Re: Non-quadratic form of whiteout

[Dan Eble]

On Sep 16, 2018, at 12:34, Malte Meyn <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> Do I understand correctly, that instead of making a sort of elliptic whiteout 
> you would stick to rectangles and ♦ (a diamond) would have an octogonal 
> whiteout instead of something like a diamond with rounded corners?


Are you guys looking for an effect like “outside stroke?”

https://www.petercarrero.com/examples/stroke/ 
<https://www.petercarrero.com/examples/stroke/>
http://tavmjong.free.fr/blog/?p=1257 <http://tavmjong.free.fr/blog/?p=1257>

Maybe there’s backend support that could save LilyPond contributors the effort 
of inventing and maintaining their own solutions.
— 
Dan