Gradients are now an absurd Chimera
As of O, gradients are interpolated in linear space. This unfortunately affects applications that were expecting a certain behavior for the alpha ramp. This change attempts to get the best of both world: better color interpolation (in linear space) and the old alpha interpolation (in gamma space). This is achieved by applying the electro-optical transfer function to the alpha channel; an idea so wrong it would make any graphics programmer worth his salt weep in disgust. As abhorrent this idea might be to me, it also acts as a faint beacon of hope admist the unfathomable darkness that is Android's color management. And if you allow me another misguided metaphor, this change represents the flotsam I can cling onto in the hope to one day reach the bountiful shores of linear blending and accurate color management. Would this change not fix the distress caused by its predecessors, I will have no choice but bow my head in shame until the day I can finally devise an infallible plan. Bug: 33010587 Test: CtsUiRenderingTestCases Change-Id: I5397fefd7944413f2c820e613a5cba50579d4dd5
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