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"lion passant guardant" should bear no contours (or different ones) when on sable; "esquire's helm" (and perhaps other helmets) as charge #181

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Can you provide an example blazon that demonstrates the problem?
Sable, a lion passant guardant or between three esquire's helms argent.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
attached; I just get a lion passant, very much dark contoured

What version of drawshield are you using?
2.2a3

What browser and version where you using to view the shield? Does the
problem also occur on other browsers?
Firefox, yes

Please provide any additional information below.
"Helmet:" the covering for protection of the head in warfare has varied in form 
from the earliest ages onwards, but an account of the various shapes belongs to 
the history of armour.
  In heraldry the "helmet" assumed an important place as an appendage to the shield, for on this was fixed the crest. Originally there seems to have been no special distinction as regards the forms of the helmet; they simply followed the customary shape of the period, and were drawn sideways; but in Elizabeth's reign it would appear that certain kinds of helmets were assigned to different degrees of nobility:
  The "sovereign's" was to be of burnished gold, affronty, i.e. full-faced, with six bars, or grilles, and lined with crimson.
  The helmets of dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, and barons, were to be composed of silver or polished steel, with five gold bars, and lined with crimson. According to some authorities they should be placed neither affronty nor in profile, but between those positions; but there seem to be conflicting directions, and the practice varied.
  Baronets' and knights' helmet were to be affronty and open, but supplied with a visor. They are supposed to be formed of steel ornamented with gilding, and usually lined with crimson.
  The helmets of esquires and private gentlemen were to be placed in profile, with the visor or beaver closed; to be of steel, but enriched with gold. These are drawn after various patterns however, the only point being that the visor should be closed, whence they are termed "close helmets."
  Helmets, however, are also occasionally borne as charges, and generally the esquire's or close helmet is intended. In blazoning, however, there is frequently a reference to the "visor," or "beaver" (old fr. beauvoir;) the modern fr. "mezail" is also used. When this is up it is supposed to be a knight's helmet, when down an esquire's.
  The portion which rests upon the shoulders, and protects the neck, is termed the "gorge."
  The helmet has sometimes plumes of feathers.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by pku...@gmail.com on 5 Jul 2010 at 11:26

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Original comment by KarlWilcox36@gmail.com on 29 Oct 2011 at 4:28