sample_text.jl

## header to provide surface and context
using Cairo
c = CairoRGBSurface(256,256);
cr = CairoContext(c);

save(cr);
set_source_rgb(cr,0.8,0.8,0.8);    # light gray
rectangle(cr,0.0,0.0,256.0,256.0); # background
fill(cr);
restore(cr);

save(cr);
## original example, following here

select_font_face(cr, "Sans", Cairo.FONT_SLANT_NORMAL,
                 Cairo.FONT_WEIGHT_BOLD);
set_font_size(cr, 90.0);

move_to(cr, 10.0, 135.0);
show_text(cr, "Hello");

move_to(cr, 70.0, 165.0);
text_path(cr, "void");
set_source_rgb(cr, 0.5, 0.5, 1);
fill_preserve(cr);
set_source_rgb(cr, 0, 0, 0);
set_line_width(cr, 2.56);
stroke(cr);

# draw helping lines
set_source_rgba(cr, 1, 0.2, 0.2, 0.6);
arc(cr, 10.0, 135.0, 5.12, 0, 2*pi);
close_path(cr);
arc(cr, 70.0, 165.0, 5.12, 0, 2*pi);
fill(cr);


## mark picture with current date
restore(cr);
move_to(cr,0.0,12.0);
set_source_rgb(cr, 0,0,0);
show_text(cr,Libc.strftime(time()));
write_to_png(c,"sample_text.png");