Fix PathEffect rendering on some backends

mdboom · mdboom · commit bfab80e45675 · 2015-10-09T00:52:34.000-04:00
The special sub-GC that is created by the PathEffectRenderer was of GraphicsContextBase, rather than the backend-specific GC. Fix #5049, Fix #4024
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/patheffects.py b/lib/matplotlib/patheffects.py
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ def __init__(self, path_effects, renderer):
         self._path_effects = path_effects
         self._renderer = renderer
 
+    def new_gc(self):
+        return self._renderer.new_gc()
+
     def copy_with_path_effect(self, path_effects):
         return self.__class__(path_effects, self._renderer)
 
