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+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2012 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.intellij.openapi.ui;
+
+import java.awt.*;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public class GraphicsConfig {
+
+  private final Graphics2D myG;
+  private final Map myHints;
+
+  public GraphicsConfig(Graphics g) {
+    myG = (Graphics2D)g;
+    myHints = (Map)myG.getRenderingHints().clone();
+  }
+
+  public GraphicsConfig setAntialiasing(boolean on) {
+    myG.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, on ? RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON : RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_OFF);
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  public Graphics2D getG() {
+    return myG;
+  }
+
+  public void restore() {
+    myG.setRenderingHints(myHints);
+  }
+}