This is a tool for players to record their [Pigment Laboratory](http://www.atitd.org/wiki/tale6/Pigment_Laboratory)
ingredient reactions in [A Tale in the Desert](http://www.atitd.com/).
### Latest Releases
You can find the latest releases at https://desert-paint-lab.malkyne.org/
### Features
* Easily scans your screen for the Pigment Lab reaction values, without any math, measuring, or manual number entry.
* Warns you when a reaction clipped below 0.
* Supports multiple character profiles.
* Can export to [PracticalPaint](http://www.atitd.org/wiki/tale7/File:PracticalPaint.Zip) data format.
* Includes simulator for experimenting with recipes without spending ingredients.
* Includes a recipe generator
## Tale 9
* New papyrus texture in interfaces
* Earth Light was replaced by Falcon's Bait mushrooms. Practical Paint still uses the name EarthLight internally, so the data files still use that name here as well.
* macOS is now a 64-bit app. Windows remains 32-bit due to incompatibilities with the UI library.
* macOS build does not support Catalina (is not notarized)
### Known issues
* Multiple screen setups requre setting the resolution to the combined resolution of all screens.
* UI does not lay out properly on high-density screens. Buttons and dropdowns are where they should be, but draw in the wrong place.
* A batcher installed on a Pigment Lab will prevent finding the right part of the screen with the resulting color.
## Tale 8
This application has not yet been tested for Tale 8. We will be testing it out as soon as we get our hands on a Pigment Lab. If you find any problems with it, please [open an issue](https://bitbucket.org/Malkyne/desert-paint-lab/issues) or /chat Afrah or Snoerr
This application has not yet been tested for Tale 8. We will be testing it out as soon as we get our hands on a Pigment Lab. If you find any problems with it, please (TBD) [open an issue]() or /chat Afrah or Snoerr
in the game.
## Directions
### Download Desert Paint Lab
You can always find the available downloads, on [the download page](https://bitbucket.org/Malkyne/desert-paint-lab/downloads).
You can always find the available downloads, on [the download page](https://desert-paint-lab.malkyne.org/).
The most recent version is [T9 Release 7](https://bitbucket.org/Malkyne/desert-paint-lab/downloads/DesertPaintLab_T9_V7.zip). For Mac, you can download a [dmg containing a Mac app bundle](https://bitbucket.org/Malkyne/desert-paint-lab/downloads/DesertPaintLab_T9_V7.dmg).
The most recent version is [T9 Release 7](https://desert-paint-lab.malkyne.org/win32/DesertPaintLab_T9_V7.zip). For Mac, you can download a [dmg containing a Mac app bundle](https://desert-paint-lab.malkyne.org/macOS/DesertPaintLab_T9_V7.dmg).
This application should run under Mono on Mac, Linux, and Windows. If you are on Windows,
and do not have Mono installed, you can install [GTK# for .NET](http://www.mono-project.com/download/#download-win),
without the need for installing Mono. On Mac or Linux, download and install the [Mono runtime](http://www.mono-project.com/download).
### Set Up a Profile
The first time you run Desert Paint Lab, it will prompt you to make a profile. You may either create a new profile, or import an existing PracticalPaint reactions.txt file.
### Start Testing!
Add two ingredients to your Pigment Lab. Select those same ingredients in Desert Paint Lab. Then, with the Pigment Lab dialog unobstructred, select the **Capture** button. Once you are satisfied with the result, click the **Record** button. The data will automatically be added to your profile.
### Clipped? Huh?
Occasionally, you will see a warning dialog that informs you that a "Reaction clipped." That means that one or more of the color components moved outside of the testable range. This makes it impossible to calculate the reaction from these two ingredients.