Python GTK 3 Pattern Tiling

bgimage-python-gtk3.py

  
#!/usr/bin/env python
from gi.repository import Gtk, Gdk
import cairo



def draw_background( widget, context):    
    surface = cairo.ImageSurface.create_from_png('bg.png')
    sp = cairo.SurfacePattern(surface)
    sp.set_extend(cairo.EXTEND_REPEAT)
    context.set_source(sp)
    context.paint()


window = Gtk.Window()
window.set_title('Drawing Test')
window.set_size_request(640,480)


window.connect('destroy',Gtk.main_quit)
hbbox = Gtk.HButtonBox()
window.add(hbbox)
hbbox.connect('draw', draw_background)
button = Gtk.Button('Press Me!')
hbbox.pack_start(button, True, False, 10)

window.show_all()
 
Gtk.main()