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1.3.0cvs Sanpshot --- Wesley Allen <wezlo at comcast.net> wrote: > j Mak wrote: > > >First, I would like to congratulate to the > developers > >for creating such a great product. 1.3 development > >version is already world class. It is more > intuitive > >and cleaner than Quark. I installed it on my Ubuntu > >box and so far, everything has been working. (I > have > >been using it for three days) Currently, I am > >evaluating it from the usability point of view and > I > >find it more user-friendly than Qark. But I think > its > >color management could be improved. I got an idea > >which is not even my own but taken it from > Macromedia > >Freehand, which is my favorite vector drawing > >application. In Freehand there is separate window > for > >storing user created colors. When I create a custom > >color using either the color picker or modify an > >existing color swatch, a small window pops up > asking > >me what do I want to do with the color, save as > RGB, > >CMYK or Spot color. I pick the model and the color > is > >saved. In addition, Freehand's swatch dialog not > only > >lists custom colors and their names but also their > >color schema, either in RGB, CMYK or Spot mode, > >depending on the color model the user chooses. For > >instance, a green color shows the appropriate icon, > >the name of the color and the schema in the form of > >C=89%, M=5%, Y=79%, K=12%. The same applies for RGB > >and Spot colors. A similar feature could be easily > >adopted for Scribus. Just split the color swatch > >window horizontally and allocate the lower part for > >custom colors. This window could permit drag and > drop > >functionality allowing users to drag default > swatches > >from the color set or from the color picker. This > >dialog also would let users to save a color as RGB, > >CMYK or spot colors. I think these are extremely > >useful features and implementing them would make > >scribus awesome. > > > > > Hey, what development packages did you install to > get it compile > cleanly? I haven't tried yet but am about to and > that would save me a > LOT of time! > > Wes > > >Regards, > >jozsefmak > > > > > >______________________________________________________________________ > > >Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca > >_______________________________________________ > >Scribus mailing list > >Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de > >http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Scribus mailing list > Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de > http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus > ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
