Re: [libreoffice-design] getting larger set of colors that the standard that comes with LO

I just added 95 shades to my version of the color list.
Reds
Blues
Yellows
Greens
Purples

and will be working on more as time permits.

Hope to have a new version to be placed on the "cloud" folders in a few 
weeks.



On 02/28/2014 10:35 AM, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote:
> Sorry to hear of your health problems.
>
> Hope things improve.
>
>
> On 2/28/2014 8:16 AM, Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote:
> > I am slowly working on my color list file "standard.soc".
> > Health reasons stopped me for a bit, or at least slowed down my work 
> > cycle.
> >
> > I know that we can add custom colors internal to the Tools > Options 
> > > LibreOffice > Colors.
> > I did that originally when there were some specific colors used in 
> > brochure templates going around last year.
> >
> > Yes, a color pricker for Writer might help some people.  Since I do 
> > not use Draw, or rarely, I use a color picker from a different 
> > graphics package and write down the RGB Hex code and then add it 
> > manually to my color list.  That is what I use to do.  Still do it 
> > sometimes.  But I have been working on adding a set of predefined 
> > colors and their shading from the dark color to their "off white" 
> > color.  That gives the user some more option outside of the color 
> > picker option.
> >
> > As for "Tracking 32 colors", I am not sure about that.  I do not 
> > track colors, just offer the user more options than a small set of 
> > colors.  Of course there are people who think this is a waste of my 
> > time.  I do not think so.  I had one person complain about listing 
> > 100 shades of gray - i.e. nearly black to nearly white. Since we have 
> > some formatting options for lines, column borders, etc., to set the 
> > gray level, then offering a visual of those shades of gray might be 
> > useful.
> >
> > I am currently taking "standard" colors and making some shading 
> > options for them that works.  The problem is figuring out the proper 
> > steps so I am not offering 20 or more shades.  I have some colors 
> > that have 7 +/- shades already in my color list, but I want to create 
> > the same thing for other colors that I do not have currently.


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