--- a/UserPreferences.st	Tue Sep 15 14:40:04 2009 +0200
+++ b/UserPreferences.st	Tue Sep 15 15:52:43 2009 +0200
@@ -923,6 +923,10 @@
     "
 !
 
+avoidSlowDrawingOperationsUnderWindows
+    ^ OperatingSystem isMSWINDOWSlike
+!
+
 beepEnabled
     "return the flag which controls the beeper"
 
@@ -2761,5 +2765,5 @@
 !UserPreferences class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/UserPreferences.st,v 1.215 2009-09-04 12:13:28 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/UserPreferences.st,v 1.216 2009-09-15 13:52:43 cg Exp $'
 ! !