# Skew.rb

    require 'rvg/rvg'

    rvg = Magick::RVG.new(400, 120) do |canvas|
        canvas.desc = 'Example Skew - Show effects of skewX and skewY'
        canvas.background_fill = 'white'

        canvas.g.styles(:fill=>'none',:stroke=>'black',:stroke_width=>3) do |grp|
            # Draw the axes of the original coordinate system
            grp.line(0, 1.5, 400, 1.5)
            grp.line(1.5, 0, 1.5, 120)
        end

        # Establisha new coordinate system whose origin is at (30,30)
        # in the initial coord. system and which is skewed in X by 30 degrees.
        canvas.g.translate(30,30) do |grp|
            grp.skewX(30) do |grp2|
                grp2.g.styles(:fill=>'none', :stroke=>'red', :stroke_width=>3) do |grp3|
                    grp3.line(0, 0, 50, 0)
                    grp3.line(0, 0, 0, 50)
                end
                grp.text(0, 0, 'ABC (skewX)').styles(:font_size=>20, :fill=>'blue', :font_family=>'Verdana', :font_weight=>'normal', :font_style=>'normal')
            end
        end

        # Establish a new coordinate system whose origin is at (200,30)
        # in the initial coord. system and which is skewed in Y by 30 degrees.
        canvas.g.translate(200,30) do |grp|
            grp.skewY(30) do |grp2|
                grp2.g.styles(:fill=>'none', :stroke=>'red', :stroke_width=>3) do |grp3|
                    grp3.line(0, 0, 50, 0)
                    grp3.line(0, 0, 0, 50)
                end
                grp.text(0, 0, 'ABC (skewY)').styles(:font_size=>20, :fill=>'blue', :font_family=>'Verdana', :font_weight=>'normal', :font_style=>'normal')
            end
        end
    end

    rvg.draw.write('Skew.gif')

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