ok.. maybe its just because my eyesight is going bad, and Im overworked... but I cannot figure out how to do something:

I want to have a shape... for example a "S" type shape... I want to do a gradient fill where the center line of the entire objject is the brightest area and it fades to the gradient color at the shape outline... this would give almost a neon sign effect. I can get the gradients to fill linear and radial... but thats it...

is there a way to gradient fill an object where it follows the shape to the outline?

If im not making any sense, let me know via email.. I can send you an example of what im trying to achieve.

thanks