--- ray/src/rt/normal.c	1989/06/07 08:35:14	1.3
+++ ray/src/rt/normal.c	1990/10/15 20:39:35	1.7
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ double  omega;			/* light source size */
 
 	if (ldot > FTINY && np->rdiff > FTINY) {
 		/*
-		 *  Compute and add diffuse component to returned color.
-		 *  The diffuse component will always be modified by the
-		 *  color of the material.
+		 *  Compute and add diffuse reflected component to returned
+		 *  color.  The diffuse reflected component will always be
+		 *  modified by the color of the material.
 		 */
 		copycolor(ctmp, np->mcolor);
 		dtmp = ldot * omega * np->rdiff / PI;
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ double  omega;			/* light source size */
 	}
 	if (ldot < -FTINY && np->tspec > FTINY && np->alpha2 > FTINY) {
 		/*
-		 *  Compute specular transmission.
+		 *  Compute specular transmission.  Specular transmission
+		 *  is unaffected by material color.
 		 */
 						/* roughness + source */
 		dtmp = np->alpha2 + omega/(2.0*PI);
@@ -115,9 +116,8 @@ double  omega;			/* light source size */
 		dtmp = exp((DOT(np->pr->rdir,ldir)-1.)/dtmp)/(2.*PI)/dtmp;
 						/* worth using? */
 		if (dtmp > FTINY) {
-			copycolor(ctmp, np->mcolor);
 			dtmp *= np->tspec * omega;
-			scalecolor(ctmp, dtmp);
+			setcolor(ctmp, dtmp, dtmp, dtmp);
 			addcolor(cval, ctmp);
 		}
 	}
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ register OBJREC  *m;
 register RAY  *r;
 {
 	NORMDAT  nd;
-	double  ldot;
-	double  omega;
 	double  dtmp;
 	COLOR  ctmp;
 	register int  i;
@@ -156,6 +154,7 @@ register RAY  *r;
 	raytexture(r, m->omod);
 	nd.pdot = raynormal(nd.pnorm, r);	/* perturb normal */
 	multcolor(nd.mcolor, r->pcol);		/* modify material color */
+	r->rt = r->rot;				/* default ray length */
 						/* get specular component */
 	nd.rspec = m->oargs.farg[3];
 
@@ -200,6 +199,8 @@ register RAY  *r;
 			rayvalue(&lr);
 			scalecolor(lr.rcol, nd.tspec);
 			addcolor(r->rcol, lr.rcol);
+			if (nd.tspec > .5)
+				r->rt = r->rot + lr.rt;
 		}
 	}
 	if (r->crtype & SHADOW)			/* the rest is shadow */