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Re: "Dither" colors in patterned/sticker parts
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lugnet.cad.dat.parts
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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?
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> 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! :)
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> 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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| (...) 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 (...) (15 years ago, 7-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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