# \[ANN\] color 1.4.0 Released **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [30 November 2007 03:41 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ann-color-1-4-0-released/42622 "2007-11-30T03:41:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Austin\_Ziegler5](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/rubytalk.org/austin_ziegler5/32/1985_2.png) [@Austin\_Ziegler5](https://rubytalk.org/u/Austin_Ziegler5)\ **Post date:** [30 November 2007 03:41 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ann-color-1-4-0-released/42622/1 "2007-11-30T03:41:20Z")
color version 1.4.0 has been released! \* \<[http://color.rubyforge.org/](http://color.rubyforge.org/)\> The capabilities of the Color library are limited to pure mathematical manipulation of the colours based on colour theory without reference to colour profiles (such as sRGB or Adobe RGB). For most purposes, when working with the RGB and HSL colours, this won't matter. However, some colour models (like CIE     L\*a\*b\*) are not supported because Color does not yet support colour profiles,     giving no meaningful way to convert colours in absolute colour spaces (like         L\*a\*b\*, XYZ) to non-absolute colour spaces (like RGB).     Changes: ## Color 1.4.0 / 2007.02.11     \* Merged Austin Ziegler's color-tools library (previously part of the Ruby         PDF Tools project) with Matt Lyon's color library.     - The HSL implementation from the Color class has been merged into     Color::HSL. Color is a module the way it was for color-tools.     - A thin veneer has been written to allow Color::new to return a Color::HSL     instance; Color::HSL supports as many methods as possible that were     previously supported by the Color class.     - Values that were previously rounded by Color are no longer rounded;     fractional values matter.     \* Converted to hoe for project management.     \* Moved to the next step of deprecating Color::Name values; printing a     warning for each use (see the history for color-tools 1.3.0).     \* Print a warning on the access of either VERSION or COLOR\_TOOLS\_VERSION; the     version constant is now COLOR\_VERSION.     \* Added humanized versions of accessors (e.g., CMYK colours now have both #cyan         and #c to access the cyan component of the colour; #cyan provides the value         as a percentage).     \* Added CSS3 formatters for RGB, RGBA, HSL, and HSLA outputs. Note that the     Color library does not yet have a way of setting alpha opacity, so the     output for RGBA and HSLA are at full alpha opacity (1.0). The values are     output with two decimal places.     \* Applied a patch to provide simple arithmetic colour addition and subtraction     to Color::GrayScale and Color::RGB. The patch was contributed by Jeremy     Hinegardner \<[jeremy@hinegardner.org](mailto:jeremy@hinegardner.org)\>. This patch also provides the ability to     return the maximum RGB value as a grayscale colour.     \* Fixed two problems reported by Jean Krohn \<[jb.krohn@free.fr](mailto:jb.krohn@free.fr)\> against     color-tools relating to RGB-to-HSL and HSL-to-RGB conversion. (Color and         color-tools use the same formulas, but the ordering of the calculations is         slightly different with Color and did not suffer from this problem;         color-tools was more sensitive to floating-point values and precision         errors.)     \* Fixed an issue with HSL/RGB conversions reported by Adam Johnson     \<[adam.sven.johnson@gmail.com](mailto:adam.sven.johnson@gmail.com)\>.     \* Added an Adobe Color swatch (Photoshop) palette reader,     Color::Palette::AdobeColor (for .aco files only). > **···** > > -- > Austin Ziegler \* [halostatue@gmail.com](mailto:halostatue@gmail.com) \* [http://www.halostatue.ca/](http://www.halostatue.ca/) >                \* [austin@halostatue.ca](mailto:austin@halostatue.ca) \* [http://www.halostatue.ca/feed/](http://www.halostatue.ca/feed/) >                \* [austin@zieglers.ca](mailto:austin@zieglers.ca) ---
**Author:** ![a11](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/rubytalk.org/a11/32/8169_2.png) [@a11](https://rubytalk.org/u/a11)\ **Post date:** [30 November 2007 04:07 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ann-color-1-4-0-released/42622/2 "2007-11-30T04:07:56Z")
looks like a great lib austin: thanks. a @ [http://codeforpeople.com/](http://codeforpeople.com/) > **···** > > On Nov 29, 2007, at 8:41 PM, Austin Ziegler wrote: > > > color version 1.4.0 has been released! > > > > \* \<[http://color.rubyforge.org/>](http://color.rubyforge.org/>); > > -- > share your knowledge. it's a way to achieve immortality. > h.h. the 14th dalai lama ---
**Author:** ![Jeremy\_Hinegardner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/65b543/32.png) [@Jeremy\_Hinegardner](https://rubytalk.org/u/Jeremy_Hinegardner)\ **Post date:** [30 November 2007 07:46 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ann-color-1-4-0-released/42622/3 "2007-11-30T07:46:38Z")
Its good to see a new release of color. I've always enjoyed it. enjoy, -jeremy > **···** > > On Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 01:07:56PM +0900, ara.t.howard wrote: > > > On Nov 29, 2007, at 8:41 PM, Austin Ziegler wrote: > > > > > color version 1.4.0 has been released! > > > > > > \* \<[http://color.rubyforge.org/>](http://color.rubyforge.org/>); > > > > looks like a great lib austin: thanks. > > # -- > > Jeremy Hinegardner jeremy@hinegardner.org