--- rxvt-unicode/src/rxvtimg.h	2012/06/08 20:35:43	1.25
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/rxvtimg.h	2012/06/09 10:21:19	1.27
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
 
   void unshare (); // prepare for write
   void fill (const rxvt_color &c);
+  //void linear_gradient  (const XLinearGradient  *gradient, const XFixed *stops, const XRenderColor *colors, int nstops);
+  //void radial_gradient  (const XRadialGradient  *gradient, const XFixed *stops, const XRenderColor *colors, int nstops);
+  //void conical_gradient (const XConicalGradient *gradient, const XFixed *stops, const XRenderColor *colors, int nstops);
   void brightness (uint16_t r, uint16_t g, uint16_t b, uint16_t a);
   void contrast (uint16_t r, uint16_t g, uint16_t b, uint16_t a);
 
@@ -95,6 +98,14 @@
   rxvt_img *rotate (int new_width, int new_height, int x, int y, double phi);
   rxvt_img *convert_format (XRenderPictFormat *format, const rxvt_color &bg);
   rxvt_img *blend (rxvt_img *img, double factor);
+
+  // egregiuous helper category
+  rxvt_img *replace (rxvt_img *&p)
+  {
+    delete p;
+    p = this;
+    return this;
+  }
 };
 
 #endif