[argyllcms] Re: colprof: shaper curves for -ni -no and -np switches

  • From: "Guy K. Kloss" <g.kloss@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:33:39 +1300

On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:40:08 Graeme Gill wrote:
> It would need a special case to carry the flag values through to
> the final profile creation, and in the case of a L*a*b* B2A table,
> it would stuff up the offset needed to ensure that neutral maps
> to a vertex. So yes, this could be improved for -no, but is it worth
> the risk of introducing bugs ?
> [I suppose it comes down to priorities. My priority was to
>   generate the highest quality profiles, not the smallest !
>   -ni -no -np are intended as diagnostic aids, rather than
>   profile size tweaking flags. I'll keep the idea in mind though,
>   thanks.]

I figured something like this. And I fully understand the reasons, but I was 
still curious as I noticed this behaviour that struck me as being a bit odd at 
first sight/thought.

Guy

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