<doc>
  <legacy_id>2521</legacy_id>
  <name>gray</name>
  <type>keyword</type>
  <syntax>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>grey</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Images &amp; Multimedia</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <keyword tag="black">black Keyword</keyword>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
    <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
    <mobile/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Used with the <command tag="visual effect">visual effect</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary>, to show a blank gray screen at the end of the visual effect.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>visual effect dissolve to gray</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>gray</b> <glossary tag="keyword">keyword</glossary> to transition to a blank gray background in a sequence of visual effects.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>Visual effects can be stacked in a sequence by using several <b>visual effect</b> <glossary tag="command">commands</glossary> in succession. If the last transition ends with showing the destination card, and all except the last one shows an intermediate image (such as a solid gray color), the effect is enhanced. You show a solid gray color at the end of a transition by using the <b>gray</b> <glossary tag="keyword">keyword</glossary>.</p><p/><p>The gray background is actually a checkerboard pattern of alternating black and white pixels.</p><p/><p>This example dissolves the image on the screen through an intermediate blank gray screen:</p><p/><p><code>  visual effect dissolve to gray </code><code><i>-- from card to solid gray</i></code></p><p><code>  visual effect dissolve to card </code><code><i>-- from gray to final card</i></code></p><p><code>  go card "Destination"</code></p>
  </description>
</doc>