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ColorMate 4.5 |
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Short user manual Color selection in many programs, e.g. Adobe PhotoShop suffers from the inability of the color pipette  to function outside the main form of the application.
This small program enabeles you to grab color information from any element
(pixel) visible on the screen and include the selected color in a color scheme as one
of up to ten colors.The program lets you subsequently modify the retrieved color in a number of ways and store the derived colors in the color palette. The palette can be saved and loaded to facilitate handling color information during web development. The program is limited to handling RGB colors defined by a six-digit hex number of the form #A1B2C3. Double clicking a color hex code followed by typing Crtl+C (= copy) copies the hex number to the clipboard. To insert the color in your web element simply type Ctrl+V (= paste). Adjusting colors Use the vertical scrollbars on the main form to adjust existing colors and to create new ones. The main form includes two additional controls: The "Interval" scrollbar regulates the step size of the 11-color column on the lefthand side of the main form. The second horizontal scrollbar (Factor) shifts all colors in the column towards lighter or darker colors while preserving the interval value. Predefined color schemes A number of predefined color schemes are accessible by clicking one of the small colored fields at the top-center of the main form. The three vertical scrollbars can be locked/unlocked together by clicking one or more of the small RGB command buttons below the scrollbar. Storing colors Clicking one of the color fields on the lefthand color column toggels a small colored field pointing towards the hex value of the color. Clicking the small field includes the selected color in the palette on the right hand side of the main form. Individual fields of the color palette are cleared by right-clicking the field. A maximum of 10 colors can be stored in the color palette. The eyedropper Clicking the eyedropper button on the main form shows (or hides) the eyedropper form. Using this tool is quite simple: Click - and hold down the left mouse button while dragging the eyedropper (located within the red square) around to select the desired color from any element displayed on your screen. Releasing the left mouse button selects the color at the tip of the eyedropper and loads the gradient column on the form. Clicking anywhere within the gradient on the eyedropper form replaces the selected color by the ligther color determined by the "position of the click" in the gradient. A separate field has been included displaying the complementary color. Transfer a color from the eyedropper to main form Clicking "Accept" transfers the selected color to the main form generating a new divided gradient. "Reset" clear the previous color displayed below the color currently selected by the eyedropper. The X-Y values records the current position in pixels of the tip of the eyedropper. Download program ColorMate 4.6 is freeware and can be downloaded here: ColorMate 4.6 Screenshots Eyedropper form  Color palette. The main form contains a number of options for modifying the selected color.  To save screen space the main form can be displayed in a reduced view (press F3) or in full view ( press F4)
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