Using Pagestream 5.2.3 pro for Windows I get the appearance of a Double
stroke, using a black clipart image (.ai)
I put a 50% transparent color for the image and .5 stroke, the stroke
appears to go around the image and overlaps it creating a second color even
though color and transparency in the same...

does this to fonts also, I use cyan as a test color and zoom to 3000%

-Rodney

A stroke by PageStream (and most other applications) definition is centered
on the line. That means for a box, 1/2 of the stroke width extends into the
fill, and 1/2 extends outside the fill. As the transparent stroke is being
drawn on top of the fill, you will get this effect. You need a different
result, you need to approach the problem in a different manor. For example,
if you are trying to get an entire drawing to "blend" with the background
evenly, then you might try the masking blend options in 5.0 pro.

> Using Pagestream 5.2.3 pro for Windows I get the appearance of a Double
>stroke, using a black clipart image (.ai)
>I put a 50% transparent color for the image and .5 stroke, the stroke
>appears to go around the image and overlaps it creating a second color even
>though color and transparency in the same...
>
>does this to fonts also, I use cyan as a test color and zoom to 3000%
>
>-Rodney

Deron Kazmaier - support@grasshopperllc.com
Grasshopper LLC Publishing -http://www.grasshopperllc.com
PageStream DTP for Amiga, Linux, Macintosh, and Windows

Very Cool, I never noticed that option before and never thought about
turning a bitmap into a mask without somekind of box or drawing around it
(to crop it)... I can see this will be very Handy

-Rodney

-------Original Message-------

From: PageStream Support
Date: 07/24/05 22:04:01
To: PageStreamWindowsBeta@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PageStreamWindowsBeta] Re: Double Stroke

A stroke by PageStream (and most other applications) definition is centered
on the line. That means for a box, 1/2 of the stroke width extends into the
fill, and 1/2 extends outside the fill. As the transparent stroke is being
drawn on top of the fill, you will get this effect. You need a different
result, you need to approach the problem in a different manor. For example,
if you are trying to get an entire drawing to "blend" with the background
evenly, then you might try the masking blend options in 5.0 pro.

> Using Pagestream 5.2.3 pro for Windows I get the appearance of a Double
>stroke, using a black clipart image (.ai)
>I put a 50% transparent color for the image and .5 stroke, the stroke
>appears to go around the image and overlaps it creating a second color even
>though color and transparency in the same...
>
>does this to fonts also, I use cyan as a test color and zoom to 3000%
>
>-Rodney


Deron Kazmaier - support@grasshopperllc.com
Grasshopper LLC Publishing -http://www.grasshopperllc.com
PageStream DTP for Amiga, Linux, Macintosh, and Windows




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