Randomly toggle colors

I was going to upload this as a snippet but if there is an easier or better way then I don’t want to.

The idea is that this can reduce the number of controls on some filters by allowing variation to make the color selection when one of two colors is always needed.

To use it just slide the variations slider to see the color change randomly from one color to the next. Or repeatedly click on the next variant button.

Let me know if this will be useful and I will upload it.

Thanks,
Ron

Random Toggle.ffxml

I cannot talk about it now because I’m afraid I will jinx it but wait until my next filter comes out and you will see how useful it is.
Still, I'n not saying thers's a better way.

Thanks for the feedback.

BTW, when you say "use the checkbox on the siwtch" would the user see the checkbox?

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Look forward to seeing your new filter

It was completely inspired by your rework of the suds and bubbles filter. All I will say is that it is my first texture.

Here is another more interesting version. This is a similar, but simplified, to how I am using it now. This configuration is very useful when used in conjunction with the elevation gradient as a way to randomly distribute blotches of colors within a narrow range to areas of similar height. To try this, open the filter and start clicking on variations. Notice how sometimes blue will be on the left and sometimes it will be on the right and at other times it will be all blue or no blue. This is very useful behavior – although admittedly not in this application but I think you can see what I mean.

Constrained Random Gradient.ffxml

Since I have started doing a texture I noticed that one of the characteristics of the stone type of texture is that it often occurs in narrow ranges of two colors. At a macro level you can see that here:
http://www.ersdac.or.jp/ASTERimage/AS...ary_E.html
just by browsing the images.
Or at normal leve. here:
http://www.worldglobes.com/images/pro...tones2.jpg
Because of my aversion to searching the FF gallery I have not checked to see if that relation ship holds but I suspect it does. Anyway I was looking for a way to make two narrow ranges of colors available to the filter user without burdening them with two color controls that break out the entire color cone – in some cases, IMHO, the full cone can be distracting causing the filter to loose focus. Since this is my first texture my attitudes in this regard is subject to change.