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Published on March 21, 2010 By Frogboy In OS Customization

The beta begins this month…really!


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on Mar 22, 2010

John....as someone who can generate a perspective with a tee square and set-square...and has done so professionally since 1972 I know 'all' about perspective, sciagraphy and reflection planes, so when I say the reflections look fine I mean they can be demonstrated/explained/reproduced as accurate by mathematical argument - assuming viewpoint.

In other words they are fine....

As for 'opaque'...are we presuming indices of refraction are what.....only acceptable if the conform to one person's criterium?

Perhaps what you mean is...it'd be nice if people could mess with how any such reflections are 'handled'.

If they are not to be adjustable that still will not make them 'wrong'...

on Mar 22, 2010

Is the reflection on the magnifying glass in the video correct?  Is it possible, in the real world, for the bottom of the handle to reflect above the bottom of the actual icon?  That seems a bit off.  I can't do this though:

generate a perspective with a tee square and set-square...

so I may be off in the head...but that doesn't look right to me either.

on Mar 22, 2010

Is the reflection on the magnifying glass in the video correct? Is it possible, in the real world, for the bottom of the handle to reflect above the bottom of the actual icon? That seems a bit off. I can't do this though:

Pretty-well anything is possible...particularly if/when the PP is penetrated...

on Mar 22, 2010
A very promising start...
on Mar 22, 2010

As for 'opaque'...are we presuming indices of refraction are what.....only acceptable if the conform to one person's criterium?

 

yep, just my humble opinion. SD is free to disregard. would just look better..to me and maybe a few others.. if they didn't.

on Mar 22, 2010

particularly if/when the PP is penetrated...

none of that talk here.

on Mar 22, 2010

particularly if/when the PP is penetrated...

none of that talk here.

 

Yeah, thanks.. my toenails just curled under..

on Mar 22, 2010

If they are not to be adjustable that still will not make them 'wrong'...

 

Sorry Jafo...I disagree...the reflections as they show in the video are impossible. A reflection cant be behind or higher than the reflected object. It CAN be lower...if the object is floating...that would at least look realistic.

on Mar 22, 2010

I hope the "new and improved" coloring function works much like the one in Windowblinds so we can more accurately recolor the docks to match the blinds. As it is right now in 1.9, it recolors the whole thing to one color, whether the original dock bg was a multi-hue gradient or not (ie not smart coloring).

on Mar 23, 2010

Bebi Bulma
I hope the "new and improved" coloring function works much like the one in Windowblinds so we can more accurately recolor the docks to match the blinds. As it is right now in 1.9, it recolors the whole thing to one color, whether the original dock bg was a multi-hue gradient or not (ie not smart coloring).

 

on Mar 23, 2010

Looking good Brad!

on Mar 23, 2010

I just can't wait to get my hands on this build...

3rdEye

on Mar 23, 2010

Here is what they are talking about Jafo.

 

on Mar 23, 2010

Here is what they are talking about Jafo.

Thoroughly aware...I also have the proggy too..so see the effects first-hand....

on Mar 23, 2010

LOL that's just mean! Such a tease.

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