More predefined sf::Colors

[nnard1616]

HTML has something like 140 standard color names, I'd think it would be cool to have them all as predefined sf::Colors.

Perhaps SFML doesn't need that many predefines, but it would be nice to have more common colors like Orange and Brown included. 


On my personal build of SFML I've already included all of the HTML color names.  If anybody is interested in including these in their own SFML builds, you can copy this text for the Color.hpp, and this for the Color.cpp.  Keep in mind that HTML's color names don't 100% correspond with SFML predefines.  EG, sf::Color::Green is called Lime in HTML.   So if you use my HTML based predefines you'll be overwriting SFML's predefines.

[Nexus]

Keep in mind that HTML's color names don't 100% correspond with SFML predefines.  EG, sf::Color::Green is called Lime in HTML.   So if you use my HTML based predefines you'll be overwriting SFML's predefines.

This shows that current sf::Color cannot be extended in a backwards compatible way. Overall, it seems much more meaningful to write your own namespace HtmlColors with the constants you need -- there's no need to intrusively modify SFML (and the need to merge changes when SFML updates).

This being said, thanks for providing the list of colors!

[nnard1616]

Ah, I didn't think about backwards compatibility.  Thank you for pointing that out and your other suggestions.

Looking at the original predefines, I've realized they're the basic RGB/CMYK+white&transparent. Considering this and the ideology of SFML, it seems to me that additional color predefines is unnecessary and antithetical.

But, it would be nice to have HTML colors ready at one's fingertips, so I've implemented your HtmlColors suggestion.  My refactored text can be found here.  Just stick it somewhere in your project or include it in your personal SFML build if you wish.

[Rosme]

I would suggest to put this on a github repo, or maybe the wiki Easier to keep it and maintain it! Good job and thanks for doing this!