Re: OT: Question about RGB color method

2007-04-12 Thread John Salerno
John Salerno wrote: > Sorry for this non-Python question, but since it's computer related I > know you guys will have an answer, and I don't really know where else to > ask. Mainly I'm just curious anyway. > > I'm wondering, why do computers use a RGB color scheme instead of the > primary color

Re: OT: Question about RGB color method

2007-04-10 Thread Paul McGuire
Ah, the Wikipedia article for "Primary Colors" is much better at explaining this than the one for "RGB Color". For instance, in the Tempra-paint-compatible subtractive system, you probably recall mixing red, yellow, and blue, and getting black, or at least a dark muddy brown. Conversely, in the a

Re: OT: Question about RGB color method

2007-04-10 Thread Paul McGuire
On Apr 10, 2:32 pm, John Salerno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry for this non-Python question, but since it's computer related I > know you guys will have an answer, and I don't really know where else to > ask. Mainly I'm just curious anyway. > > I'm wondering, why do computers use a RGB color s

Re: OT: Question about RGB color method

2007-04-10 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2007-04-10, John Salerno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry for this non-Python question, but since it's computer related It isn't. Computer-related, that is. > I'm wondering, why do computers use a RGB color scheme instead > of the primary colors? The same reason televisions and all other

Re: OT: Question about RGB color method

2007-04-10 Thread Carsten Haese
On Tue, 2007-04-10 at 15:32 -0400, John Salerno wrote: > Sorry for this non-Python question, but since it's computer related I > know you guys will have an answer, and I don't really know where else to > ask. Mainly I'm just curious anyway. > > I'm wondering, why do computers use a RGB color sch

Re: OT: Question about RGB color method

2007-04-10 Thread kyosohma
On Apr 10, 2:32 pm, John Salerno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry for this non-Python question, but since it's computer related I > know you guys will have an answer, and I don't really know where else to > ask. Mainly I'm just curious anyway. > > I'm wondering, why do computers use a RGB color s

Re: OT: Question about RGB color method

2007-04-10 Thread Matimus
On Apr 10, 12:32 pm, John Salerno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry for this non-Python question, but since it's computer related I > know you guys will have an answer, and I don't really know where else to > ask. Mainly I'm just curious anyway. > > I'm wondering, why do computers use a RGB color

OT: Question about RGB color method

2007-04-10 Thread John Salerno
Sorry for this non-Python question, but since it's computer related I know you guys will have an answer, and I don't really know where else to ask. Mainly I'm just curious anyway. I'm wondering, why do computers use a RGB color scheme instead of the primary colors? Is there something you can't