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From: glenn@gla-aux.uucp (Glenn Austin)
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Subject: Re: HOWTO: Gray things in color
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Date: 28 May 91 22:34:36 GMT
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In article <1CE00001.geic0m@tbomb.ice.com>, time@ice.com (Tim Endres) writes:
> This seems like a really stupid question, but I see no reference to
> it in my docs. I've have heard say that the way to get the nice smooth
> dimming in color is to "blend a 50% gray RGB".

Use CopyMask to gray the item (there's a pretty good example on Color Plate
XXIII in the front of IM 6 of the result).

If you are drawing it in gray, check for System 7 and color, then set the
RGBForeColor to the best gray (from using GetGray), and simply draw the
item.

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