[Bf-python] Mesh Colors

[Chris Want]

Campbell Barton wrote:
> Hi All, I was looking at making MCols (mesh color) sequencable-
> so one could do-
> 
> r,g,b= face.col[0]
> 
> rather then
> 
> r= face.col[0].r
> g= face.col[0].g
> b= face.col[0].b
> 
> But this let be to wonder what the alpha value did. as far as I can tell 
> its only ever used for the vertex paint code to work woth soft brushes 
> (verts that are further away get a lower alpha), nowhere else can I see 
> it being used.
> 
> Could we remove access to the alpha value since (AFAIK) it has no 
> practicle use?
> 
> - Cam

I'm strongly against this -- I am hoping that alpha will
eventually be supported in the renderer.

Chris