Re: [libreoffice-users] adding / using custom colours to LibreOffice

On 10/10/2017 04:23 AM, Toki wrote:
> On 10/10/2017 03:38 AM, Gary Dale wrote:
>
> > I agree that storing organizational (not necessarily corporate) colours
> > in "custom" may not always be the best idea, but given their small
> > number in any rational organization, creating a separate palette for
> > them is arguably also not a good idea.
> The primary function of an organisation branding palette, is to have a
> formal description of the _only_ colours used in content produced by,
> for, or on behalf of the organization. As such, having _one_ palette
> that consists only of the organisation branding palette makes sense.
>
> By way of example, the official colour palette of various organisations:
> * LibreOffice: 27 colours;
> * North Carolina State: 13 colours;
> * University of Leeds: 4 colours;
> * University of Arizona: 22 in the official palette, 24 in the
> unofficial palette;
> * University of South Dakota: 9 colours for printing, 9 colours for the web;
> * UPS: 4 colours;
>
> Back when Mary Kay was alive, woe betide anybody who delivered anything
> for her company, that wasn't in a colour that wasn't in the official
> Mary Kay colour palette. (_Even their Uzi's Are Pink_ wasn't much of an
> exaggeration.)
>
> jonathon
If creating a small color palette is not a good idea, then add more 
colors to it AFTER you have the "company" colors.

You could start with the - company's colors,
    then LibreOffice colors,
    then the web safe colors,
    and any other colors you might want to use.

Your custom palette can represent all of the colors you use, not just 
the small number of official colors your company uses. They can be in 
any order or groupings.

As for the post stating concern about creating/editing XML files, do not 
worry.  It is really easy.  If you make a mistake, then the palette you 
create will not effect others.

That is why I use the  LibreOffice .config folder for the SOC file[s] 
for testing and more.  If you have Windows, it might not be as easily as 
I have with Ubuntu Linux.  Still, the color palette file[s] is a lot 
easier than other XML files I have seen from other applications.




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