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 main()
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+== One more cairo example
+
+Recently Mr. C. Eric Cashon provided an example code for working with a large bitmap image.
+His example writes the image to disk, loads it again and displays the image allowing
+zooming and translation. As examples are rare in these days, and that example is not to large,
+I used c2nim to convert it to Nim. Below is the code with a few manually fixes. Note, the
+current shipped cairo.nim module contains an assert statement, which prevents running this example.
+If you really intent running this code, you will have to fix that single line in cairo.nim. I
+have to do some more fixes in the cairo module and may ship a new version eventually. This
+example is really low level, as alloc() is used directly. 
+
+[[cairoImage.nim]]
+[source,nim]
+.cairoImage.nim
+----
+# https://discourse.gnome.org/t/proper-zoom-pan-image-approach-for-large-images/1497/6
+# Nim version of the C example of C. Eric Cashon
+import gintro/[gtk, gobject, glib, cairo]
+from math import TAU
+import strutils
+
+const
+  Width = 5000
+  Height = 5000
+  CFormat = cairo.Format.argb32
+
+var
+  Key: cairo.UserDataKey
+  translateX: float
+  translateY: float
+  scale = 1.0
+  ## Store data from file.
+  bigSurfaceData*: ptr cuchar = nil
+
+proc translateXSpinChanged(spinButton: SpinButton; data: DrawingArea) =
+  translateX = spinButton.value
+  data.queueDraw
+
+proc translateYSpinChanged(spinButton: SpinButton; data: DrawingArea) =
+  translateY = spinButton.getValue
+  data.queueDraw
+
+proc scaleSpinChanged(spinButton: SpinButton; data: DrawingArea) =
+  scale = spinButton.value
+  data.queueDraw
+
+proc saveBigSurface =
+  ## Use gdk_cairo_surface_create_from_pixbuf() to read in a pixbuf. Try a test surface here.
+  let bigSurface = imageSurfaceCreate(CFormat, Width, Height)
+  let cr = newContext(bigSurface)
+  ## Paint the background.
+  cr.setSource(1, 1, 1)
+  cr.paint
+  ## Draw a circle.
+  cr.setSource(0, 0, 1)
+  cr.arc(250, 250, 50, 0, math.TAU)
+  cr.fill
+  ## Draw some test grid lines.
+  cr.setSource(0, 1, 0)
+  for i in countup(0, 4900, 100):
+    cr.moveTo(0, i.float)
+    cr.lineTo(5000, i.float)
+    cr.stroke
+  for i in countup(0, 4900, 100):
+    cr.moveTo(i.float, 0)
+    cr.lineTo(i.float, 5000)
+    cr.stroke
+  cr.setSource(0, 0, 1)
+  cr.setLineWidth(10)
+  for i in 0 ..< 10:
+    cr.moveTo(0, i.float * 500.0)
+    cr.lineTo(5000, i.float * 500.0)
+    cr.stroke
+  for i in 0 ..< 10:
+    cr.moveTo(i.float * 500.0, 0)
+    cr.lineTo(i.float * 500.0, 5000)
+    cr.stroke
+  ## Outside box.
+  cr.setLineWidth(20)
+  cr.setSource(1, 0, 1)
+  cr.rectangle(0, 0, 5000, 5000)
+  cr.stroke
+  ## Save surface data to file.
+  let f: File = open("big_surface.s", fmWrite)
+  let p: ptr cuchar = cairo_image_surface_get_data(bigSurface.impl)
+  let len = writeBuffer(f, p, cairo_format_stride_for_width(CFormat, Width) * Height)
+  echo("write $1\n" % $len)
+  close(f)
+
+proc myDealloc(data: pointer) {.cdecl.} =
+  system.dealloc(data)
+
+proc getBigSurface(): Surface =
+  let f: File = open("big_surface.s", fmRead)
+  # setFilePos(f, 0)
+  # https://www.cairographics.org/manual/cairo-Image-Surfaces.html#cairo-format-stride-for-width
+  let stride = cairo_format_stride_for_width(CFormat, Width)
+  bigSurfaceData = cast[ptr cuchar](malloc((stride * Height).uint64))
+  var len = readBuffer(f, bigSurfaceData, stride * Height)
+  echo("read $1" % $len)
+  close(f)
+  let bigSurface: Surface = new Surface # this is a temporary fix, we will support this later in cairo modul
+  bigSurface.impl = cairo_image_surface_create_for_data(bigSurfaceData, CFormat, Width, Height, stride)
+  discard setUserData(bigSurface, addr(Key), bigSurfaceData, myDealloc) # automatic deallocation
+  # flush(bigSurface)
+  echo("open $1" % bigSurface.status.statusToString)
+  return bigSurface
+
+proc daDrawing*(da: DrawingArea; cr: Context; bigSurface: Surface): bool =
+  var
+    width = da.getAllocatedWidth.float
+    height = da.getAllocatedHeight.float
+    originX = translateX
+    originY = translateY
+  ## Some constraints.
