NewRGBAxialShader

Vector graphics, Colour

Description

This function adds an axial shader to the current document. The colour is varied linearly from one colour to another between two points and is used for linear gradient fills.

The shader can be used with the SetTextShader, SetLineShader and SetFillShader functions to set the colour of subsequently drawn vector graphics and text.

Syntax

Parameters

ShaderName

The name of the shader. Should be a simple string consisting of alphanumeric characters and no whitespace. This name is used with the SetTextShader, SetLineShader and SetFillShader functions.

StartX

The horizontal co-ordinate of the start point

StartY

The vertical co-ordinate of the start point

The red component of the start colour

StartRed

StartGreen

The green component of the start colour

StartBlue

The blue component of the start colour

The horizontal co-ordinate of the end point

EndX

EndY

The vertical co-ordinate of the end point

EndRed

The red component of the end colour

The green component of the end colour

EndGreen

EndBlue

The blue component of the end colour

Extend

0 = do not extend the beyond the start and end points

1 = extend the shader using solid colour

Return values

0	The shader could not be added, possibly a shader with this name has already been added
1	The shader was added successfully double StartGreen, double StartBlue, double EndX, double EndY, double EndRed, double EndGreen, double EndBlue, int Extend);