hold the spacing to the 28x32 grid.
Eric ... new_font = Pango.FontDescription("Monospace 20") ... def draw_page(self, operation, gtk_context, page_number): cr = gtk_context.get_cairo_context() #Get rectangle for one monospace char for sizing. self.pango_layout.set_markup("5") rectangle_ink, rectangle_log = self.pango_layout.get_extents() #Draw rectangles around monospaced text. cr.set_source_rgb(1.0, 0.0, 1.0) cr.set_line_width(1) font_width = rectangle_log.width/Pango.SCALE font_height = rectangle_log.height/Pango.SCALE for x in range(28): for y in range(32): cr.rectangle(y * font_width, x * font_height, font_width, font_height) cr.stroke() #Show Text. cr.set_source_rgb(0.0, 0.0, 0.0) start = self.textbuffer.get_start_iter() end = self.textbuffer.get_end_iter() string = self.textbuffer.get_text(start, end, False) self.pango_layout.set_markup(string) PangoCairo.show_layout(cr, self.pango_layout) _______________________________________________ gtk-app-devel-list mailing list gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-app-devel-list