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Is it possible to create a polygon outline as a dashed line with an inner gradient (see image #1)? Currently I have a hack job that sort of works (shapeburst fill with a dashed line above in the background color image #2), but it gets very ugly when there are other features in between the outline and the background fill (see image #3)
image #1
image #2
image #3
If you use pure white over your shapefill then you can use "Multiply" to blend the layers which makes the white parts transparent. Adjusting widths gets me this:
Here's the style properties for the two layers - the Simple Fill is just a thick dotted white line, and the shapefill is a gradient infill:
Important thing is that "Multiply" at the bottom. In "Normal" mode it looks like this:
and you can see where the white dotted line cuts out the shapeburst. It goes a bit how-ya-doing at corners in places, but that might be fixable. You could also use a white symbol marker round the perimeter to cut the shapeburst.
