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Re: cgcolor, cgplot, and /WINDOW [message #75511 is a reply to message #75510]

Wed, 23 March 2011 16:49

Michael Galloy
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On 3/23/11 6:32 AM, David Fanning wrote:
> Object graphics *forces* you to pass unambiguous colors
> by requiring three-element arrays. But, this is so
> "unnatural" to many users, that I think it has delayed
> the acceptance of object graphics routines. I happen to
> think color names are the "natural" way to specify
> colors, but I am willing to live with some ambiguity
> if it means more users will migrate to using better
> and more useful software.

You can pass either a single index or a 3-element array for a color in
object graphics. If you pass a single index, then the object uses its
PALETTE property to lookup the actual color. Of course, now in IDL 8.0,
you can say !color.red.

Mike
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		Re: cgcolor, cgplot, and /WINDOW By: David Fanning on Wed, 23 March 2011 20:22
		Re: cgcolor, cgplot, and /WINDOW By: Michael Galloy on Wed, 23 March 2011 16:49
		Re: cgcolor, cgplot, and /WINDOW By: David Fanning on Wed, 23 March 2011 05:32
		Re: cgcolor, cgplot, and /WINDOW By: Foldy Lajos on Wed, 23 March 2011 04:12
		Re: cgcolor, cgplot, and /WINDOW By: David Fanning on Tue, 22 March 2011 22:02
		Re: cgcolor, cgplot, and /WINDOW By: willettk on Tue, 22 March 2011 21:13
		Re: cgcolor, cgplot, and /WINDOW By: willettk on Tue, 22 March 2011 21:09
		Re: cgcolor, cgplot, and /WINDOW By: David Fanning on Tue, 22 March 2011 21:07
		Re: cgcolor, cgplot, and /WINDOW By: David Fanning on Tue, 22 March 2011 21:01

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