I think a quick web search might have answered my question.&nbsp; I&#39;m downloading ruby for my machine now.&nbsp; I&#39;ll install it and see if that produces the desired effect.&nbsp; <br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/9/07, 
<b class="gmail_sendername">Terry Brown</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:terry_n_brown@...12...">terry_n_brown@...12...</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>The 3d edge effect is uploaded here:<br><br>edge3d.py -<br><a href="https://sourceforge.net/tracker/download.php?group_id=93438&amp;atid=604308&amp;file_id=228408&amp;aid=1715294">https://sourceforge.net/tracker/download.php?group_id=93438&amp;atid=604308&amp;file_id=228408&amp;aid=1715294
</a><br><br>edge3d.inx -<br><a href="https://sourceforge.net/tracker/download.php?group_id=93438&amp;atid=604308&amp;file_id=228410&amp;aid=1715294">https://sourceforge.net/tracker/download.php?group_id=93438&amp;atid=604308&amp;file_id=228410&amp;aid=1715294
</a><br><br>edge3d.svg (docs) -<br><a href="https://sourceforge.net/tracker/download.php?group_id=93438&amp;atid=604308&amp;file_id=228542&amp;aid=1715294">https://sourceforge.net/tracker/download.php?group_id=93438&amp;atid=604308&amp;file_id=228542&amp;aid=1715294
</a><br><br>The Ruby based Puff effect at<br><a href="http://www.colivre.coop.br/bin/view/Aurium/Puff">http://www.colivre.coop.br/bin/view/Aurium/Puff</a> is neat, different<br>approach, similar result, maybe more robust.&nbsp;&nbsp;I&#39;ve included a link
<br>to the Puff version in the docs. for the path based Python version<br>above.<br><br>Cheers -Terry<br><br><br>-------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express
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