[scribus-dev] Soft shadows -- Partial implementation

[Benjamin Dumke-von der Ehe]

Not sure what you're saying -- the actual mask *has* to be an image,
thus it can't be resolution independent.

Am 15.03.2012 15:25, schrieb Leonard Rosenthol:
> Agreed, it's more PDF objects to write.  Other than the obvious
> resolution independence improvements, it also makes it easier for
> you to handle other types of shadows in the future - different
> widths, colors, etc.
> 
> Leonard
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Benjamin Dumke-von der Ehe
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> [scribus-dev] Soft shadows -- Partial implementation
> 
> I'm honestly not sure anymore if there was an actual technical
> reason or if I just did it this way for simplicity (an image
> XObject with a /SMask entry is what comes closest to the idea of an
> image with an alpha channel; adding a soft mask dictionary to the
> graphics state makes you jump through more mental hoops).
> 
> 
> Am 15.03.2012 14:36, schrieb Leonard Rosenthol:
>> Why use an image instead of an actual vector line?
>> 
>> Leonard
>> 
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