[cairo-commit] [cairo-www] src/operators.mdwn

[Carl Worth]

 src/operators.mdwn |    6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

New commits:
commit 889f3f1af98fd7b56bacb6027da8016558da0da0
Author: Carl Worth <cworth at freedesktop.org>
Date:   Mon Jan 28 22:25:36 2008 -0800

    web commit by BehdadEsfahbod: Add note about clipping

diff --git a/src/operators.mdwn b/src/operators.mdwn
index 2aef915..db75964 100644
--- a/src/operators.mdwn
+++ b/src/operators.mdwn
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ The [[tutorial]] describes how drawing works in cairo:
 
 However, there is no mention of a mask in the names of the compositing
 operators. They refer to a source and a destination only. This allows
-for two different interpretions with regard to what should be regarded
+for two different interpretations with regard to what should be regarded
 as the source for the compositing operation:
 
  1. Since the mask determines where the paint from the source is
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ as the source for the compositing operation:
 
 For some of the operators, both interpretations lead to the same result,
 for others they do not. In cairo, the actual interpretation depends on
-the operator.
+the operator.  The unbounded operators modify destination outside of the
+bounds of the mask.  However, their effect can still be limited by way
+of clipping.
 
 The blue rectangle is drawn with the new operator in effect: