1 files changed, 24 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/js/helper-classes/RDGE/Materials/FlatMaterial.js b/js/helper-classes/RDGE/Materials/FlatMaterial.js
index 3e3ae25e..83da145e 100644
--- a/js/helper-classes/RDGE/Materials/FlatMaterial.js
+++ b/js/helper-classes/RDGE/Materials/FlatMaterial.js
@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ function FlatMaterial()
 
     this.setProperty = function( prop, value )
         {
-                // make sure we have legitimate imput
+                // make sure we have legitimate input
                 if (this.validateProperty( prop, value ))
                 {
-                        this._color = value.slice(0);
+            this._propValues[prop] = value;
+            if (this._shader && this._shader.colorMe)
                         this._shader.colorMe[prop].set(value);
                 }
         }
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ function FlatMaterial()
         {
                 // this function should be overridden by subclasses
                 var exportStr = "material: " + this.getShaderName() + "\n";
-                exportStr = "name: " + this.getName() + "\n";
+                exportStr += "name: " + this.getName() + "\n";
                 
                 if (this._shader)
                         exportStr += "color: " + String(this._shader.colorMe.color) + "\n";
@@ -100,19 +101,34 @@ function FlatMaterial()
                 var pu = new ParseUtils( importStr );
                 var material = pu.nextValue( "material: " );
                 if (material != this.getShaderName())  throw new Error( "ill-formed material" );
-                this.setName(  pu.nextValue( "material: ") );
-                var color = pu.nextValue( "color: " );
+        this.setName(  pu.nextValue( "name: ") );
+
+        var rtnStr;
+        try
+        {
+            var color  = eval( "[" + pu.nextValue( "color: " ) + "]" );
+
+            this.setProperty( "color",  color);
 
                 var endKey = "endMaterial\n";
-                var index = importStr.indexOf( endKey ) + endKey.len;
-                var rtnStr = importStr.substr( index );
+            var index = importStr.indexOf( endKey );
+            index += endKey.length;
+            rtnStr = importStr.substr( index );
+        }
+        catch (e)
+        {
+            throw new Error( "could not import material: " + importStr );
+        }
+
                 return rtnStr;
         }
 
         this.update = function( time )
         {
         }
-}
+
+// used to create unique names
+var flatMaterialCounter = 0;
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // RDGE shader