anotherronism

Folks: I am NOT suggesting a retro-fit to the existing Themes. It was just a suggestion for future Themes (if any).

And Five: I don't do it iften except on my "precision stuff" which I still have a headache from doing ["At the End of Time" was one of these.] I used a utility in Windows called Magnifier which is a tool for the visually impaired [ Start | All Programs | Accessories | Accessibility | Magnifier ]

This utility has actually been more hindrence than aid for any other type of work on TD.

I recently found another Zoom tool in my Graphics adapter utilities which would work better for TD but not every computer would have it.

And for people compiling preset images together (car face, cow face etc...) anti-aliasing would actually hinder their effort as the soft edge would show as a visible seem. I think that's why Animals hardly uses it at all but Candy uses it all over the place.

Qsilv

Interestingly enough, anti-aliasing can be 'turned on' or 'turned off' as a choice of how to handle Fonts in the major graphics programs (even in fairly early ones like PaintShopPro). Might not work in TD tho'.

I'm still not convinced (I'm really fond of softened edges)... but.. it would just be one more specialized palette, after all, like Faces and Gothic, only adding more colors --and blends WITHIN the pieces, right?

It's that wider range of colors that make the Animals palette so useful.

mostblessedone

I had noticed the white halo around some pieces at times. Didn't know it had a fancy name.

How about this: an anti-aliasing on/off button!

Being a technical ignoramous, I can blythely make such suggestions, for I have no idea of the possibleness of such a thing.

five

You can zoom in? Who knew

Lots of folks just put together pieces, dog ears with dog face to make a dog, flower petals with flower petals to make a flower, etc. Without anti-aliasing, would folks who are not trying to make solid backgrounds or fill-ins have more trouble with the way their images look, would images that compile pieces look more stair stepped/pixelated at the edges?

I get the desire to make solid backgrounds or seam pieces ... the question is would most people's work look better or worse without anti-aliasing.

Qsilv

mmm... 'k... I see your point. The inconsistency is a bit of an issue, all right. And there are certainly times I've muttered over my inability to find an edge I can seam decently. But it seems to me that it's more of a matter of the original choices made for where the edges fall in the jigsaw cut.

Let me think on this some more. (ie... I need the magic T's-- tea.. toast... time... *twinkly grin)