diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/ui/GraphicsConfig.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/ui/GraphicsConfig.java
index 67c8887342c6..745290e9684b 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/ui/GraphicsConfig.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/ui/GraphicsConfig.java
@@ -64,6 +64,27 @@ public class GraphicsConfig {
     return this;
   }
 
+  public GraphicsConfig setupRoundedBorderAntialiasing() {
+    return setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON)
+      .setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_STROKE_CONTROL, RenderingHints.VALUE_STROKE_NORMALIZE)
+      .setStroke(new BasicStroke(1.0f, BasicStroke.CAP_BUTT, BasicStroke.JOIN_BEVEL));
+  }
+
+  public GraphicsConfig setupAAPainting() {
+    return setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON)
+      .setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_STROKE_CONTROL, RenderingHints.VALUE_STROKE_NORMALIZE);
+  }
+
+  public GraphicsConfig disableAAPainting() {
+    return setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_OFF)
+      .setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_STROKE_CONTROL, RenderingHints.VALUE_STROKE_DEFAULT);
+  }
+
+  public GraphicsConfig paintWithAlpha(float alpha) {
+    assert 0.0f <= alpha && alpha <= 1.0f : "alpha should be in range 0.0f .. 1.0f";
+    return setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, alpha));
+  }
+
   public void restore() {
     myG.setRenderingHints(myHints);
     myG.setComposite(myComposite);
diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/GraphicsUtil.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/GraphicsUtil.java
index a8175d733403..5280c1cf3bb8 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/GraphicsUtil.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/GraphicsUtil.java
@@ -80,28 +80,19 @@ public class GraphicsUtil {
   }
 
   public static GraphicsConfig setupRoundedBorderAntialiasing(Graphics g) {
-    return new GraphicsConfig(g)
-      .setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON)
-      .setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_STROKE_CONTROL, RenderingHints.VALUE_STROKE_NORMALIZE)
-      .setStroke(new BasicStroke(1.0f, BasicStroke.CAP_BUTT, BasicStroke.JOIN_BEVEL));
+    return new GraphicsConfig(g).setupRoundedBorderAntialiasing();
   }
 
   public static GraphicsConfig setupAAPainting(Graphics g) {
-    return new GraphicsConfig(g)
-      .setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON)
-      .setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_STROKE_CONTROL, RenderingHints.VALUE_STROKE_NORMALIZE);
+    return new GraphicsConfig(g).setupAAPainting();
   }
 
   public static GraphicsConfig disableAAPainting(Graphics g) {
-    return new GraphicsConfig(g)
-      .setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_OFF)
-      .setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_STROKE_CONTROL, RenderingHints.VALUE_STROKE_DEFAULT);
+    return new GraphicsConfig(g).disableAAPainting();
   }
 
   public static GraphicsConfig paintWithAlpha(Graphics g, float alpha) {
-    assert 0.0f <= alpha && alpha <= 1.0f : "alpha should be in range 0.0f .. 1.0f";
-    return new GraphicsConfig(g)
-      .setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, alpha));
+    return new GraphicsConfig(g).paintWithAlpha(alpha);
   }
 
   /**