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Re: LDGlite and LPub (and maybe ldview?
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lugnet.cad
Date: 
Fri, 15 Oct 2004 02:48:13 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Steve Bliss wrote:
In lugnet.cad, Don Heyse wrote:
[ldglite] can generate transparent png files

Doh!  Thanks for mentioning this.  We've been wanting to make transparent LDraw
part images (for use by Peeron, et al).  And it's been there, all along.
Double-Doh!

It's a nice, simple command-line option, too. :)

The parts images are being regenerated as I write this.

I'd think twice about making all part images transparent. Especially patterned
parts don't really work, look at the images for these pics
http://www.peeron.com/cgi-bin/invcgis/psearch?query=971&limit=parts&anyword=0

ROSCO



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: LDGlite and LPub (and maybe ldview?
 
(...) Peeron has (by preference) use the Clear as the 'default' color for part images for awhile now. The default color is shown on the part-information pages, and anywhere that the part-color doesn't have an LDraw-equivalent. Before switching to (...) (20 years ago, 15-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad)
  Re: LDGlite and LPub (and maybe ldview?
 
(...) Steve was comparing "PNG" with "Transparent PNG" which affects the background of the image. The LDraw images used by peeron are generated in multiple colours, including trans-white (LDraw colour 47). I think(?) the peeron admins control which (...) (20 years ago, 15-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad)

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  Re: LDGlite and LPub (and maybe ldview?
 
(...) Doh! Thanks for mentioning this. We've been wanting to make transparent LDraw part images (for use by Peeron, et al). And it's been there, all along. Double-Doh! It's a nice, simple command-line option, too. :) The parts images are being (...) (20 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad)

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