[haiku] Re: Haiku UI Redesign.

On 22/12/2008, kallisti5 <kallisti5@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> There are some in the thread that say the use
> of rounded corners will take extra cpu time but most of us have more then
> enough cpu to spare ;)

There have been efficient algorithms to draw rounded-on-the-edges
rectangles (roundrects) since the first Macintosh was unveiled in '84.
Apple probably patented it back then, but those ought to have expired
by now.

Worst case scenario, pre-render against alpha and let the GPU do the blending.

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