private void adjustAlpha(VisualSample sample, float newAlpha)
 {
     sample.alpha = newAlpha;
 }
 private Color getSampleColor(VisualSample sample)
 {
     return(new Color(r, g, b, sample.alpha));
 }
 private void relativeAdjustAlpha(VisualSample sample, float newAlpha)
 {
     sample.alpha += newAlpha;
 }