2 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/push2/canvas.cc b/libs/surfaces/push2/canvas.cc
index 52a8534f5e..6a8d046aa9 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/push2/canvas.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/push2/canvas.cc
@@ -17,11 +17,15 @@
 
 */
 
+#include <vector>
+
 #include <cairomm/region.h>
 #include <cairomm/surface.h>
 #include <cairomm/context.h>
 
 #include "pbd/compose.h"
+#include "pbd/error.h"
+#include "pbd/i18n.h"
 
 #include "ardour/debug.h"
 
@@ -233,3 +237,26 @@ Push2Canvas::visible_area () const
 	/* may need to get more sophisticated once we do scrolling */
 	return Rect (0, 0, 960, 160);
 }
+
+Glib::RefPtr<Pango::Context>
+Push2Canvas::get_pango_context ()
+{
+	if (!pango_context) {
+		PangoFontMap* map = pango_cairo_font_map_get_default ();
+		if (!map) {
+			error << _("Default Cairo font map is null!") << endmsg;
+			return Glib::RefPtr<Pango::Context> ();
+		}
+
+		PangoContext* context = pango_font_map_create_context (map);
+
+		if (!context) {
+			error << _("cannot create new PangoContext from cairo font map") << endmsg;
+			return Glib::RefPtr<Pango::Context> ();
+		}
+
+		pango_context = Glib::wrap (context);
+	}
+
+	return pango_context;
+}
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/push2/canvas.h b/libs/surfaces/push2/canvas.h
index e3343e3296..fe419f44ba 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/push2/canvas.h
+++ b/libs/surfaces/push2/canvas.h
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ class Push2Canvas : public ArdourCanvas::Canvas
 	void pick_current_item (ArdourCanvas::Duple const &, int) {}
 	bool get_mouse_position (ArdourCanvas::Duple&) const { return false; }
 
+	Glib::RefPtr<Pango::Context> get_pango_context ();
+
   private:
 	Push2& p2;
 	int _cols;
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ class Push2Canvas : public ArdourCanvas::Canvas
 	Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::ImageSurface> frame_buffer;
 	Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> context;
 	Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Region> expose_region;
+	Glib::RefPtr<Pango::Context> pango_context;
 
 	bool expose ();
 	int blit_to_device_frame_buffer ();