diff --git a/examples/testcanvas.py b/examples/testcanvas.py
index b8acbc26e..0f29dde44 100644
--- a/examples/testcanvas.py
+++ b/examples/testcanvas.py
@@ -2,28 +2,10 @@ from kivy.app import App
 from kivy.uix.widget import Widget
 from kivy.core.image import Image
 from kivy.graphics import *
-
+from kivy.uix.svg import SVG
 class TestApp(App):
     def build(self):
-        a = Widget()
-        tex = Image('examples/kivy.jpg').texture
-        tex2 = Image('examples/test.png').texture
-        with a.canvas:
-
-            #Color(1,1,1,1)
-            #Ellipse(pos=(300,100), size=(200,100), texture=tex2)
-            Color(1,0,0,1)
-            Rectangle()
-
-            #LineWidth(10)
-            #PathStart(300,300)
-            #PathLineTo(200,200)
-            #PathLineTo(300,200)
-            #PathLineTo(300,400)
-            #PathLineTo(200,250)
-            #PathLineTo(100,300)
-            #PathLineTo(150,250)
-            #PathStroke()
-        return a
-
+        s = SVG()
+        s.source = 'examples/svg/test.svg'
+        return s
 TestApp().run()
diff --git a/kivy/c_ext/graphics.pyx b/kivy/c_ext/graphics.pyx
index 7a913498c..1ca703cc6 100644
--- a/kivy/c_ext/graphics.pyx
+++ b/kivy/c_ext/graphics.pyx
@@ -1076,8 +1076,15 @@ cdef class Path(VertexDataInstruction):
     cdef int add_point(self, float x, float y):
         cdef int idx
         cdef vertex v = vertex2f(x,y)
+        for p in self. points:
+            if abs(p.x-x) < 0.001 and abs(p.y-y) < 0.001:
+                Logger("PATH: ignoring point(x,y)...already in list")
+                return 0
+        
         self.point_buffer.add(&v, &idx, 1)
         self.points.append(Point(x,y))
+        
+        
         return idx
 
     cdef build_stroke(self):
@@ -1112,10 +1119,10 @@ cdef class Path(VertexDataInstruction):
             dy = sw/2.0 * dy/ns
 
             #create quad, with cornerss pull off the line by the normal
-            v[0] = vertex8f(x0-dy, y0+dx, 0,0, -dy, dx, -1.0,-1.0);
-            v[1] = vertex8f(x0+dy, y0-dx, 0,0,  dy,-dx,  1.0, 1.0);
-            v[2] = vertex8f(x1+dy, y1-dx, 0,0,  dy,-dx,  1.0, 1.0);
-            v[3] = vertex8f(x1-dy, y1+dx, 0,0, -dy, dx, -1.0,-1.0);
+            v[0] = vertex8f(x0, y0, 0,0, -dy, dx, -1.0,-1.0);
+            v[1] = vertex8f(x0, y0, 0,0,  dy,-dx,  1.0, 1.0);
+            v[2] = vertex8f(x1, y1, 0,0,  dy,-dx,  1.0, 1.0);
+            v[3] = vertex8f(x1, y1, 0,0, -dy, dx, -1.0,-1.0);
 
             #add vertices to vertex buffer, get vbo indices
             self.v_buffer.add(v, idx, 4)
@@ -1197,6 +1204,7 @@ cdef class PathInstruction(GraphicInstruction):
         self.path = _active_path
 
 
+
 cdef class PathStart(PathInstruction):
     '''Starts a new path at position x,y.  Will raise an Excpetion, if called
     while another path is already started.
@@ -1208,13 +1216,13 @@ cdef class PathStart(PathInstruction):
             y position
     '''
     cdef int index
-    def __init__(self, float x, float y):
+    def __init__(self):
         global _active_path
         PathInstruction.__init__(self)
         if _active_path != None:
             raise Exception("Can't start a new path while another one is being constructed")
         _active_path = self.path = Path()
-        self.index = self.path.add_point(x, y)
+        #self.index = self.path.add_point(x, y)
 
 
 cdef class PathLineTo(PathInstruction):
@@ -1261,3 +1269,10 @@ cdef class PathStroke(PathInstruction):
 cdef class PathEnd(PathStroke):
     pass
 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/kivy/data/style.kv b/kivy/data/style.kv
index e2d331808..25cca6e53 100644
--- a/kivy/data/style.kv
+++ b/kivy/data/style.kv
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 			Color:
 				rgb: (1, 1, 1)
 			Rectangle:
+
+241f47f5:w
+27-3018-110810-m8-08-00-des-iow
+
 				texture: self.texture
 				size: self.texture_size
 				pos: root.center[0] - self.texture_size[0] / 2., root.center[1] - self.texture_size[1] / 2.