NANY 2011 Release: Color Warlock

[hamradio]

• NANY 2011 Release Information

• Application Name	Color Warlock
  Version	2.3.6 build 4
  Short Description	Easy to use color chart tool with built in color charts and also you can build custom charts and use.
  Supported OSes	Should work on Windows XP or greater.
  Web Page	Color Warlock
  Download Link	Color Warlock
  System Requirements	System with .NET Framework 4.0. A Pointing Device such as a mouse...
  Version History	"2.3.x Version History - Current Version Cycle" 2.3.6 build 4 - Current Version 2.3.6 build 3 2.3.6 build 2 2.3.6 build 1 2.3.0 build 17 "2.1.x Version History - Last .NET 2.0 version." 2.1.0 build 1 "2.0.x Version History" 2.0.0 build 11 "2.0.0 BETA Version History" These were only released on the forum topic as beta versions. 2.0.0 build 10 2.0.0 build 4 2.0.0 build 1 "1.5.x Version History" 1.5.0 build 10 1.5.0 build 1 "1.1.x Version History" 1.1.0 build 220 1.1.0 build 210 1.1.0 build 204 1.1.0 build 200 1.1.0 build 107 1.1.0 build 99 1.1.0 build 40 1.1.0 build 1 "1.0.x Version History" 1.0.1 build 2 1.0.1 build 1 1.0.0 build 273 1.0.0 build 270 1.0.0 build 264 1.0.0 build 260 1.0.0 build 250 1.0.0 build 134 1.0.0 build 73 - Initial Public Version
  Author	hamradio

• Description
• This application will allow you to use color charts in a Color Warlock format that can be loaded into the program and used to copy html hex color codes and other color types to use when coding. You can then share the palettes with your friends or online to anyone. You can use the built in Chart Builder to make the color chart files or by editing the ccf files in a text editor. We recommend the built-in chart builder for easy color entry.
• Features
• Create your own charts...Copy HTML Hex Color Codes for using in your html documents or graphic utilities that accept html hex color codes...
• Screenshots
• The window displayed without the html hex colors shown.
• 
• More screenshots can be found on the
• Color Warlock
• web page under
• Additional Screenshots
• .
• Usage
• Installation
• Extract to an application folder of its own keeping the zips folder structure.
• Using the Application
• Find a color click to copy to clipboard for easy pasting in another application that supports html hex colors and/or into your html documents.Note: USE/MISUSE AT YOUR OWN RISK! NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND!
• Uninstallation
• Just delete the application folder.
• Known Issues
• Currently do not know of any.

[Perry Mowbray]

This has got to get a prize for the biggest Tease this year???

[hamradio]

Updated Information...Initial Download coming soon...

[worstje]

I demand the biggest tease award back. Mine is, as of yet, still very secretive.

On-topic: Looks like a nice app. There's tons of colourpickers out there, but everyone has a tiny bit different usecase so the variation is quite welcome imo.

[hamradio]

Initial Download is up...see first post for download link.  

[mouser]

i think what's nice about this one is how you can create your own color sets.

[hamradio]

Updated screenshots and new download...so please see first post for download.

Please let me know your input on the program.

[timns]

"Hey, nice #9F8170"
"Thanks, I just had it stuffed'  

[fenixproductions]

@hamradio
Could you add support for other colour palettes?

Some info:
http://www.selapa.net/swatches/colors/fileformats.php

Or maybe you could provide plugins mechanism to provide swatches handling by my own (import/export)?


Would it be possible to add desktop picker?
I.e. http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/CSColorPicker.aspx


What about custom colour chooser dialog?
I.e. http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/ZetaColorEditor.aspx

P.S. It would be nice to mention which .NET version is required (in applications description).

[hamradio]

Way further down the road maybe for the file formats as this is a pretty specialized program to output like it is now.

As for that Zeta Color Editor the only one mine does not have is the first tab (Custom) which is a full color selector dialog.  You can do the web (Non System Colors in mine), system (System Colors in mine), (Note: You can also show both at once if you pick All Known Colors.) as those are built into Color Warlock also. As far as schemes you can create your own Color Wizard palette file (.ccf) to use. Color Warlock just dont have the custom tab of the Zeta Color Editor. As for the desktop picker that may be next in line but only to copy a custom value not in the palette to clipboard.

[fenixproductions]

@hamradio
I know I can create CCF file but is it easy enough? I did not tested your app too long but I couldn't find a way to colours edit other than creating file in Notepad. It is not nice & easy.

With current state I need to get colours values from somewhere to write them down in such file. The best way would be to use some desktop picker or... other application with palettes handling.

I am not saying to copy Zeta but to provide some clickable editing solution.

[skwire]

Nicely done, ham. 

[mouser]

Some advanced future feature request ideas to consider:

1. ability to select colors and say: "Add to custom chart.."
2. ability to PRINT a color chart.
3. ability to color pick a color from screen and show the closest NAMED colors in the known charts.
4. ability to filter/search for colors by name or hex in known charts.

