re:color

A re:color represents a user defined color spaces that is available for use within a re:ality XML document. A color space, is a way of defining a set of values from a small set of base colors, that when combined in the correct quantities, give a much wider collection of colors known as the color gamut. There are also specialist color spaces that have custom inks and/or formula that are specific to an organisations reference Color space (e.g. PANTONE™).

XML Tag

<re:color name='' type='' value='' />

DTD

<!ELEMENT re:colors EMPTY>
       <!ATTLIST re:color 
               %name; %value;
               type
                      (
                             cmyk | 
                             rgb | 
                             spot | 
                             grayscale
                      ) "cmyk"
       >

Reference examples

040_010 , 040_030

Children

None

Attributes

name, value, type

Style Properties

none

name

The name attribute specifies a named_reference that is used to identify this color. This value must be unique, as only one named_reference to a color can exist at any one time if two or more colors share the same name then the last color loaded will be referenced.

value

The value attribute specifies a color_array for this element (re:color).

type

The type attribute specifies a COLOR_TYPE constant used to identify this element, color space.