Re: [NTG-context] Feature Request: define colour in relation to existing colour

2013-08-21 Thread Hans Hagen
On 8/21/2013 8:27 PM, Thangalin wrote: For context, here is the question on TeX.SE: http://tex..stackexchange.com/questions/129297/define-colour-transparency-in-relation-to-existing-colour

Re: [NTG-context] Feature Request: define colour in relation to existing colour

2013-08-21 Thread Thangalin
For context, here is the question on TeX.SE: http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/129297/define-colour-transparency-in-relation-to-existing-colour I agree with Marco: Are you sure it's a good idea to add another colour definition > mechanism? Then we have > \definecolor \defineglobalcolor

Re: [NTG-context] Feature Request: define colour in relation to existing colour

2013-08-21 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On 2013-08-21, at 11:18 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 8/21/2013 4:23 PM, Aditya Mahajan wrote: > >> Its time for a `simplecolor` module and a `\definesimplecolor` command :) > > Well, I suppose most users use just \definecolor as spot colors are something > one only will use in special cases, i

Re: [NTG-context] Feature Request: define colour in relation to existing colour

2013-08-21 Thread Hans Hagen
On 8/21/2013 4:23 PM, Aditya Mahajan wrote: Its time for a `simplecolor` module and a `\definesimplecolor` command :) Well, I suppose most users use just \definecolor as spot colors are something one only will use in special cases, in which the color setup only uses spot colors then. Also, i

Re: [NTG-context] Feature Request: define colour in relation to existing colour

2013-08-21 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Wed, 21 Aug 2013, Marco Patzer wrote: On 2013–08–21 Hans Hagen wrote: On 8/21/2013 2:25 AM, Thangalin wrote: Hi, What would it take to extend \definecolor so that: \definecolor[ColourA][ColourB][t=0.5, a=1] defines a new colour (ColourB) based on an existing colour (ColourA)? I know

Re: [NTG-context] Feature Request: define colour in relation to existing colour

2013-08-21 Thread Hans Hagen
On 8/21/2013 1:11 PM, Marco Patzer wrote: On 2013–08–21 Hans Hagen wrote: On 8/21/2013 2:25 AM, Thangalin wrote: Hi, What would it take to extend \definecolor so that: \definecolor[ColourA][ColourB][t=0.5, a=1] defines a new colour (ColourB) based on an existing colour (ColourA)? I know

Re: [NTG-context] Feature Request: define colour in relation to existing colour

2013-08-21 Thread Marco Patzer
On 2013–08–21 Hans Hagen wrote: > On 8/21/2013 2:25 AM, Thangalin wrote: > >Hi, > > > >What would it take to extend \definecolor so that: > > > > \definecolor[ColourA][ColourB][t=0.5, a=1] > > > >defines a new colour (ColourB) based on an existing colour (ColourA)? > > > >I know that \definespot

Re: [NTG-context] Feature Request: define colour in relation to existing colour

2013-08-21 Thread Hans Hagen
On 8/21/2013 2:25 AM, Thangalin wrote: Hi, What would it take to extend \definecolor so that: \definecolor[ColourA][ColourB][t=0.5, a=1] defines a new colour (ColourB) based on an existing colour (ColourA)? I know that \definespotcolor[ColourA][ColourB][t=0.5, a=1] works, but it seems like

[NTG-context] Feature Request: define colour in relation to existing colour

2013-08-20 Thread Thangalin
Hi, What would it take to extend \definecolor so that: \definecolor[ColourA][ColourB][t=0.5, a=1] defines a new colour (ColourB) based on an existing colour (ColourA)? I know that \definespotcolor[ColourA][ColourB][t=0.5, a=1] works, but it seems like \definecolor would also be a natural fit.