different gradients for fill and stroke

[michaelbuddy]

Is it possible to have the stroke gradient of a shape be going one direction and the gradient of the fill to be a different color going another direction?

Currently the only way I can think of doing this is to create a duplicate of a shape, and then remove the stroke of one, and the fill of another and combine them to make the effect.

I'm getting a handle on a bunch of things with xara x and I love it. But this was something I'm used to in adobe illustrator / indesign. It would just be good to know.

[Mickie]

It's possible you could use a 1 step contour and treat that as your stroke. Select the shape only and change the direction of your fill in the shape.

Mickie

[michaelbuddy]

thanks for your suggestion. Another member pointed out that I failed to respond to this message. It was actually the perfect fix that I didn't try until just now.

I didn't even realize the contour and the shape could be selected separately.

Excellent!
-mike

[gwpriester]

Mile

You could also make a clone of the shape. Give the original a fill but no outline.

Give the clone an outline to the width you want and then Arrange > Convert Line to Shape.

Each of these can be filled differently.

Gary