Know1, I agree with you that technically the Xara function is not a true Shadow; I use CSS for mine.
A true shadow would have a light source at infinity and the shadow would remain as you wish.
For some reason, a Box of 120 x 60 px with a 20px blur Shadow grows by 40px (2 x 20px) and ends up as 161.6 x 101.6px. A zero blur Shadow similarly has this magical extra 1.6px added.
If you were to create a clone and feather it, the dimensions remain the same!
For this poser:
- If I only have Layer 1, I get "1 rectangle"; more than one layer gives, "1 rectangle on Layer 1".
- Regardless, it should state "1 shadow group...".
- Shadow Group: (Shape & Shadow) > [Convert to Editable Shapes] > Group: (2 Shapes).
- Solo Shape: (Rectangle) > [Delete Node] > Shape (RA Triangle) --> Detached Shadow (shape).
Xara then treated the detached Shadow still as a Shape as I can right-click and pick Shape Tool. It does, however appear to be a Shape with a Bitmap Fill (obvious if View Quality is minimised) with around 50% Transparency in my test.
I can alter Nodes and all operations act as if on a Shape with a Bitmap Fill.
The failing, I think, it that Xara has not set it as Fill > Bitmap & Transparency > Flat/Normal (mix): 50% despite using and creating a Bitmap.
The Shadow produced is certainly anomalous.
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