Re: How to fill a path with a transparent pattern?

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From	Helge Blischke <h.blischke@acm.org>
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Subject	Re: How to fill a path with a transparent pattern?
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Ernschd wrote:

> Hi,
> I know that there are plenty possibilities to create a pattern, but is
> there a solution to make it transparent? Also it should be usable with
> the "fill"-Operator for the path, like "setrgbcolor" or "setgray".
> I'm using Postscript Level 3. Are there any examples?
> Thank you.

PostScript's imaging model does not know of transparency in any respect; it 
only knows opaque painting.

Helge

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How to fill a path with a transparent pattern? Ernschd <svenhensel78@googlemail.com> - 2011-07-12 01:55 -0700
  Re: How to fill a path with a transparent pattern? Helge Blischke <h.blischke@acm.org> - 2011-07-12 11:12 +0200
  Re: How to fill a path with a transparent pattern? bonomi@host122.r-bonomi.com (Robert Bonomi) - 2011-07-13 10:12 -0500
    Re: How to fill a path with a transparent pattern? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2011-07-13 09:55 -0700
      Re: How to fill a path with a transparent pattern? Odysseus <odysseus1479-at@yahoo-dot.ca> - 2011-08-06 17:08 -0600
        Re: How to fill a path with a transparent pattern? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2011-08-10 17:27 -0700

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