Getting a vertically aligned gradient

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Norm Dresner
Mar 19, 2008
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I want to get a gradient that runs from, say, pure black along the left edge to pure white along the right edge.

I’ve tried using the standard background-to-foreground gradient (drawn from the middle of the left edge horizontally across the image to the middle of the right edge) with B/W as the colors and the colors at the left edge run from true black at middle to a dark gray at the top and bottom (with RGB values of roughly 95). I’ve also tried drawing the gradient along the top or bottom edge and diagonally and the results are no better.

How do I get a vertically (or horizontally) aligned gradient that is uniform from top to bottom at any point on the image?

TIA
Norm

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Norm Dresner
Mar 19, 2008
Sorry – pilot error. I obviously had something like diagonal gradient selected because I just went back and redid it with the linear gradient set and it’s exactly what I needed.

Thanks for ignoring my mistake.

Norm

"Norm Dresner" wrote in message
|I want to get a gradient that runs from, say, pure black along the left edge
| to pure white along the right edge.
|
| I’ve tried using the standard background-to-foreground gradient (drawn from
| the middle of the left edge horizontally across the image to the middle of | the right edge) with B/W as the colors and the colors at the left edge run | from true black at middle to a dark gray at the top and bottom (with RGB | values of roughly 95). I’ve also tried drawing the gradient along the top | or bottom edge and diagonally and the results are no better. |
| How do I get a vertically (or horizontally) aligned gradient that is uniform
| from top to bottom at any point on the image?
|
| TIA
| Norm
|
MR
Mike Russell
Mar 20, 2008
Also, hold down the Shift key.

Mike Russell – www.curvemeister.com

"Norm Dresner" wrote in message
Sorry – pilot error. I obviously had something like diagonal gradient selected because I just went back and redid it with the linear gradient set
and it’s exactly what I needed.

Thanks for ignoring my mistake.

Norm

"Norm Dresner" wrote in message
|I want to get a gradient that runs from, say, pure black along the left edge
| to pure white along the right edge.
|
| I’ve tried using the standard background-to-foreground gradient (drawn from
| the middle of the left edge horizontally across the image to the middle of
| the right edge) with B/W as the colors and the colors at the left edge run
| from true black at middle to a dark gray at the top and bottom (with RGB
| values of roughly 95). I’ve also tried drawing the gradient along the top
| or bottom edge and diagonally and the results are no better. |
| How do I get a vertically (or horizontally) aligned gradient that is uniform
| from top to bottom at any point on the image?
|
| TIA
| Norm
|
ND
Norm Dresner
Mar 20, 2008
What does the shift key do?
Norm

"Mike Russell" wrote in message
| Also, hold down the Shift key.
| —
| Mike Russell – www.curvemeister.com
|
| "Norm Dresner" wrote in message
| | > Sorry – pilot error. I obviously had something like diagonal gradient | > selected because I just went back and redid it with the linear gradient | > set
| > and it’s exactly what I needed.
| >
| > Thanks for ignoring my mistake.
| >
| > Norm
| >
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jaSPAMc
Mar 20, 2008
"Norm Dresner" found these unused words:

What does the shift key do?
Norm

"Mike Russell" wrote in message
| Also, hold down the Shift key.
| —
| Mike Russell – www.curvemeister.com
|
| "Norm Dresner" wrote in message
| | > Sorry – pilot error. I obviously had something like diagonal gradient | > selected because I just went back and redid it with the linear gradient | > set
| > and it’s exactly what I needed.
| >
| > Thanks for ignoring my mistake.
| >
| > Norm
| >
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