ID:110745
 
Resolved
The font tag now supports named colors "grey" (synonym for "gray"), "cyan", "magenta", and "gold".
BYOND Version:480
Operating System:Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Web Browser:Chrome 11.0.696.3
Applies to:Dream Seeker
Status: Resolved (481)

This issue has been resolved.
Descriptive Problem Summary:
In an OUTPUT;
When using HTML tags, 'gray' works, but 'grey' does not. However, the DM ref lists 'grey' as text color that would work and the counterpart to #808080.
Numbered Steps to Reproduce Problem:
1. output text with color 'grey'
2. output text with color 'gray'
3. compare
4. see results
5. ???
6. profit

Code Snippet (if applicable) to Reproduce Problem:
            world << "<font color=grey>This is GREY</font>"
world << "<font color=gray>This is GRAY</font>"
world << "<font color=#808080>This is #808080</font>"


Expected Results:
for 'grey' to work, as it is what is listed in the DM ref 'tags (text)' entry, and the DM Guide.
Actual Results:
'gray' works, but 'grey' doesn't
Does the problem occur:
Every time? Or how often? All the time.
In other games? Yes.
In other user accounts? Yes.
On other computers? Yes.

When does the problem NOT occur?
When you use 'gray', or '#808080'
Did the problem NOT occur in any earlier versions? If so, what was the last version that worked? Pretty sure it always was like this.

Workarounds:
Use 'gray', or #808080.
or:
#define gray #808080
#define grey gray
That's funny, it must've existed as such forever...XD
probably.