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I've always been marveled at GIMP and very happy that it's so accessible.

I was wondering if I can ask, I'd like to know how indexing works and creation of a palette, it happens so quickly that I was wondering if anyone could tell me (even if roughly) how this indexing works. Or even point me to a an article or the name of the creator of this particular algorithm.

I attach an image of what I am talking about.

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Source code is here: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/bl...-indexed.c

(07-27-2023, 02:05 PM)Ofnuts Wrote: [ -> ]Source code is here: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/bl...-indexed.c

How fantastic is open source!
A simple link and the OP got a lot more than expected

Some information about palettes and indexed colors :
https://www.scantips.com/palettes.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indexed_color
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-...e_graphics