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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-NZ link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>Bill<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Each pdf viewer renders differently. See lower down this page <a href="https://therion.speleo.sk/wiki/contrib:externalviewers#for_pdf_files">https://therion.speleo.sk/wiki/contrib:externalviewers#for_pdf_files</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>This might be helpful. <a href="https://therion.speleo.sk/wiki/tips#drawing_order_how_to_draw_symbols_over_or_under_an_area">https://therion.speleo.sk/wiki/tips#drawing_order_how_to_draw_symbols_over_or_under_an_area</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Drawing islands has been discussed from time to time on the forum, but I think the above pages and the idea you came up with about covers it. Maybe an annular water body is an improvement on the two water bodies hack.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><img border=0 width=151 height=140 style='width:1.5694in;height:1.4583in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.png@01DB372F.31948850"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Adding an -outline in or out option to a line effectively makes it a wall (the outside of a passage/scrap), so not what you are looking for.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Bruce<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Therion <therion-bounces@speleo.sk> On Behalf Of Bill Gee<br>Sent: Friday, 15 November 2024 04:24<br>To: Therion Mail List <therion@speleo.sk><br>Subject: [Therion] How to draw water area with an island</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Is there a way to draw a large area of water, then draw an exclusion or island in the middle of it?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I drew some rocks in the middle of a water area. They partially block the water symbol - but not entirely.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I drew a border around the island area. If I use either -outline in or -outline out, then the entire area becomes opaque to everything. It is drawn like it is a column. If I do not use the -outline option, then it has no effect at all.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I also tried making the island border part of the water area. No change.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>One way I can think of to do this is to draw the water as two areas, each of which goes half-way around the island. It would work but seems a bit complicated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Suggestions?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>--<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>===============<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Bill Gee<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Therion mailing list<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="mailto:Therion@speleo.sk"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Therion@speleo.sk</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="https://mailman.speleo.sk/listinfo/therion"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>https://mailman.speleo.sk/listinfo/therion</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>