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| Short description | Displays 191 colors by name, and rgb value (either in html or Be API format) |
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| Author | Jake Baker (jake@sharonandjake.com) |
| Platform | x86_gcc2 |
| Version | 1.1.0 (Feb. 19, 1999) |
| Licence | freeware |
| Date | 1999 |
New this Release
- Now, you have the ability to add your own custom colors to the palette.
- Also, the whole state of the program is saved when you close, which is much more convieniant.
- Fixed a bug where the HTML rgb values wouldn't display correctly for values < 16
Still no installer though.
Note that the first time you run version 1.1.0, if you have used version 1.0.0, your settings will be undone. Hoepfully, this will cause no one any problems. I've redesigned that section of the program so it will not have the same problem for future releases.
Release History:
- February 19th, 1999: Version 1.1.0 released
Installation
Once 191colors has been unzipped, it's ready to go. Typically, you would place the executable in /boot/apps, and a link to that file in /boot/home/config/be/Applications.
To uninstall, just remove those files; also, if you have run the program, there is a settings file called "191 Colors" (notice the space and the capital C) in your /boot/home/config/settings directory.
Usage Guide
When you launch the program, you will see a screen whcih consists of three parts
- A standard menu bar; more about this in a moment.
- Most of the window is occupied by a two-level list; the items in the second level show you a color name and the color right next to it. (The first level items are just convienant group names, for organization purposes; note, you can hide a whole group by clicking the twistie next to the group name.)
- At the bottom of the window, there is a "Copy" button and a view which displays the red, green and blue values for the currently selected color. Clicking the button puts the displayed text into the clipboard (you can also press command-c.)
Here's a description of each of the menu items:
FILE
ABOUT displays version, copyright and contact information
QUIT quits the program
OPTIONS
HTML if checked, the RGB display shows the values as HTML expects them.
C++ if checked, displays the RGB value as a Be API rgb_color structure
(HTML and C++ are mutually exclusive)
SHOW 1 ONLY = By default, 191colors displays all the colors in the list; with this option checked, only the currently selected color will be displayed.
VIEW
SET BACKGROUND sets the background color of the display to the currently selected color
SET FOREGROUND does the same for the foreground
DEFAULTS resets the background and foreground colors to white and black, respectively
FIND BACKGROUND selects and displays the current background color
FIND FOREGROUND does the same for the foreground
FIND… displays a find window; the search is case insensitive and always starts at the beginning of the list.(see Known Bugs). You can cancel the search by closing the Find window (either by clicking the close box or by pressing command-w).
FIND AGAIN repeat the last find, starting at the current selection
CUSTOM COLORS (*** NEW VERSION 1.1.0 ***)
ADD… displays a dialog box where you set the name of the new color, along with its red, green and blue components. The square on the left shows what the new color will look like. Note that if you have a color selected when you ADD… an item, the dialog box's r, g, and b values are set initially to that color's values.
EDIT… allows you to edit the rgb values of a custom color.
REMOVE deletes the custom color.
Known Bugs
There's a small bug involving the FIND function: You cannot restart a search over at the beginning of the list by showing the find window again. Solution: manually move the selection to the top of the list and do a FIND AGAIN.
Contact information
I can be contacted (for bug reports, feature requests, etc) via e-mail at 'jake@sharonandjake.com'
Legal Info
Spirit: The spirit of this license is to allow everybody to use the most up to date copy of 191colors for free. That's why the restriction on redistribution exists, even though the program is freeware.
Letter
191colors program and documentation, Copyright 1999, Jake Baker, all rights reserved.
- THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
- 191colors is Freeware, that is, it is distributed for free via the World Wide Web exclusively at www.be.com/beware.
- Do not redistribute. [You are free to point people to BeWare to find it though.