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Bug 105280

Summary:	API: A border should define a clipping shape for a widget
Product:	platform	Reporter:	David Kaspar <dkaspar>
Component:	Graph	Assignee:	issues@platform <issues>
Status:	NEW ---
Severity:	blocker
Priority:	P3
Version:	6.x
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Issue Type:	ENHANCEMENT	Exception Reporter:

Description David Kaspar 2007-05-31 15:08:08 UTC

For now when a border has non-rectangular shape, then the border usually has to
paint even the background of the widget, otherwise it is dificul to implement
the separation.

Therefore introduce a method on Border interface which will resolve/define a
shape for a assigned widget. This way the widget can use the shape (from Border)
for clipping the painting of background, graphic and child widgets, ...