diff --git a/gtkarea/draw.c b/gtkarea/draw.c
index 8a516971..7a10460b 100644
--- a/gtkarea/draw.c
+++ b/gtkarea/draw.c
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ void uiDrawLineTo(uiDrawContext *c, intmax_t x, intmax_t y)
 	cairo_line_to(c->cr, (double) x + 0.5, (double) y + 0.5);
 }
 
+void uiDrawCloseFigure(uiDrawContext *c)
+{
+	prepPath(c);
+	cairo_close_path(c->cr);
+}
+
 #define R(c) (((c) >> 16) & 0xFF)
 #define G(c) (((c) >> 8) & 0xFF)
 #define B(c) ((c) & 0xFF)
@@ -69,7 +75,8 @@ void uiDrawStroke(uiDrawContext *c, uiDrawStrokeParams *p)
 		cairo_set_line_join(c->cr, CAIRO_LINE_JOIN_BEVEL);
 		break;
 	}
-	cairo_set_line_width(c->cr, p->Thickness);
+	// TODO comment the /2 here
+	cairo_set_line_width(c->cr, ((double) p->Thickness) / 2);
 	cairo_stroke(c->cr);
 	c->hasPath = FALSE;
 }
diff --git a/gtkarea/main.c b/gtkarea/main.c
index 3e8fd57a..6d43c190 100644
--- a/gtkarea/main.c
+++ b/gtkarea/main.c
@@ -22,16 +22,18 @@ static void handlerDraw(uiAreaHandler *a, uiArea *area, uiAreaDrawParams *p)
 	sp.Cap = uiDrawLineCapFlat;
 	sp.Join = uiDrawLineJoinMiter;
 	sp.Thickness = 1;
-	sp.MiterLimit = 10;
+	sp.MiterLimit = uiDrawDefaultMiterLimit;
 	uiDrawStroke(p->Context, &sp);
 
 	uiDrawMoveTo(p->Context, p->ClipX, p->ClipY);
 	uiDrawLineTo(p->Context, p->ClipX + p->ClipWidth, p->ClipY);
+	uiDrawLineTo(p->Context, 50, 150);
+	uiDrawLineTo(p->Context, 50, 50);
+	uiDrawCloseFigure(p->Context);
 	sp.RGB = 0x000080;
 	sp.Cap = uiDrawLineCapFlat;
-	sp.Join = uiDrawLineJoinMiter;
-	sp.Thickness = 1;
-	sp.MiterLimit = 10;
+	sp.Join = uiDrawLineJoinRound;
+	sp.Thickness = 5;
 	uiDrawStroke(p->Context, &sp);
 }
 
diff --git a/gtkarea/ui.h b/gtkarea/ui.h
index c6e3c93d..e2601786 100644
--- a/gtkarea/ui.h
+++ b/gtkarea/ui.h
@@ -30,16 +30,14 @@ struct uiAreaDrawParams {
 	intmax_t VScrollPos;
 };
 
-// TODO default miter limit?
-// cairo - 10.0
-// GDI - ?
-// Core Graphics - ?
-
+// TODO proper sources
 // TODO dotting/dashing
 
 typedef struct uiDrawStrokeParams uiDrawStrokeParams;
+typedef struct uiDrawFillParams uiDrawFillParams;
 typedef enum uiDrawLineCap uiDrawLineCap;
 typedef enum uiDrawLineJoin uiDrawLineJoin;
+typedef enum uiDrawFillMode uiDrawFillMode;
 
 typedef uint32_t uiRGB;
 
@@ -55,14 +53,31 @@ enum uiDrawLineJoin {
 	uiDrawLineJoinBevel,
 };
 
+// this is the default for botoh cairo and GDI
+// Core Graphics doesn't explicitly specify a default, but NSBezierPath allows you to choose one, and this is the initial value
+// so we're good to use it too!
+#define uiDrawDefaultMiterLimit 10.0
+
+enum uiDrawFillMode {
+	uiDrawFillModeWinding,
+	uiDrawFillModeAlternate,
+};
+
 struct uiDrawStrokeParams {
 	uiRGB RGB;
 	uiDrawLineCap Cap;
 	uiDrawLineJoin Join;
 	intmax_t Thickness;
-	intmax_t MiterLimit;
+	// TODO float for GDI?
+	double MiterLimit;
+};
+
+struct uiDrawFillParams {
+	uiRGB RGB;
+	uiDrawFillMode FillMode;
 };
 
 void uiDrawMoveTo(uiDrawContext *, intmax_t, intmax_t);
 void uiDrawLineTo(uiDrawContext *, intmax_t, intmax_t);
+void uiDrawCloseFigure(uiDrawContext *);
 void uiDrawStroke(uiDrawContext *, uiDrawStrokeParams *);