https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/apply-transparency-to-layout-items/idi-p/1197502 <P>I don't know if I agree that <A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/applying-transparency-to-layout-items/idi-p/928854" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this idea</A> should be marked as implemented. The request is for setting transparency on layout items; the enhancement that you're linking to only deals with pictures.</P><P>For everything else, you still must set the transparency on each individual element of the graphic, which can cause issues.</P><P>So this idea is to apply transparency to layout elements without having to set individual color transparencies separately - which can lead to issues like those described below.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="rburkebsrc_0-1659116063366.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/47257i939D59001C59AE85/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="rburkebsrc_0-1659116063366.png" alt="rburkebsrc_0-1659116063366.png" /></span></P><P>Not only are there a lot of different elements, strokes and fills to hunt down...</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="rburkebsrc_1-1659116125701.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/47259i2FBE586415EFD1CF/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="rburkebsrc_1-1659116125701.png" alt="rburkebsrc_1-1659116125701.png" /></span></P><P>but since transparency is then set on individual strokes and fills, when they overlap, they have the effect of becoming much less transparent in these areas - see the division marks below. Every element is 20% transparent white, but it appears nearly opaque in areas of overlap.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="rburkebsrc_2-1659116158150.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/47260i62698C7A98D27D14/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="rburkebsrc_2-1659116158150.png" alt="rburkebsrc_2-1659116158150.png" /></span></P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="rburkebsrc_0-1659116652591.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/47262i3D8C0602B57B6BFD/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="rburkebsrc_0-1659116652591.png" alt="rburkebsrc_0-1659116652591.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 01 Aug 2022 16:44:05 GMT wayfaringrob 2022-08-01T16:44:05Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/apply-transparency-to-layout-items/idi-p/1197502 <P>I don't know if I agree that <A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/applying-transparency-to-layout-items/idi-p/928854" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this idea</A> should be marked as implemented. The request is for setting transparency on layout items; the enhancement that you're linking to only deals with pictures.</P><P>For everything else, you still must set the transparency on each individual element of the graphic, which can cause issues.</P><P>So this idea is to apply transparency to layout elements without having to set individual color transparencies separately - which can lead to issues like those described below.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="rburkebsrc_0-1659116063366.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/47257i939D59001C59AE85/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="rburkebsrc_0-1659116063366.png" alt="rburkebsrc_0-1659116063366.png" /></span></P><P>Not only are there a lot of different elements, strokes and fills to hunt down...</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="rburkebsrc_1-1659116125701.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/47259i2FBE586415EFD1CF/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="rburkebsrc_1-1659116125701.png" alt="rburkebsrc_1-1659116125701.png" /></span></P><P>but since transparency is then set on individual strokes and fills, when they overlap, they have the effect of becoming much less transparent in these areas - see the division marks below. Every element is 20% transparent white, but it appears nearly opaque in areas of overlap.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="rburkebsrc_2-1659116158150.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/47260i62698C7A98D27D14/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="rburkebsrc_2-1659116158150.png" alt="rburkebsrc_2-1659116158150.png" /></span></P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="rburkebsrc_0-1659116652591.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/47262i3D8C0602B57B6BFD/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="rburkebsrc_0-1659116652591.png" alt="rburkebsrc_0-1659116652591.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 01 Aug 2022 16:44:05 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/apply-transparency-to-layout-items/idi-p/1197502 wayfaringrob 2022-08-01T16:44:05Z