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   Alan to Carlos E. R.   
   Re: PSA: Creating *any* RGB solid color    
   18 Feb 26 10:37:25   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2026-02-18 10:34, Carlos E. R. wrote:   
   > On 2026-02-18 17:12, Alan wrote:   
   >> On 2026-02-18 04:27, Chris Green wrote:   
   >>> Alan  wrote:   
   >>>> On 2026-02-17 18:09, Maria Sophia wrote:   
   >>>>> Maria Sophia wrote:   
   >>>>>> On my iPadOS 26.3 device, I could choose Settings > Wallpaper >   
   >>>>>> Add a new   
   >>>>>> wallpaper > colors but those are not true colors but color gradients.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Oops. I made another minor mistake in hastily writing that PSA just   
   >>>>> now.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> I can't get my iPad to set a solid color, but you can fake it (not   
   >>>>> really) by using the gradient screen (which you can type into   
   >>>>> "ABCDEF")   
   >>>>> as shown.   
   >>>>>    
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> But it's a gradient. Not a solid color.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> If anyone knows how to use that native GUI to get a solid color,   
   >>>>> that would   
   >>>>> be in keeping with this PSA which is about setting solid-color   
   >>>>> backgrounds.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Ah, the goalpost drag!   
   >>>>   
   >>>> This was about setting a "plain wallpaper" originally.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> The fact that iOS applies a gradient doesn't really make the wallpaper   
   >>>> any less "plain".   
   >>>   
   >>> OP here, I certainly meant with no gradient when I asked the   
   >>> question.  :-)   
   >>>   
   >>> I.e. I just want the whole screen the same colour and brightness.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> Well I'd call a simple gradient with a colour you choose pretty plain.   
   >>   
   >> 😉   
   >   
   > Can't you choose a zero gradient?   
      
   Not that I can see, no.   
      
   >   
   > Still I think this is converted to a display bitmap which is what the   
   > rendering routine uses.   
   Completely agree. Calculate pixel values every time? No way.   
      
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