old_contents: import time
  
  import numpy
  
  from enthought import kiva
  
  
  def dash(sz=(1000,1000)):
      gc = kiva.GraphicsContext(sz)
      gc.set_fill_color((1.0,0.0,0.0,0.1))
      gc.set_stroke_color((0.0,1.0,0.0,0.6))
      
      width = 10
      gc.set_line_width(10)
      
      phase = width * 2.5;
      pattern = width * numpy.array((5,5))
      gc.set_line_dash(pattern,phase)
      gc.set_line_cap(kiva.CAP_BUTT)
      t1 = time.clock()
      gc.move_to(10,10)
      gc.line_to(sz[0]-10,sz[1]-10)
      gc.line_to(10,sz[1]-10)
      gc.close_path()
      gc.draw_path()
      t2 = time.clock()    
      gc.save("dash.bmp")
      tot_time = t2 - t1
      print 'time:', tot_time
  
  
  if __name__ == "__main__":
      dash()
  
new_contents: import time
  
  import numpy
  
  from enthought.kiva import constants
  from enthought.kiva.agg import GraphicsContextArray
  
  
  def dash(sz=(1000,1000)):
      gc = GraphicsContextArray(sz)
      gc.set_fill_color((1.0,0.0,0.0,0.1))
      gc.set_stroke_color((0.0,1.0,0.0,0.6))
      
      width = 10
      gc.set_line_width(10)
      
      phase = width * 2.5;
      pattern = width * numpy.array((5,5))
      gc.set_line_dash(pattern,phase)
      gc.set_line_cap(constants.CAP_BUTT)
      t1 = time.clock()
      gc.move_to(10,10)
      gc.line_to(sz[0]-10,sz[1]-10)
      gc.line_to(10,sz[1]-10)
      gc.close_path()
      gc.draw_path()
      t2 = time.clock()    
      gc.save("dash.bmp")
      tot_time = t2 - t1
      print 'time:', tot_time
  
  
  if __name__ == "__main__":
      dash()
  
subject: update to work with refactored kiva