Questions related to drawing or setting shadows on an object. It refers to graphical shadow in user interfaces and 3D rendering and not to be confused with conceptual shadows (copies) of an object, library, database etc.
Questions tagged [shadow]
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How can I add shadow to a circle UIImageView or UIView?
I am trying to make a circle UIImageView, and it works. Below is the way I use to make it:
[self.pic.layer setMasksToBounds:YES];
[self.pic.layer setCornerRadius:50.0];
I would like to add some shadow to the UIImageView. The below code does add…

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Does the Android operating system have files like /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, and /etc/group?
If not, how does android determine whether a user belongs to a certain group?

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How to remove UINavigationBar inner shadow in iOS 7?
Inner shadow example
I'm trying to put nav bar below the other one to make it look like one tall nav bar. But in iOS 7 UINavigationBar now has inner shadow on top and on bottom of it. I really need to remove it. But I didn't found any solution. It…

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Shadow inside of a div
Is it possible to display a shadow inside a div box without using pictures?
Instead I want to use css commands.
So is there some command like: -webkit-box-shadow: 1px inset; ?

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How to set shadow effect on ImageView
I'm tryin' to set shadow on an Image view on Xamarin.Forms (targeting the Android platform) and I got some examples on the internet.
The PCL code is quite simple, and the platform seemed pretty easy too. The recipe available at the official xamarin…

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Having major problems transforming frustum from camera space to light space for shadow mapping
I'm trying to implement cascaded shadow mapping in my OpenGL/C++ renderer. I've successfully managed to implement directional shadow mapping when the ortho matrix is built from arbitrary numbers and stays at the origin of the scene. From…

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"setElevation" vs "setTranslationZ" vs "setZ"
Lollipop has all those new functions for the "View" class. What exactly are the differences between them, and why do we need so many functions for them?
I've read the docs, and I want to understand (or better understand) the difference and the need…

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TextView adding gradient AND shadow
I have a problem. I would like to have a textview with a gradient as color. And a black shadow behind it. The problem is that the shadow is using the color of the gradient in stead of using the called color (Color.BLACK)
My code is:
numberTextView =…

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html canvas shadow being applied to everything
If you define a shadow ONCE, then it applies to all "graphics" on the canvas from thereon after (which is what it's supposed to do).
Sample:
http://flanvas.com/development/flanvas/test.html
Does anyone know best practice to turn the shadow off after…

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How to prevent Android's drawBitmap from only drawing black images?
As per the original question, The end result is a rounded-rect png in an ImageView with a natural looking drop shadow.
I have the shadow working, but when it draws, it makes the entire image black.
How can I prevent the original image (definitely…

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CoreGraphics Quartz drawing shadow on transparent alpha path
Searching the web for about 4 hours not getting an answer so:
How to draw a shadow on a path which has transparency?
- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect
{
CGContextRef c = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
CGContextSetLineWidth(c, 2);
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Drawing shadow with Quartz is slow on iPhone & iPad. Another way?
I was pretty excited when I found out just how easy it is to add shadows to my UIViews on the iPhone/iPad.
Just add the framework in Xcode, add the import to the top of the file:
#import
Then…

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UIButton w/ gradient, rounded corners, border, and drop shadow
There are a few similar questions on the site, but I'm looking for something specific and slightly different.
I followed the direction given here: http://www.cimgf.com/2010/01/28/fun-with-uibuttons-and-core-animation-layers/ to subclass UIButton in…

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How to apply shadow to react native View without affecting inner view elements?
I would like to know how to apply shadow only to the main outer view. Here on applying shadow, it's getting applied to all the inner elements

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Adding drop shadow to UITableView
I've a plain UITableView (not grouped) that I want to add a dropshadow to left and to the right.
How can I achieve this? I've tried:
[self.tableView.layer setShadowColor:[[UIColor whiteColor] CGColor]];
[self.tableView.layer…

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