I would like an option that automatically names colors when checked.
Colors, Fill start and end etc...
It's a pain manually naming everything.
I would like an option that automatically names colors when checked.
Colors, Fill start and end etc...
It's a pain manually naming everything.
I was born outside the box! - Aridzone
WebDesignerTemplate
I thought of a similar idea, but relating to naming objects when making an animation. There should be a button that automatically names all selected objects by giving each a unique name.
If I make a logo out of 25 pieces and need those pieces to individually go here and there in the animation, then I (afaik) have to select each piece and give it a unique name, so that Xara can tween them. It does NOT matter to me WHAT they are named, but they have to have some arbitrary name. It would be nice if the software had the option to give each piece its own, unique name all in one shot.
I can see a usefulness for your idea.
I can't tell you how many times I went to create a named color in Xara, only to see that I forgot to de-select the last object and have now changed the color of an element of the design. Yes, it's a quick fix, but also quickly annoying.
Take care
James
unless I have mis-understood..
you could try setting up a palette of named colours and only using this from the outset
have this palette resident in your template document[s]...
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Nothing lasts forever...
I think what he means is that if he makes a rectangle that is (some particular color of) red, that then that red gets automatically a named color stored to the palette bar. If he then applies a gradient consisting of two more added particular colors, then those are named on the palette as well.
On many projects, the palettes change as one goes along...
Peace
James
Anyone care to edit a registry entry to get this functionality?
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Xara\XtremePro\6.1\Opti ons\Attributes\ColourClicksNamed is the key to edit. Make the value 1.
As always: Edit the registry at your own risk.
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Bill is no longer with us. He died on 10 Dec 2012. We remember him always.
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I was born outside the box! - Aridzone
WebDesignerTemplate
I've been thinking about this idea. I'd have to vote no unless it's an option that can be turned on and off. There are times I've wished that colors would get named automatically, but mostly it would be a royal pain in my workflow.
I use a lot of licensed clipart, and I spend a great deal of time sorting out the colors and setting them up so I can adjust them as necessary. Most of the time, I don't want a color named unless I name it, and then only according to the convention I'm using. Even so, I can wind up with very long lists of colors that become difficult to manage.
One of the nastiest situations I've had to contend with in licensed clipart is a series of icon figures that came with every color named (apparently automatically) by the originating application. Just opening one of these files requires 50 to 100 keystrokes. Last fall, I spent weeks, getting the figures out of the files and restructuring the colors so I could open a file without the hassle.
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