Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 44972
setting outline character's line thickness
Last modified: 2013-02-07 22:33:42 UTC
Current outline effect for characters uses a too thin linestyle. Setting outline line thickness would be a useful feature (i.e. for headings).
reassigned to requirements
This can be achieved already by inserting Fontwork, but I agree it would be a very useful enhancement to have. The current default hairline width for outline text is too thin for most purposes
Created attachment 38100 [details] Sample Outline Text
The attachment was produced in FontCreator from High-Logic using the Hollow Transformation on Bitstream Vera bold and regular characters. The program's default setting of 30 funits is a bit to light for my liking so I used a setting of 50 funits in the horizontal anf vertical directions to get the attached results. What is needed is to be able to set the outline weight as a percentage of point size. In my attachment, 5% would be about right. A range from 0.1% (hairline) to 10% would be needed. Alternatively, one could set the line weight in points, which might be more easily understood by users, but it would be less flexible as the weight of the outline would change if the font was resized.
Correction: my mental arithmetic is a bit dodgy this morning. 50/2048 is 2.4% not 5%
Looks the same as Issue 12610 Issue 42020 covers other character outline parameters.