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Re: "Dither" colors in patterned/sticker parts
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Date: 
Sun, 7 Feb 2010 17:54:33 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Travis Cobbs wrote:
In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Tore Eriksson wrote:

I don't know if I got that right. Isn't Maersk Blue one of those part colors
most wrongfully and misleadingly labeled as a "dithered" color?

Two things.  First of all, is Maersk Blue hard-coded into any part files?  I
would expect parts that show up in Maersk Blue to have color 16 encoded in
the file, and the user to select Maersk Blue as the parts' color when
building a model.  Since we are only interested in restrictions on colors for
official parts, this wouldn't be an issue here.

I didn't get it right at all, but now I think I do. It isn't an issue here and,
believe it or not, I'm cool with it. :)

Secondly, we plan to recommend that LDConfig.ldr contain all "brick" colors,
meaning all colors that LEGO has shipped bricks in (including Maersk Blue).
My original list of options was ambiguous, but as long as a given color shows
up in LDConfig.ldr, we will be allowing it in parts, even if the color code
picked comes from the "dither" range.  This will be the case no matter which
of the three options we decide upon.  In other words, even if we forbid
"dither" colors from being used, colors in that range that also appear in
LDConfig.ldr will still be allowed.


Good! :)


What to do in LDConfig.ldr is that other half of our discussion.  I can't
remember the specifics off-hand, but we have pretty much agreed upon what to
do there.  We will be releasing rules for LDConfig.ldr at the same time we
enact rules for color usage in official parts.  I personally agree that new
color codes should be picked from the "dither" range where possible for
maximum backwards compatibility, but I can't remember if this is the LSC
consensus.

--Travis

I'm glad that at least I'm not alone with this opinion. :)

/T



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  Re: "Dither" colors in patterned/sticker parts
 
(...) Two things. First of all, is Maersk Blue hard-coded into any part files? I would expect parts that show up in Maersk Blue to have color 16 encoded in the file, and the user to select Maersk Blue as the parts' color when building a model. Since (...) (14 years ago, 7-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)

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