+  if translateX > 5000.0 - width:
+    originX = 5000.0 - width / scale
+  if translateY > 5000.0 - height:
+    originY = 5000.0 - height / scale
+  cr.setSource(0, 0, 0)
+  cr.paint
+  ## Partition the big surface.
+  var littleSurface: Surface = cairo.surfaceCreateForRectangle(bigSurface,
+      originX, originY, width / scale, height / scale)
+  cr.scale(scale, scale)
+  cr.setSourceSurface(littleSurface, 0, 0)
+  setFilter(getSource(cr), cairo.Filter.bilinear)
+  cr.paint
+  return true
+
+proc bye(w: Window) =
+  mainQuit()
+  echo "Bye..."
+
+proc main =
+  gtk.init()
+  let window = newWindow()
+  window.setTitle("Big Surface2")
+  window.setDefaultSize(500, 500)
+  window.setPosition(gtk.WindowPosition.center)
+  window.connect("destroy", bye)
+  ## Get a test surface.
+  saveBigSurface()
+  let bigSurface = getBigSurface()
+  let da: DrawingArea = newDrawingArea()
+  da.setHexpand
+  da.setVexpand
+  da.connect("draw", daDrawing, bigSurface)
+  let
+    translateXAdj = newAdjustment(0, 0, 5000, 20, 0, 0)
+    translateYAdj = newAdjustment(0, 0, 5000, 20, 0, 0)
+    scaleAdj = newAdjustment(1, 1, 5, 0.1, 0, 0)
+    translateXLabel = newLabel("translate x")
+    translateXSpin= newSpinButton(translateXAdj, 50, 1)
+  connect(translateXSpin, "value-changed", translateXSpinChanged, da)
+  let translateYLabel = newLabel("translate y")
+  let translateYSpin = newSpinButton(translateYAdj, 50, 1)
+  connect(translateYSpin, "value-changed", translateYSpinChanged, da)
+  let scaleLabel = newLabel("Scale")
+  let scaleSpin = newSpinButton(scaleAdj, 0.2, 1)
+  connect(scaleSpin, "value-changed", scaleSpinChanged, da)
+  let grid = newGrid()
+  grid.attach(da, 0, 0, 3, 1)
+  grid.attach(translateXLabel, 0, 1, 1, 1)
+  grid.attach(translateYLabel, 1, 1, 1, 1)
+  grid.attach(scaleLabel, 2, 1, 1, 1)
+  grid.attach(translateXSpin, 0, 2, 1, 1)
+  grid.attach(translateYSpin, 1, 2, 1, 1)
+  grid.attach(scaleSpin, 2, 2, 1, 1)
+  add(window, grid)
+  showAll(window)
+  gtk.main()
+
+main()
+----
+
 NOTE: Related work: https://github.com/jdmansour/nim-smartgi
 
diff --git a/examples/gtk3/cairoImage.nim b/examples/gtk3/cairoImage.nim
new file mode 100644
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@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+# https://discourse.gnome.org/t/proper-zoom-pan-image-approach-for-large-images/1497/6
+# Nim version of the C example of C. Eric Cashon
+import gintro/[gtk, gobject, glib, cairo]
+from math import TAU
+import strutils
+
+const
+  Width = 5000
+  Height = 5000
+  CFormat = cairo.Format.argb32
+
+var
+  Key: cairo.UserDataKey
+  translateX: float
+  translateY: float
+  scale = 1.0
+  ## Store data from file.
+  bigSurfaceData*: ptr cuchar = nil
+
+proc translateXSpinChanged(spinButton: SpinButton; data: DrawingArea) =
+  translateX = spinButton.value
+  data.queueDraw
+
+proc translateYSpinChanged(spinButton: SpinButton; data: DrawingArea) =
+  translateY = spinButton.getValue
+  data.queueDraw
+
+proc scaleSpinChanged(spinButton: SpinButton; data: DrawingArea) =
+  scale = spinButton.value
+  data.queueDraw
+
+proc saveBigSurface =
+  ## Use gdk_cairo_surface_create_from_pixbuf() to read in a pixbuf. Try a test surface here.
+  let bigSurface = imageSurfaceCreate(CFormat, Width, Height)
+  let cr = newContext(bigSurface)
+  ## Paint the background.
+  cr.setSource(1, 1, 1)
+  cr.paint
+  ## Draw a circle.
+  cr.setSource(0, 0, 1)
+  cr.arc(250, 250, 50, 0, math.TAU)
+  cr.fill
+  ## Draw some test grid lines.
+  cr.setSource(0, 1, 0)
+  for i in countup(0, 4900, 100):
+    cr.moveTo(0, i.float)
+    cr.lineTo(5000, i.float)
+    cr.stroke
+  for i in countup(0, 4900, 100):
+    cr.moveTo(i.float, 0)
+    cr.lineTo(i.float, 5000)
+    cr.stroke
+  cr.setSource(0, 0, 1)
+  cr.setLineWidth(10)
+  for i in 0 ..< 10:
+    cr.moveTo(0, i.float * 500.0)
+    cr.lineTo(5000, i.float * 500.0)
+    cr.stroke
+  for i in 0 ..< 10:
+    cr.moveTo(i.float * 500.0, 0)
+    cr.lineTo(i.float * 500.0, 5000)
+    cr.stroke
+  ## Outside box.
