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Re: Color scheme import/export

 

I think a palette is a good idea, I was thinking the same thing.

Jon

On Aug 19, 2017 12:28, "Chris Pavlina" <pavlina.chris@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> There are one or two more usability features I'd like to have for color
> schemes - in particular, I'd like the ability to move around color
> settings between layers easily. I took some time a while ago to
> carefully design a color scheme for higher layer count boards (in this
> case, up to eight) that makes the layers easy to distinguish, and found
> that the optimal color mapping depends on the stackup - e.g. plane
> layers should have duller colors. I would love to be able to just drag
> these colors around in either the layer setup dialog or the layer select
> panel to fit an individual stackup.
>
> Alternatively, I'd like an imported color scheme to be able to specify a
> scheme palette in addition to specifying a color per layer, so when you
> open the color select dialog, you can quickly choose a new color from
> that palette.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 06:23:39PM +0200, Tomasz Wlostowski wrote:
> > On 19.08.2017 18:12, Chris Pavlina wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Is someone still working on import/export for color schemes? This is
> > > something I'd really like to have in 5.0 since we have the full RGB
> > > colors now - if nobody is working on that anymore I might add it to my
> > > list.
> > >
> > Hi Chris,
> >
> > Please do it :)
> >
> > Tom
>
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