How do I create a manual object with colors for each vertex?

Question

How do I create a shaded manual object with colours for each vertex? Eg if ogreObj is the Ogre::ManualObject :

ogreObj->begin("BaseWhiteNoLighting", Ogre::RenderOperation::OT_TRIANGLE_LIST);

will allow me to select each vertex's colour with ogreObj->colour(r, g, b) after each ogreObj->position(x, y, z) and ogreObj->normal(x, y, z) call.

However, if I change the material to BaseWhite, color() instructions are ignored. I read that you must disable lighting int the .material script, but I need it active... Any advice?

ANSWER: This Ogre forum's thread has a simple .material script that works for this purpose:

material Voxel/Default
{
   technique
   {
      pass
      {
         diffuse vertexcolour
         specular vertexcolour
         ambient vertexcolour
         lighting on

      }
   }
}

Answer 1

As you discovered, a material script can be used for this purpose.

material Voxel/Default
{
   technique
   {
      pass
      {
         diffuse vertexcolour
         specular vertexcolour
         ambient vertexcolour
         lighting on

      }
   }
}