+  cr.setLineWidth(20)
+  cr.setSource(1, 0, 1)
+  cr.rectangle(0, 0, 5000, 5000)
+  cr.stroke
+  ## Save surface data to file.
+  let f: File = open("big_surface.s", fmWrite)
+  let p: ptr cuchar = cairo_image_surface_get_data(bigSurface.impl)
+  let len = writeBuffer(f, p, cairo_format_stride_for_width(CFormat, Width) * Height)
+  echo("write $1\n" % $len)
+  close(f)
+
+proc myDealloc(data: pointer) {.cdecl.} =
+  system.dealloc(data)
+
+proc getBigSurface(): Surface =
+  let f: File = open("big_surface.s", fmRead)
+  # setFilePos(f, 0)
+  # https://www.cairographics.org/manual/cairo-Image-Surfaces.html#cairo-format-stride-for-width
+  let stride = cairo_format_stride_for_width(CFormat, Width)
+  bigSurfaceData = cast[ptr cuchar](malloc((stride * Height).uint64))
+  var len = readBuffer(f, bigSurfaceData, stride * Height)
+  echo("read $1" % $len)
+  close(f)
+  let bigSurface: Surface = new Surface # this is a temporary fix, we will support this later in cairo modul
+  bigSurface.impl = cairo_image_surface_create_for_data(bigSurfaceData, CFormat, Width, Height, stride)
+  discard setUserData(bigSurface, addr(Key), bigSurfaceData, myDealloc) # automatic deallocation
+  # flush(bigSurface)
+  echo("open $1" % bigSurface.status.statusToString)
+  return bigSurface
+
+proc daDrawing*(da: DrawingArea; cr: Context; bigSurface: Surface): bool =
+  var
+    width = da.getAllocatedWidth.float
+    height = da.getAllocatedHeight.float
+    originX = translateX
+    originY = translateY
+  ## Some constraints.
+  if translateX > 5000.0 - width:
+    originX = 5000.0 - width / scale
+  if translateY > 5000.0 - height:
+    originY = 5000.0 - height / scale
+  cr.setSource(0, 0, 0)
+  cr.paint
+  ## Partition the big surface.
+  var littleSurface: Surface = cairo.surfaceCreateForRectangle(bigSurface,
+      originX, originY, width / scale, height / scale)
+  cr.scale(scale, scale)
+  cr.setSourceSurface(littleSurface, 0, 0)
+  setFilter(getSource(cr), cairo.Filter.bilinear)
+  cr.paint
+  return true
+
+proc bye(w: Window) =
+  mainQuit()
+  echo "Bye..."
+
+proc main =
+  gtk.init()
+  let window = newWindow()
+  window.setTitle("Big Surface2")
+  window.setDefaultSize(500, 500)
+  window.setPosition(gtk.WindowPosition.center)
+  window.connect("destroy", bye)
+  ## Get a test surface.
+  saveBigSurface()
+  let bigSurface = getBigSurface()
+  let da: DrawingArea = newDrawingArea()
+  da.setHexpand
+  da.setVexpand
+  da.connect("draw", daDrawing, bigSurface)
+  let
+    translateXAdj = newAdjustment(0, 0, 5000, 20, 0, 0)
+    translateYAdj = newAdjustment(0, 0, 5000, 20, 0, 0)
+    scaleAdj = newAdjustment(1, 1, 5, 0.1, 0, 0)
+    translateXLabel = newLabel("translate x")
+    translateXSpin= newSpinButton(translateXAdj, 50, 1)
+  connect(translateXSpin, "value-changed", translateXSpinChanged, da)
+  let translateYLabel = newLabel("translate y")
+  let translateYSpin = newSpinButton(translateYAdj, 50, 1)
+  connect(translateYSpin, "value-changed", translateYSpinChanged, da)
+  let scaleLabel = newLabel("Scale")
+  let scaleSpin = newSpinButton(scaleAdj, 0.2, 1)
+  connect(scaleSpin, "value-changed", scaleSpinChanged, da)
+  let grid = newGrid()
+  grid.attach(da, 0, 0, 3, 1)
+  grid.attach(translateXLabel, 0, 1, 1, 1)
+  grid.attach(translateYLabel, 1, 1, 1, 1)
+  grid.attach(scaleLabel, 2, 1, 1, 1)
+  grid.attach(translateXSpin, 0, 2, 1, 1)
+  grid.attach(translateYSpin, 1, 2, 1, 1)
+  grid.attach(scaleSpin, 2, 2, 1, 1)
+  add(window, grid)
+  showAll(window)
+  gtk.main()
+
+main()
+