At 03:22 PM 2/28/2003 +0100, you wrote:
\definecolor[sa][r=1,t=0.7,a=1] \definecolor[ea][g=1,t=0.5,a=1]
\definecolor[s][r=1] \definecolor[e][g=1]
\startMPgraphic path p ; p := unitsquare xscaled 5cm yscaled 5cm ; fill p shifted (4cm,4cm) withcolor .7white ; fill p shifted (-3cm,-3cm) withcolor .8white ;
linear_shade(p,0,\MPcolor{s},\MPcolor{e}); \stopMPgraphic
\loadcurrentMPgraphic\placeMPgraphic
i'll have a look at it; i'm not even sure if transparent shades are possible, since the shading vectors need color vectors (implementing shading and transparency took me quite some time to figure out from the fuzzy specs] (btw: \startMPcode \stopMPcode or \startMPpage \stopMPpage saves you some typing) Hans ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE | pragma@wxs.nl Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: +31 (0)38 477 53 69 | fax: +31 (0)38 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- information: http://www.pragma-ade.com/roadmap.pdf documentation: http://www.pragma-ade.com/showcase.pdf -------------------------------------------------------------------------