Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP's "EGA" default palette?

[Richard <strata_ranger hotmail com>]

PS --

Comparison of the "ega" GIMP palette (palettes/ega.gpl) versus the actual (6-bit RGB) EGA color palette:
- http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/Stratelier/gimp-ega-palette-wait-what_zpsl8fka8a0.png

Why does the GIMP palette contain 256 entries of only 16 colors instead of the full 64 (or even the default 
16 -- where's the red, the green, the brown?) ?
Why are their RGB values on a 0-252 scale instead of 0-255?

I'm wondering if this palette is simply broken, but if anyone has an explanation (or any information) I've 
missed I would like to know before trying to report it.

-- Stratadrake
strata_ranger hotmail com
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Numbers may not lie, but neither do they tell the whole truth.


> From: strata_ranger hotmail com
> To: gimp-user-list gnome org
> Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2015 23:22:06 -0700
> Subject: [Gimp-user] GIMP's "EGA" default palette
>
> Are we talking EGA as in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Graphics_Adapter ?  Or am I missing 
> something important?  What is this palette, anyway?
>
> -- Stratadrake
> strata_ranger hotmail com
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> Numbers may not lie, but neither do they tell the whole truth.
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