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Re: GScript widget for Mac OS X released



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<e8fa61b1-d1f3-469d-a41c-4e23ca2dcffc@t1g2000pra.googlegroups.com>,
 limtc <thyechean@gmail.com> wrote:

> 1.2.5 uploaded with your suggestion. Changed a few colors for Lores to
> more closely match the original Hires screenshot - thus remove the
> names so that we just know color 1 is red (not necessary magenta or
> dark red... we do need a primary color red, as in green and blue).

Thanks you for indulging me. This issue is more subtle than I thought. I 
updated my lores colors page to show Linards Ticmanis' calculated colors 
in addition to the KEGSMAC emulator's rendering.

<http://home.woh.rr.com/jbmatthews/a2/lores.html>

I have a clear memory of the NTSC video red being a dark shade, as 
Linards suggests. I have no idea why the Applesoft manual calls it 
"magenta," which I identify with a secondary color having sRGB 
components (0xFF00FF). Of course, the html rendering is itself a 
function of the monitor's calibration.

> I like Lores mode a lot, and it makes for a good teaching tool. My 
> original implementation for 640x400 Super Hires is for my son, but I 
> think a 40x40 Lores is very easy to use and learn.

Excellent!

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