You can create a two tone border within the same (non-group shape!)

[Visisthebest]

You do not have completely free choice of which two color tones to use, but this is actually possible with a non-group shape.

The puzzle for you is how, hint: it is actually quite simple, I just did not expect this setting to have this effect on a line, but now it is quite obvious.

Challenge:

- The line must be around a rectangle.

- The thickness of the 'lines' must be exactly the same for the two color tones.

- If you are able to achieve this with line gradients I am very impressed (could be doable not sure, then you can choose from all colors), but it is much more simple than this.

[Yacine]

 ? ? ?

[Visisthebest]

I will keep this as a puzzle to solve, but if anyone actually needs the solution to use I will post the answer here.

In the mean time, who can solve this conundrum? A single Visio shape does not allow lines to have more than one color (if gradients are off), so how can you create a two color tone line (half the line width one color, half the line width another color)?

(also, I am not using line patterns)

[wapperdude]

You mean like this?  Clever.!

[Visisthebest]

Yes, but there are some limitations in terms of the color tones you can use.

And I use it with the two tone color lines each being equally thick no white space in between, that may be a limitation as well of this approach.

[Yacine]

I can hardly stand the suspense.

[Yacine]

? ? ?

That must be a new forum record of likes to post length ratio.

[Nikolay]

There is a story of a shorter post 

"In 1862, while on vacation, Victor Hugo wanted to know the readers' reaction to his newly published novel "Les Misérables."
He sent his publisher a telegram with just one character: "?".
In response, his publisher sent back a telegram with just one character: "!"."

[wapperdude]

Yes, but there are some limitations in terms of the color tones you can use.

And I use it with the two tone color lines each being equally thick no white space in between, that may be a limitation as well of this approach.

If you try to eliminate the white space, the colors tend to bleed together.  Somewhat tempermental.  The look is cleaner with white space.  3 lines are possible too, but takes much finesse and patience.  Some color combinations are not as expected.

[wapperdude]

I can hardly stand the suspense.

It's a girl.

P.S.  I'm not posting the Visio file...yet.  Will let Visisthebest do that.  Its his puzzle.

[Yacine]

Does the line need to stay editable?

[Yacine]

Would still prefer line patterns.
Too limited in its applications.
Note the uneven width distribution on the vertical and horizontal lines.


@Wayne, you can prevent bleeding by setting up areas and do an abrupt change with two very close points.

[Visisthebest]

Yacine I assume you did this with gradients with sudden stops very impressive, I use something else which limits the choice of color tones but the lines are exactly equal.

[Nikolay]

Looks cool. But can you do it for a connector, i.e. make a two-colored connector, or a striped one?
Without using the line patterns?

[Yacine]

Looks cool. But can you do it for a connector, i.e. make a two-colored connector, or a striped one?
Without using the line patterns?

Not with my solution.
It's anyway just an exercise, not a serious alternative to line patterns.