[Paraview] [EXTERNAL] RE: Trace recorder and presets (color table)

[Scott, W Alan]

Ron,
Three answers.

* My user is only trying to use rainbow on specific runs, not as the default color map for all time.
* I already gave that lecture to the user.  I always ask what are your goals?  To create informative accurate simulations that don't give color blind folks fits, or eye candy?   For me (making cool movies), it's eye candy.  For my users (analysts trying to do real work), it's accurate information.
* My goal is to support my user.  If said user wants rainbow, I tell them how to do rainbow.  :-)

Thanks for the reminder,

Alan 

-----Original Message-----
From: ronald.fowler at stfc.ac.uk [mailto:ronald.fowler at stfc.ac.uk] 
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 5:09 PM
To: Scott, W Alan; paraview at paraview.org
Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: Trace recorder and presets (color table)

Are you sure that is a wise thing to do in the first place, at least the bit about making "rainbow" the default?
See e.g.:
https://eagereyes.org/basics/rainbow-color-map

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From: ParaView [paraview-bounces at paraview.org] on behalf of Scott, W Alan [wascott at sandia.gov]
Sent: 16 March 2015 22:14
To: paraview at paraview.org
Subject: [Paraview] Trace recorder and presets (color table)

I have a user that needs to change the ParaView preset from default (cool to warm) to another ParaView preset (Blue to Red Rainbow).  He wants to do this in a python trace.  So, he used the trace recorder to record his steps.  Unfortunately, changing presets is not recorded with the trace recorder.

I have written this issue up as bug number http://www.paraview.org/Bug/view.php?id=15116, but need to give the user the code that would have/ should have been produced.  Does anyone have the python code that changes presets?

Thanks all!

Alan