Date   : Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:44:15 +0000
From   : groupsstuff@... (Farlie A)
Subject: Programming: Colour names in Sigsumeidsi

J.G.Harston wrote:
> Farlie A wrote:
>   
>> This makes the basic set of colours (additive) :
>> Black - sunulasi ( set of null accumulators) ,
>> Red  - ovra
>> Blue   - ovba
>> Green  - ovga
>> Yellow - nulba
>> Cyan   - nulra
>> Magenta - nulga
>> 'Saturated' White - suovasi  (set of overflowed accumlators)
>>     
>
> Why isn't white ovraovgaovba ? 
or suovrabagasi  ,   Mentioning the ov three times seemed to be overkill...

> Why isn't yellow ovraovga ?
>   
> Why isn't yellow suovraga ? (set of overflowed red and green)
>   
you mean suovragasi ... It needs the trailing 'si'.

nulba was the shortest form, both the others you mention would be 
equivilances.

However,  this might be a flaw in the system,  because  how do you 
determine between nulba(meaning Yellow) and <somethingelse>nulba 
(meaning  no blue) when parsing?

Maybe your idea about 'explicitly' specifying it by the overflowing 
parts rather than the absent part would in fact be better...

> Why isn't black nulranulbanulga?
>
>   
Same reasoning as for white - there's no point in specifying the nul 
three times...

> Some of the rules are unstated.
>
> What name would colour &C08040 be? (&RRGGBB)
>   
Various  forms..
       oct'etitra octitga tetitba                        -  Simple 
numeric conversion.
or   ovratetripb'idmul  ovgabirip ovbatetrip  -  fraction based...

The shorter form would be the one actually used.

Note  biid contracts to bi'd ,  octtet   contracts to  oct'et in case 
that wasn't already clear..