[scribus] Using the Dropshadow Feature

[Gregory Pittman]

On 02/28/2018 11:43 AM, David Burleigh wrote:
> I'm trying to use the dropshadow feature to put a white blur behind
> black text so as to make it more readable when superimposed on an
> image that isn't generally light enough to give sufficent contrast to
> the black text, but also not dark enough to make white text stand out.
> So I set the offset to 0 in both directions and the blur at .2 inches.
> The effect is almost what I'm looking for, but white blur is not white
> enough, and I can't find a setting to strengthen it. Is there a better
> way to accomplish this effect?

If you're using a true white, then it's the background image that's the
problem.

Greg