colouring jell buttons

**dave2103** · 28 February 2006, 09:00 PM

Hello to everyone, I'm fairly new to Xara Xtreme & thought I'd start with something simple such as the gel Button as shown in the movie section, now, I've managed to get the button it's self off to a fine art but when I try to do, as in the movie & change the colour of the button with the pallet, instead of the button & all it's components changing colour together, the button just turns all blue\green\etc without the layers & shading changing with it.

Hope somebody can help with this.
Cheers

**Egg Bramhill** · 28 February 2006, 09:39 PM

Dave.

The colours need to be named colours & shades of the named colours to adjust them in this manner.

Try the attached xar file, this may help you understand.

Egg

**Egg Bramhill** · 28 February 2006, 09:46 PM

To create a named colour follow the example below.

**jclements** · 01 March 2006, 12:55 AM

Do you understand how to change the attributes of a Named Color once it is created?

**gwpriester** · 01 March 2006, 01:42 AM

Welcome to the Xtreme Conference, Dave.

There is a short tutorial on Named Colors in Xara Xone Wrokbook 43. Have a look it might clear things up.

Gary

**dave2103** · 01 March 2006, 07:10 PM

Thanx so much to everybody, I'll give it a try when the missuses has gone to bed & I can play.

**dave2103** · 01 March 2006, 09:38 PM

OK chaps, I think I've got the hang of it now.
Mucho grassy arse

**Egg Bramhill** · 02 March 2006, 12:18 AM

Yes you've got it Dave.

Nice rendring.

I attach an A4 Lanscape template I use, which has already got named colours (2) and shades thereof attached. I find it is often quicker to alter these named colours than create new ones.

Egg