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diff --git a/src/gui/image/qpixmap.cpp b/src/gui/image/qpixmap.cpp
index e563fc9..3b82da8 100644
--- a/src/gui/image/qpixmap.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/image/qpixmap.cpp
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ void QPixmap::resize_helper(const QSize &s)
pixels black. The effect of this function is undefined when the pixmap is
being painted on.
- This is potentially an expensive operation.
+ \warning This is potentially an expensive operation.
\sa mask(), {QPixmap#Pixmap Transformations}{Pixmap Transformations},
QBitmap
@@ -1430,6 +1430,12 @@ void QPixmap::deref()
If the given \a size is empty, this function returns a null
pixmap.
+
+ In some cases it can be more beneficial to draw the pixmap to a
+ painter with a scale set rather than scaling the pixmap. This is
+ the case when the painter is for instance based on OpenGL or when
+ the scale factor changes rapidly.
+
\sa isNull(), {QPixmap#Pixmap Transformations}{Pixmap
Transformations}
@@ -1801,6 +1807,10 @@ int QPixmap::metric(PaintDeviceMetric metric) const
The effect of this function is undefined when the pixmap is being
painted on.
+ \warning This is potentially an expensive operation. Most usecases
+ for this function are covered by QPainter and compositionModes
+ which will normally execute faster.
+
\sa alphaChannel(), {QPixmap#Pixmap Transformations}{Pixmap
Transformations}
*/
@@ -1843,6 +1853,9 @@ void QPixmap::setAlphaChannel(const QPixmap &alphaChannel)
\image alphachannelimage.png The pixmap and channelImage QPixmaps
+ \warning This is an expensive operation. The alpha channel of the
+ pixmap is extracted dynamically from the pixeldata.
+
\sa setAlphaChannel(), {QPixmap#Pixmap Information}{Pixmap
Information}
*/
@@ -1864,7 +1877,8 @@ QPaintEngine *QPixmap::paintEngine() const
Extracts a bitmap mask from the pixmap's alphachannel.
- This is potentially an expensive operation.
+ \warning This is potentially an expensive operation. The mask of
+ the pixmap is extracted dynamically from the pixeldata.
\sa setMask(), {QPixmap#Pixmap Information}{Pixmap Information}
*/