CocoaDrawingShell

A python version of the CocoaDrawingShell example in the book “Programming with Quartz”. This shows how to use most of the core API’s in Quartz/CoreGraphics in a Cocoa application.

Sources

MyView.py

from Cocoa import *
from Quartz import *

import math


def doAlphaRects(context):
    # ***** Part 1 *****
    ourRect = CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, 130.0, 100.0)
    numRects = 6
    rotateAngle = 2 * math.pi / numRects
    tintAdjust = 1./numRects

    # ***** Part 2 *****
    CGContextTranslateCTM(context, 2*ourRect.size.width,
                                    2*ourRect.size.height)

    # ***** Part 3 *****
    tint = 1.0
    for i in range(numRects):
        CGContextSetRGBFillColor(context, tint, 0.0, 0.0, tint)
        CGContextFillRect(context, ourRect)
        CGContextRotateCTM(context, rotateAngle)  # cumulative
        tint -= tintAdjust

class MyView (NSView):
    def drawRect_(self, rect):
        nsctx = NSGraphicsContext.currentContext()
        context = nsctx.graphicsPort()

        CGContextSetLineWidth(context, 5.0)
        # Draw the coordinate axes.
        CGContextBeginPath(context)
        # First draw the x axis.
        CGContextMoveToPoint(context, -2000., 0.0)
        CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, 2000., 0.0)
        CGContextDrawPath(context, kCGPathStroke)
        # Next draw the y axis.
        CGContextMoveToPoint(context, 0.0, -2000.0)
        CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, 0.0, 2000.0)
        CGContextDrawPath(context, kCGPathStroke)

        doAlphaRects(context)

main.py

from PyObjCTools import NibClassBuilder, AppHelper

NibClassBuilder.extractClasses("MainMenu")

import MyView

AppHelper.runEventLoop()

setup.py

"""
Script for building the example.

Usage:
    python setup.py py2app
"""
from distutils.core import setup
import py2app

setup(
    name='CocoaDrawingShell',
    app=["main.py"],
    data_files=["English.lproj"],
)

Resources

• Download example