Re: [MiNT] gradients,FreeMiNT 1.18

[Mark Duckworth <mduckworth@atari-source.org>]

On Jul 28, 2011, at 4:38 PM, Helmut Karlowski wrote:

> Am 28.07.2011, 21:48 Uhr, schrieb Peter Slegg <p.slegg@scubadivers.co.uk>:
> 
>> I don't know how the widgets and gradients have been implemented so I don't
>> know how much work is involved in creating a viewer like the one in Windos
>> control panel.
> 
> 
> Huh? Didn't know windows has this! But that's the thing I had in mind (though it seems it's integrated in the windows-desktop and not external).
> 
>> However, without an easy way of seeing the options on offer. all the
>> work on the nice visuals is a bit wasted.
> 
> It's not that difficult (at least on aranym):
> 
> 1. Download the gradient-directory from the cvs
> 
> 2. copy a template to your new file (e.g. my.c)
> 
> 3. write gradients=my in xaaes.cnf
> 
> 4. do your changes
> 
> 5. type make my.grd
> 
> 6. copy my.grd over into XaAES-gradient-dir
> 
> 7. restart XaAES
> 
> 8. Goto 4. or done.


Am I going crazy?  Why would we make these hardcoded values in C source code and then talk about making them custom configurable and even able to be previewed.  Am I missing something?  Is this a giant joke?

Thanks,
Mark