[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Betr: Re: (PR#7123) Metaissue for FS

["Raimar Falke" <i-freeciv-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=7123 >

On Fri, Jan 02, 2004 at 11:00:37AM -0800, Raimar Falke wrote:
> 
> <URL: http://rt.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=7123 >
> 
> On Fri, Jan 02, 2004 at 05:58:11AM -0800, Raimar Falke wrote:
> > > Regarding overlays of text over complex drawn backgrounds: always add an
> > > outline around the text. The outline should always be black unless the
> > > text is black or very dark, in that case the outline should be white.
> > > 
> > > The reason should be obvious:
> > > http://webreference.com/graphics/column20/art/psout.gif
> > 
> > Also added to my todo-list.
> Even with the MUCH more complex methods used by ftstroker and
> ImageMagick the results are comparable to the halo-method. The halo
> method however only supports integral stroke widths.

You can now specify for each string an outline-width and
outline-color. The width is >=0 and <=6. Example is at:
http://www.freeciv.org/~rfalke/fs3_pics/halo.png.

        Raimar

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