[R] Palettes {grDevices} - wrong number of colors returned?

[Achim Zeileis]

On Thu, 23 Feb 2023, Duncan Murdoch wrote:

> On 23/02/2023 6:09 a.m., Achim Zeileis wrote:
>> Duncan,
>> 
>> thanks for your feedback. I just received your response after sending out
>> mine. You came to the same conclusion. Should I prepare a patch and send
>> it to you so that you can also have a look? Or view Bugzilla?
>
> Copying Sigbert's message to Bugzilla is a good idea so it can be 
> referred to from the NEWS entry.

Good point. I've written a new description, though, because the are even 
more problems with the alpha vector handling than suggested by Sigbert.

The bug report is now at: https://bugs.R-project.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18476

> If you want to submit a patch along with it, let me know and I'll take a 
> look at it.

There is both a patch and a test script in the attachments of the bug 
report.

Let me know if something needs further fixing.

Best wishes,
Achim