> Just checked in, Jmol 11.1.21 will test a new translucency option. I > still have to check all the shapes, but basically the way it works is > that you specify "translucent n" instead of "translucent", where n can > be 0 to 3.
I am certainly in favor of only supporting a finite number of levels. However, I recommend that the script commands support a floating point range. 0.0 being transparent and 1.0 being opaque. I don't feel the need to support integers, but if we did so then we should use 0-255 ... a direct mapping of the alpha channel. In both cases, we would map to one of our finite values internally. That way, down the road we can maintain script compatibility when better graphics hardware is ubiquitous and someone ports to OpenGL ... say, 10 years from now :-) Miguel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Jmol-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-developers
