Re: [Inkscape-devel] gradient mesh

Joshua A. Andler wrote: > On Thu, 2009-12-24 at 08:14 -0600, Aaron Spike wrote: >> Color in SVG includes an alpha channel. I've been told that rendering of >> Coons patch meshes is ambiguous when this is the case. Does this also >> affect Tensor-product patch meshes? > I'm curious about the ambiguity. Do you recall why that was said? I'm > sure it's more technical, but if it works how I imagine it could, it > could afford great artistic leverage. IIRC extreme bends in the control beziers can cause the fill to self overlap. Transparent or semi-transparent colors would allow the deeper parts of the fill to bleed through. And once again, remember that I don't know what I'm talking about. :-)