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You can create custom patterns, textures, and gradients. To do this, either
use the tear-off palette for a tool, or double-click on the
color indicator of interest (this is the box next to a tool that displays the chosen
color).
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NOTE: The Gobe Productive tear-off formatting palettes
allow you to create and save ink sets. An ink set is a collection of colors,
patterns, textures or gradients. When you first use Gobe Productive and tear off one
of the formatting tools, the floating palette displays the default color, pattern, and
gradient sets (textures being a subset of patterns). If you change one of the
colors, patterns or gradients in the default ink set, that change is lost when you close
the Gobe Productive application. It is a good idea to create and save your custom
colors, patterns and gradients in your own ink sets. The next topic, Customizing Ink Sets describes how to save, load, and use palette
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An example of the Fill Ink tear-off palette displaying the default ink set.
- From the tear-off palette make sure the ink set is displayed. Click the color
button
to display the currently active color ink set.
- Double click on the color you want to change. An Edit Color dialog box is
displayed.

This dialog box may appear different depending on screen resolution on your system.
- Select how you want to choose the color from the tab on the top left side of the dialog
box. In the example above, the HLS option is shown.
If you know the exact RGB composition, though, you may want to use the System
dialog box, as in the image below.

- Choose the color you wish to place on the palette. The old color (left color) and
the new color (right color) are displayed on the bottom left of the Edit Color dialog box.
- Click OK when you have selected the color you want.
- Click Cancel to close the dialog box and continue using the existing
color selection in the palette.
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NOTE: Instead of using the tear-off tool, you can
double-click on any of the color indicators on the FormatBar to display the Edit Color
dialog box. Then follow steps 3 through 6 above. |
- From the tear-off palette make sure the pattern set is displayed. Click the
pattern button
to display the currently active pattern set.
- Double click the pattern you want to change. An Edit Pattern dialog box is
displayed.

This dialog box may appear different depending on the screen resolution on your
system.
- Use the large workspace in the dialog box to create the pattern template.
- Use the Width and Height buttons to change the size of
the template.
- Click the pencil tool button
to draw in the workspace (default).
- Click the dropper tool button
to "pickup" a color from the workspace.
- Click the magic wand
button to select sections of alike colors.
- The small box to the right of these buttons displays how the pattern will appear when
applied to a larger area.
- Use the bottom section of the dialog box to select the colors you want to use to create
your pattern. See To Edit a Color for more information.
- Click OK when you are finished editing the pattern.
- Click Revert to close the dialog box and revert back to the existing
pattern on the palette.
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NOTE: If a pattern is already selected for one of the tools
on the FormatBar, and you wish to edit that pattern, then instead of using the tear-off
tool, you can double-click on the pattern to display the Edit Pattern dialog box.
Follow steps 3 through 5 above. |
You can easily add any texture to the pattern set. Any graphic file can be
dragged and dropped into the pattern set on the palette. However, in order for the
texture to work properly you must have the correct graphic format handlers installed on
your system. BeOS includes graphic format handlers for the TIFF, Targa, and BMP
graphic formats. Other handlers for formats such as GIF, JPG, and PIC are available.
Refer to the Be web site at www.be.com for more
information about obtaining graphic format handlers.
- From the tear-off palette, make sure the pattern set is displayed. Textures are
part of the pattern ink set.
- From the BeOS desktop, open the Disks folder and navigate to the
location where the image file is located.
- Since the application hides the palette when not active, you must refocus the desktop to
the Gobe Productive application.
- Drag the image file from the folder window to the pattern palette. The texture is
added to the set.
- To delete the texture from the set, select the texture and select Clear
from the Edit menu on the color palette.

To place a new texture on a texture set, simply drag an image file to the palette.
Notice that the Gobe Productive application is active on the desktop and not the
folder windows. You must drag the image file from a background folder window to the
foreground Gobe Productive palette. This is because the palette is hidden if the
Gobe Productive window is in the background.
- From the tear-off palette make sure the gradient set is displayed. Click the
gradient button
to display the currently active gradient set.
- Double click the gradient you want to change. An Edit gradient dialog box is
displayed.

This dialog box may appear different depending on the screen resolution in effect on
your system.
- Select the Type of gradient. A directional gradient
transitions colors from in one direction. A radial gradient transitions colors in
a circle around a single point.
- Select the number of Colors you wish to use in the gradient. You can
use up to four colors in a gradient. The buttons beside the Colors button allow you
to select the colors to use in the gradient. Click and hold these buttons to select
a color.
- Click and drag the gradient handles in the gradient orientation circle (right
side of the window). This changes the direction and orientation for the gradient.
The hollow circle sets the diffusion point (where the gradient changes colors).
The solid circle sets the directional angle.
- You can also use the Angle field to set an exact directional angle.
This does not affect a radial gradient.
- Click OK when you have finished editing the gradient. You may
need to re-apply the gradient to the graphic item.
- Click Revert to close the dialog box and continue using the existing
gradient selection in the palette.
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NOTE: If a gradient is already selected for one of the
tools on the FormatBar, and you wish to edit it, then instead of using the tear-off tool,
you can double-click on the gradient to display the Edit Gradient dialog box. Follow
steps 3 through 7 above. |

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