[texhax] Transparency or reduced saturation using Graphicx ?

[Stephan Hennig]

Heiko Oberdiek schrieb:

> The vector image first fills the counter^1 with black color
> and then it fills the counter with white:
> 
> [...]
> 
> The transparency applies to both, the black and the white
> color, the result is grey.

In case Philip has full control over the path shapes, the usual approach
to avoid "unfill" operations for drawing cut-outs is outlined in, e.g.,
<URL:http://www.tug.org/TUGboat/Articles/tb28-1/tb88henderson.pdf>,
section 4.2.

Best regards,
Stephan Hennig