There are three main tabbed areas: 1 - The library is any of a set of FoxBase databases which provide sets of defined colors you can add to any current drawing. 2 - The Config is the set of colors specifically assigned to this particular drawing. 3 - Transfers is the panel which allows you to copy color definitions from the libraries to the config and to add colors from the config to any library. |
This view of the Color-Edit
dialog shows a radial-gradient color's main settings. In this example
the color model is CMYK and so there are four color settings each for the
base color and for the end color. When a line's color is picked in the
tble view from a gradient color such as this the line is given the base
color.
The "Save Changes" button is handiest when previewing changes in color. Any color changes are not saved to the config until you either click elsewhere on the list of colors or you hit the "Save Changes." Once you make a change to something the "Undo Changes" button becomes available. |
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This view of the Color-Edit dialog shows the same gradient
color as above but with the halftone-settings panel open. You are
able to control frequency, angle and dot pattern type as well as the flatness
of many of the dot patterns. As you change frequency and angle they are
illustrated in the drawing to the far right. The dot patterns available
are also illustrated in the smaller drawing area to the right ot the "Dot
Shape" pull down.
This is a LOT of control over dots within your output drawing. It is also probably the fastest and easiest way that I know of to have this kind of halftone control across your entire output. |