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[Solved: workaround] Make a table line fade
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2026 4:46 pm
by CannedMan
I have a set of tables with thin lines between main elements. Is it possible to make these lines fade gradually from left to right?
- Table as seen in LO with non-fading lines?
- Bilde_2026-02-05_152629565.png (31.93 KiB) Viewed 5375 times
- Table after editing image with GIMP, adding fading.
- Lines with gradient.jpg (117.47 KiB) Viewed 5375 times
It is subtle, but it is there. Can this be done in LibreOffice in any way? I know there is an option to do background gradients, but cannot find any way to do that with lines. The only option I can think of, is to create a graphic of a faded line, then select that image as the line, but I cannot see any way to do that either.
Re: Can you make a table line fade?
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2026 5:01 pm
by RoryOF
A suggestion: use a background gradient, then stack on it a white rectangle, offset to leave only a line area exposed?
Re: Can you make a table line fade?
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2026 10:08 am
by CannedMan
The only thing I can think of at the moment, is a transparent overlay with the line areas exposed by semi-transparency.
Re: Can you make a table line fade?
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2026 2:32 pm
by CannedMan
Workaround:
I created two PNGs in GIMP, one for headings and one for list items.
- Gradient image for headings.
- Bilde_2026-02-06_132655800.png (5.41 KiB) Viewed 5324 times
The files was made 2400 × 14 pixels, which scaled perfectly to 0.25 picas.
- Settings for gradient PNG.
- Bilde_2026-02-06_132920030.png (25.02 KiB) Viewed 5324 times
Setting it to anchor to the character (or paragraph for that matter), vertical alignment from the bottom at −0.40 picas (the paragraph having a fixed line height of 1.35 picas) gave the desired result, as per the final image. It is large enough that I can increase the size of the bottom line if desired.
- Lines with gradient in PDF.
- Lines with gradient in PDF.png (77.14 KiB) Viewed 5203 times
Re: [Solved: workaround] Can you make a table line fade?
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2026 11:09 pm
by JeJe
You can use a drawing rectangle, insert menu/shape/basic shapes/rectangle
Set the line of the rectangle to none and the area to a gradient and size as desired.