[PATCH 1/1] gdiplus: Fix for the "graphics object has no HDC" issue in GdipDrawPath

[Vincent Povirk]

>> Not just because of performance. Gdiplus has some features that gdi32
>> does not, such as anti-aliasing, semi-transparent brushes, and
>> gradient brushes.
>
> I see.. So basically everything with hdc is old GDI and everything without is
> GDI+?

If there's an HDC, we use a mix of GDI rendering and GDI+ rendering.
If GDI can support a particular drawing operation, we use that.
Otherwise, we render it internally and send it to the HDC using
GdiAlphaBlend.

At least, that's the general policy. There may be exceptions.