On 2007-09-05 23:14-0500 Maurice LeBrun wrote: > [...]I would prefer that if we were to support translucency in the core, > every color have a translucency attribute (defaulting to none, i.e. the way it > is now). Of course we'd need a bunch of new API calls for setting color > values, maybe take the existing ones and add on a "x" (for extended), that > allowed the user to specify RGB + translucency.
I agree this is the way to go, and I sure hope somebody steps forward to implement it since translucency/transparency sure makes some cool-looking effects. > Any other attributes needed? Not aware of any. Alan __________________________ Alan W. Irwin Astronomical research affiliation with Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria (astrowww.phys.uvic.ca). Programming affiliations with the FreeEOS equation-of-state implementation for stellar interiors (freeeos.sf.net); PLplot scientific plotting software package (plplot.org); the libLASi project (unifont.org/lasi); the Loads of Linux Links project (loll.sf.net); and the Linux Brochure Project (lbproject.sf.net). __________________________ Linux-powered Science __________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Plplot-devel mailing list Plplot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/plplot-devel