[kyrathaba]

"Hey, nice #9F8170"
"Thanks, I just had it stuffed'

LOL!!  And a fitting tribute to the late actor who spoke those words...

[timns]

"Hey, nice #9F8170"
"Thanks, I just had it stuffed'

LOL!!  And a fitting tribute to the late actor who spoke those words...

Ah ha! I knew you guys would pick up on that 

He will be missed...

[hamradio]

I've been busy with Christmas and such and haven't had much time to play with it much more, but I will be adding a editor to it at some point for the ccf files and a few other things possibly.

[hamradio]

Heres a current look at the chart builder at this time...

[See first post for latest image now.]

[fenixproductions]

@hamradio
Any progress about palettes import feature? Maybe you could make it pluginable?

If not, here's nice (and very simple) idea which should work for GIF files import:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.drawing.image.palette.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.drawing.imaging.colorpalette.aspx

[mouser]

chart builder -- nice !!

[hamradio]

Just updated with chart builder and mini help file. This is probably the last version before US New Year, so Happy New Year.

@hamradio
Any progress about palettes import feature? Maybe you could make it pluginable?

If not, here's nice (and very simple) idea which should work for GIF files import:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.drawing.image.palette.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.drawing.imaging.colorpalette.aspx

Not as of version 1.0.0 builder 250. Possibly later feature of the chart builder though.

[hamradio]

Updated with some more chart builder interface options and such.

[mouser]

The custom chart builder is very fun to use. 
Suggestion: After saving a chart, it should refresh the Custom Charts menu so that it shows up in the list if you save it in the custom charts directory.

[hamradio]

The custom chart builder is very fun to use. 
Suggestion: After saving a chart, it should refresh the Custom Charts menu so that it shows up in the list if you save it in the custom charts directory.

Your suggestion has been fixed and should be in build 264.


In other news...I fixed a couple other small bugs, one that mouser found.

[fenixproductions]

@hamradio
Could you write CCF specification down?

I am trying to convert Inkscape/GIMP palettes using small converter I wrote but I encounter many strange errors.

Please take a look on attached ZIP:
- Bears.ccf - "FileOpenColorChartFromMenuItem Load Error!"
- Grays.ccf - works perfectly well
- svg.ccf - access violation on mouse hover:

error log

Szczegó?owe informacje na temat wywo?ywania debugowania w trybie JIT (just in time)
zamiast tego okna dialogowego znajduj? si? na ko?cu tego komunikatu.

************** Tekst wyj?tku **************
System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Indeks wykracza? poza granice tablicy.
   w ColorWarlock.frmMain.OnMouseEnterPanel(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   w System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnMouseEnter(EventArgs e)
   w System.Windows.Forms.Label.OnMouseEnter(EventArgs e)
   w System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseEnter(Message& m)
   w System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   w System.Windows.Forms.Label.WndProc(Message& m)
   w System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   w System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   w System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


************** Zestawy za?adowane **************
mscorlib
    Wersja zestawu: 2.0.0.0
    Wersja Win32: 2.0.50727.3615 (GDR.050727-3600)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
ColorWarlock
    Wersja zestawu: 1.0.0.264
    Wersja Win32: 1.0.0.264
    CodeBase: file:///d:/download/DC/ColorWarlock/ColorWarlock.exe
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
    Wersja zestawu: 2.0.0.0
    Wersja Win32: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System
    Wersja zestawu: 2.0.0.0
    Wersja Win32: 2.0.50727.3614 (GDR.050727-3600)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
    Wersja zestawu: 2.0.0.0
    Wersja Win32: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms.resources
    Wersja zestawu: 2.0.0.0
    Wersja Win32: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms.resources/2.0.0.0_pl_b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.resources.dll
----------------------------------------
mscorlib.resources
    Wersja zestawu: 2.0.0.0
    Wersja Win32: 2.0.50727.3615 (GDR.050727-3600)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------

************** Debugowanie w trybie JIT **************
Aby w??czy? debugowanie w trybie JIT (just-in-time), plik .config tej
aplikacji lub komputera (machine.config) musi mie?
warto?? jitDebugging ustawion? w sekcji system.windows.forms.
Aplikacja musi by? równie? skompilowana z w??czonym
debugowaniem.

Na przyk?ad:

<configuration>
    <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

Gdy debugowanie JIT jest w??czone, wszystkie nieobs?ugiwane wyj?tki
s? wysy?ane do debugera JIT zarejestrowanego na komputerze
i nie s? obs?ugiwane w tym oknie dialogowym.

[hamradio]

@hamradio
Could you write CCF specification down?

I am trying to convert Inkscape/GIMP palettes using small converter I wrote but I encounter many strange errors.

Please take a look on attached ZIP:
- Bears.ccf - "FileOpenColorChartFromMenuItem Load Error!"
- Grays.ccf - works perfectly well
- svg.ccf - access violation on mouse hover:

Ok I think I got em working it was a few bugs on my end let me know if they work for you now. Thanks for spotting em.