--- Jamie Lyon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Perhaps, if you do get mixed reactions you could > offer an option either at installation time, or > in-game/app to remove them?
Genius! Simplicity! What was I thinking, this problem is *solved* ... ... dang, I think I owe you one now! :) Gary Douglas Nth Gen Labs --- Jamie Lyon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > My answer will have to be quite vague, giving no > real answer, as in my > opinion it depends on the style of the graphics. > > Some graphics look great with a 1-pixel border, > others don't look so > good. More cartoon style graphics (i.e. metal slug) > tend to lean > themselves towards looking better with the slight > border, while other > more realistic styles look better without. > > However, as to helping with distinguishing between > objects, I would say > the 1-pixel border would help in almost all cases, > it depends whether > the increased visibility of the objects outweighs > the decrease in > graphical style (if the graphical style looks better > without the border) > > Perhaps, if you do get mixed reactions you could > offer an option either > at installation time, or in-game/app to remove them? > > Cheers, > Jamie Lyon [Toris] > www.aeonflame.com > > Gary wrote: > > [A non-technical discussion on Palm graphics] > > > > You know the 1-pixel (sometimes 1/2 pixel) > outlines > > you see on some sprites? Some people call them > > "halos" - what do you think of those on the Palm? > > > > I've never used them before but on my latest I did > - > > in tests, I found it was much easier to > distinguish > > individual characters when there were a pile of > > sprites on the screen - this only seemed to apply > on > > an actual Palm, because the screen was so small. > > > > I've had mixed reactions from friends - what do > you > > guys think? 1-pixel halos help on tiny Palm > screens, > > yay or nay? > > > > TIA! > > > > Gary Douglas > > Nth Gen Labs > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - > http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFB0bj4RM3M0gDgJJIRAkcaAJ9q/s9//5UCv/sgE0Y4Dw18WOu92wCggkJR > ptZeq2XdUBso4PX0mhSGIMs= > =B+Pd > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, > or to unsubscribe, please see > http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
