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From: johnmac@fawlty.towers.oz (John MacLean)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: 3200 Paint Programs
Message-ID: <448@fawlty.towers.oz>
Date: 3 Sep 90 02:34:43 GMT
Organization: Tower Technology, Lane Cove, NSW
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I really like the idea of using a greyscale palette for all but the 14
(I do not understand why this is not 15) palettes around the cursor.
I do not know why I never thought of it.

However, it is still very limiting because you must choose the colors in
each palette yourself. When will someone write a paint program that lets
you choose any color from all 4096 colors, and dynamically update the
palettes as required to get the best possible results.
I do not want to choose colors for each palette - I want the software to
take care of it for me.
If I choose to paint in light blue on a scanline that has no light blue
in its palette, I want it to either add light blue to the palette, or
translate my light blue into the nearest color in the palette.

These two concepts need to be integrated to form the ultimate IIGS paint
program. Looks like I'll be waiting a while yet.

John MacLean.

PS: I have IFF conversions going now.
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