named colours

[jen0dorf]

Simple question

Does a named colour and shades of a colour and tints etc only apply to a single file or does it transfer to all files using the primart colour?

thanks

Ian

[gwpriester]

I do not believe they travel with the file.

However there is only one way to test that, eh?

Create some named colors, save and then reopen the file.

If this does not work, try creating a Template and see if that works.

Then let us know what you find out, OK?

Gary

[jen0dorf]

Hi

As you suggested it didn't work however creating a template did.

Didn't realise that you could use templates for that.

So I created the template once I'f named the colour any document created had that colour,

cheers

Ian

[Egg Bramhill]

Ian

All my templates have named colours and shades of named colours attached. It's far easier giving a shape a named colour fill the editing the named colour to suit than create new named colours and shades of colours.

I attach one here (I've posted it before) it has 2 named colours (Base1 and Base2 and 10 shades of each) plus a named colour 'newForum' to match this forums background colour.

I think the colours should transfer. If so just save as a xara template

[jen0dorf]

thanks


I'll take a look

Ian

[-=Drifter=-]

Egg - gotta tell ya - you are the greatest. I am JUST NOW using layers and today using Named Color and Shades of Colors. If it weren't for your audio/video tutorials, I would never have understood these. I also just saved your template in this thread and plan on adding to it for my own template. Thank you so much!!!!! (Xara just keeps getting better all the time!)
I actually was able to backtrack my way thru a complex drawing I am now working on and name the base color and make a lot of the others shades of it - and was I ever happy when I changed the color of the base and the entire pic changed appropriately!

Question: I now know what Named Colors and Shades are, but what's the diffference between them and Linked Colors or Tints (not to mention spot colors). I could read the Help files, but thought this might be something others might be curious about too. And... since you have such a great way with explaining stuff, I am asking you.