<blur> (Blur Effect)

This element specifies a blur effect that is applied to the entire shape, including its fill. All color channels, including alpha, are affected.

Parent Elements

<blip> (§5.1.10.13); <cont> (§5.1.10.20); <effectDag> (§5.1.10.25); <effectLst> (§5.1.10.26)

Attributes

Description

<grow> (Grow Bounds)

Specifies whether the bounds of the object should be grown as a result of the blurring. True indicates the bounds are grown while false indicates that they are not.

example:

With grow set to false, the blur effect does not extend beyond the original bounds of the object:

With grow set to true, the blur effect may extend beyond the original bounds of the object:

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the XML Schema boolean datatype.

<rad> (Radius)

Specifies the radius of blur.

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_PositiveCoordinate simple type (§5.1.12.42).

The following XML Schema fragment defines the contents of this element:

<complexType name="CT_BlurEffect">
	<attribute name="rad" type="ST_PositiveCoordinate" use="optional" default="0"/>
	<attribute name="grow" type="xsd:boolean" use="optional" default="true"/>
</complexType>