private void writePathElement(IXMLElement parent, SVGPathFigure f) throws IOException {
     GrowStroke growStroke = new GrowStroke((float) (getStrokeTotalWidth(f) / 2d), (float) getStrokeTotalWidth(f));
     BasicStroke basicStroke = new BasicStroke((float) getStrokeTotalWidth(f));
     for (Figure child : f.getChildren()) {
         SVGBezierFigure bezier = (SVGBezierFigure) child;
         IXMLElement elem = parent.createElement("area");
         if (bezier.isClosed()) {
             writePolyAttributes(elem, f, growStroke.
                     createStrokedShape(bezier.getBezierPath())
                     );
         } else {
             writePolyAttributes(elem, f, basicStroke.
                     createStrokedShape(bezier.getBezierPath())
                     );
         }
         parent.addChild(elem);
     }
 }