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

## Author:  Kai Habel <kai.habel@gmx.de>
## Date:  06/03/2000
function map = summer (number)

  if (nargin == 0)
    number = rows (colormap);
  elseif (nargin == 1)
    if (! isscalar (number))
      error ("summer: argument must be a scalar");
    endif
  else
    print_usage ();
  endif

  if (number == 1)
    map = [0, 0.5, 0.4];  
  elseif (number > 1)
    r = (0:number - 1)' ./ (number - 1);
    g = 0.5 + r ./ 2;
    b = 0.4 * ones (number, 1);

    map = [r, g, b];
  else
    map = [];
  endif

endfunction