On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 5:31 AM, karl ramberg <karlramberg at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 4:13 AM, Chris Muller <asqueaker at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 2:52 PM, karl ramberg <karlramberg at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I agree with this. Look for a user set background, if nil do default
>> > fill,
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>> I don't understand your proposal.  The background just _is_ whatever
>> it is.  We set it during the release process.  When someone downloads
>> a release image, they either "set the background" to a color,
>> gradient, pattern, or bitmap of their choice or, they don't.  How are
>> you going to "look for a user set background?"  When would such a
>> thing be done?  Upon loading Morphic?  Why?  Why not just leave it as
>> is ?
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> I'm not able to check right now but isn't the background held in a instance
> variable ?
> If the current background instance is lost or corrupt, the defaultBackground
> should be used.
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> It would be nice to have all setting like this as part of a theme setting
> one could file out and import into other images.

It already is -- see the Preference Browser "save to disk" and "load from disk".

> I don't think this should be a ReleaseBuilder setting.

While I wish a "transparent" background was supported, it's not --
every image has SOME kind of background.  Unless we want it to be...
random? then I can't see how setting the background wouldn't be part
of the release process.