Re: [Groff] How to draw a colorful circle/box with colorful text

[Gaius Mulley]

Ralph Corderoy <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi Luke,
> 
> > This works, but is not satisfying  enough for me. In this case, it
> > draws a circle  with green  text (what I  need) and  green edge (*NOT*
> > what I need). My question is: how to draw a circle with red shade and
> > red edge, while the text is green?
> 
> Quick and very dirty, and I'd hope there was a better way that someone
> points out.  Over-print:
> 
>     .PS
>     r=0.1
>     { circle rad r "\s-2A\s+2" shaded "red" outline "green" }
>     circle rad r
>     .PE
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> 
> Ralph.

Hi,

here is another solution:

.LP
.PS
r=0.1
circle rad r "\m[green]\s-2A\s+2\m[]" shaded "red" outline "red"
.PE

regards,
Gaius