Allow plot -Z to also control line/polygon transparency #7765
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Currently, -Zfile is a plot (and plot3d) option used to assign colours to line segments or polygons via a CPT(z) lookup using the last column in file. The number of lines in file must match the number of lines or polygons. This PR adds two new modifiers to -Z:
+t Instead of modifying the colour, interpret the z-value as transparency in 0-100% range.
+T Expect the two last columns in file to have transparency and z-value and change these on a per-segment basis.
This PR follows from the discussion on the forum.
Here is a simple example of the four ways to draw lines w/wo color and/or with/without transparency:
Once finalised I will do the same to plot3d.