[Bug 161760] Can't set the width of character outline

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=161760

--- Comment #2 from Eyal Rozenberg <eyalroz1 at gmx.com> ---
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #1)
> IIUC the VCL routines for font effects "Outline" as here, and "Shadow", draw
> effect layout from the font metrics. 

I'm not sure I understand what you mean exactly. Of course the path of the
outline and shadow uses the information embedded in the font; but the path
width/thickness, and the shadow distance and angle, aren't described by the
"font metrics".

> Guess it is possible, but suspect attempting to generate heavier outline
> stroke weights would just end up smearing the strokes.

I'm not sure what you mean. How is this different from any vector shape for
which you make the lines thicker?

> And wouldn't this be more a graphics attribute needed in 'Font work' rather
> than simple shapetext or in text boxes?

Once "outline" is recognized as important enough to be supported for
non-font-work text, its width should be supported as well. IMNSHO.

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