def paint( self, painter, option, widget ):
        """
        Overloads the paint method from QGraphicsPathItem to \
        handle custom drawing of the path using this items \
        pens and polygons.
        
        :param      painter     <QPainter>
        :param      option      <QGraphicsItemStyleOption>
        :param      widget      <QWidget>
        """
        super(XGanttDepItem, self).paint(painter, option, widget)
        
        # redraw the poly to force-fill it
        if ( self._polygon ):
            painter.setRenderHint(painter.Antialiasing)
            painter.setBrush(self.pen().color())
            painter.drawPolygon(self._polygon)
Overloads the paint method from QGraphicsPathItem to \
        handle custom drawing of the path using this items \
        pens and polygons.
        
        :param      painter     <QPainter>
        :param      option      <QGraphicsItemStyleOption>
        :param      widget      <QWidget>