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procedure TForm2.DrawShadows(WDepth, HDepth : Integer);
var
  Dst, RgnBox: TRect;
  hOldDC: HDC;
  OffScreen: TBitmap;
  Pattern: TBitmap;
  Bits: array [0..7] of WORD;
begin
  Bits[0]:=$0055;
  Bits[1]:=$00aa;
  Bits[2]:=$0055;
  Bits[3]:=$00aa;
  Bits[4]:=$0055;
  Bits[5]:=$00aa;
  Bits[6]:=$0055;
  Bits[7]:=$00aa;

  hOldDC:=Canvas.Handle;
  Canvas.Handle:=GetWindowDC(Form1.Handle);

  OffsetRgn(ShadeRgn, WDepth, HDepth);
  GetRgnBox(ShadeRgn, RgnBox);

  Pattern:=TBitmap.Create;
  Pattern.ReleaseHandle;
  Pattern.Handle:=CreateBitmap(8, 8, 1, 1, @(Bits[0]));
  Canvas.Brush.Bitmap:=Pattern;

  OffScreen:=TBitmap.Create;
  OffScreen.Width:=RgnBox.Right-RgnBox.Left;
  OffScreen.Height:=RgnBox.Bottom-RgnBox.Top;
  Dst:=Rect(0, 0, OffScreen.Width, OffScreen.Height);

  OffsetRgn(ShadeRgn, 0, -RgnBox.Top);
  FillRgn(OffScreen.Canvas.Handle, ShadeRgn, Canvas.Brush.Handle);
  OffsetRgn(ShadeRgn, 0, RgnBox.Top);

  // BitBlt работает быстрее CopyRect
  BitBlt(OffScreen.Canvas.Handle, 0, 0, OffScreen.Width, OffScreen.Height,
  Canvas.Handle, RgnBox.Left, RgnBox.Top, SRCAND);

  Canvas.Brush.Color:=clBlack;
  FillRgn(Canvas.Handle, ShadeRgn, Canvas.Brush.Handle);

  BitBlt(Canvas.Handle, RgnBox.Left, RgnBox.Top, OffScreen.Width,
  OffScreen.Height, OffScreen.Canvas.Handle, 0, 0, SRCPAINT);

  OffScreen.Free;
  Pattern.Free;
  OffsetRgn(ShadeRgn, -WDepth, -HDepth);

  ReleaseDC(Form1.Handle, Canvas.Handle);
  Canvas.Handle:=hOldDC;
end;