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From: Charles_at_Schwieters.org
Date: Thu Jan 29 2004 - 21:31:23 CST

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Hi John--

> I could address your request in one of several ways.
> I'll take a look and see what's causing the NewRibbons code to
> generate fewer colors. A cursory examination didn't immediately
> reveal the answer, but it should be easy to fix. In any case,
> with the NewRibbons code I could add color interpolation
> at each "section" which would end up with color gradients that
> are smoother than even the old ribbons code. There are times when
> you want a sharp color change and times when smooth is preferable,
> so the interpolation solution isn't as good as tying the color more
> closely to individual atoms along the ribbon. I'll look at this some
> more and let you know when I have something you can try out. It should
> be a minor change.

I agree that one might not always want the interpolation- maybe it
could be a toggle, or a tunable parameter. Interestingly, the opengl
representation of the newRibbons drawing mode seems to have the
interpolation.

anyway, thanks for looking into it--

Charles
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