On Thu, 30 Nov 2000 15:27:06 -0800, Ken wrote:
>
>
>Warp wrote:
>
>>   For example, I bet that this:
>> 
>> sphere { <1,2,3>*.25, 10*.25 }
>> 
>> tells you more about what is happening than this:
>> 
>> sphere { <.25, .5, .75>, 2.5 }
>
>That is an absurd presumption. Why should I have to sit here and
>mentally calculate values when absolutes are instantly readable ?

Which is more readable and conveys my intent better?

color_map {
  [ 1/7 color red 1 ]
  [ 1/7 color red 1 green .5]
  [ 2/7 color red 1 green .5]
  [ 2/7 color red 1 green 1]
  ...
}

or

color_map {
  [ 0.14285714 color red 1]
  [ 0.14285714 color red 1 green .5]
  [ 0.28571428 color red 1 green .5]
  [ 0.28571428 color red 1 green 1]
  ...
}

-- 
Ron Parker   http://www2.fwi.com/~parkerr/traces.html
My opinions.  Mine.  Not anyone else's.

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