Thanks Terry:
blendMultiply did it
Awesome... one day I will study out inks...what they actually do...
Lovely smooth transition across the gradient now all the way to the
final transparent edge... exact match for the InDesign design.
On 4/26/16, 2:47 PM, "use-livecode on beh
I¹m not sure I understand entirely what you are trying to achieve but
using a simple linear gradient (black to white) in combination with an ink
(blendMultiply) and then fiddling with the various gradient control seems
to produce something that you might be happy with.
Terry...
On 27/04/2016 8:50
See:
http://wiki.hindu.org/screenshots/blend_level_across_gradient.png
This was done in InDesign..A common design strategy on mobile where type on top
of images is managed by placing a transparent object behind the type that is
translucent and fades to nothing at the edge.
Though I understand