John Jason Jordan wrote: > On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:23:33 -0400 > Gregory Pittman <gregp_ky at yahoo.com> dijo: >> On 10/17/2009 11:15 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: >>> Using 1.3.5 RC3 on Jaunty.
>>> I can't figure out how to get this right. >>> >>> I have a small text frame on a book cover. Underneath is a black and >>> white line art drawing. I want to give the text a bit of a white >>> outline so that when a character hits a piece of the underlying artwork >>> it will still have a solid white area around it. >>> >>> Outlining the text works, but the outline appears inside the character, >>> not outside the character. >>> >> I just tried this out and find no flaw on 1.3.5 (1.3.6svn actually, but >> I don't that should matter). >> Maybe this is some kind of anti-aliasing problem? > > I can't remember if the list allows uploading a file, but I'll try it. > Attached (I hope) is a small sample file. In case it doesn't make it, > you can recreate it by creating a simple line at a diagonal, then > placing a text box on top. In the text box type or enter enough text to > cover the line. I used Junicode 12 points. Select some of the text and > apply a 3% white outline. Not sure that this isn't exactly what you'd expect if you outline a font of a given size in white ? Cheers, J/. -- John Beardmore,MSc EDM (Open),B.A. Chem (Oxon),CMIOSH,CEnv,AIEMA,MEI Managing Director, T4 Sustainability Limited. http://www.T4sLtd.co.uk/ Energy Audit, Carbon Management, Design Advice, Sustainable Energy Consultancy and Installation, Carbon Trust Standard Registered Assessor Phone: 0845 4561332 Mobile: 07785 563116 Skype: t4sustainability
