- cairo_move_to (cr, w * -.5, h * -.5);
- pango_cairo_update_layout (cr, _layout->gobj());
- Gtkmm2ext::set_source_rgb_a (cr, base, 0.5);
- pango_cairo_layout_path (cr, _layout->gobj());
- cairo_set_line_width (cr, 1.5);
- cairo_stroke (cr);
-
- cairo_move_to (cr, w * -.5, h * -.5);
+ cairo_translate (cr, 2+PADDING, height * .5);
+ cairo_move_to (cr, 0, h * -.5); //vertically center the text