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## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn {Function File} {} copper (@var{n})
## Create color colormap. 
## (black to a light copper tone)
## The argument @var{n} should be a scalar.  If it
## is omitted, the length of the current colormap or 64 is assumed.
## @end deftypefn
## @seealso{colormap}

## Author:  Kai Habel <kai.habel@gmx.de>

function map = copper (number)

  global __current_color_map__

  if (nargin == 0)
    if exist("__current_color_map__")
      number = rows (__current_color_map__);
    else
      number = 64;
    endif
  elseif (nargin == 1)
    if (! is_scalar (number))
      error ("copper: argument must be a scalar");
    endif
  else
    usage ("copper (number)");
  endif

  if (number == 1)
    map = [0, 0, 0];  
  elseif (number > 1)
    x = linspace (0, 1, number)';
    r = (x < 4/5) .* (5/4 * x) + (x >= 4/5);
    g = 4/5 * x;
    b = 1/2 * x;
    map = [r, g, b];
  else
    map = [];
  endif

endfunction