Keyboard Shortcut Suggestion: Colors Window

[TrevorOutlaw]

I checked with the Keyboard & Mouse Commands and would like to suggest a keyboard shortcut to expand the "More >>>" buttons if possible.

[Roly Poly Goblinoli]

Good usability observation.
I would instead say it should show more colors automatically when starting PDN if the user closed PDN with more colors showing.

Alternatively, offer to have it open by default according to the settings, similar to how defaults are provided for all tools.

Edited December 27, 2017 by Joshua Lamusga

[toe_head2001]

8 minutes ago, Joshua Lamusga said:

... it should show more colors automatically when starting PDN, if the user closed PDN with more colors showing.

I concur with this.

[TrevorOutlaw]

@Joshua Lamusga My thinking is by having a keyboard shortcut to expand the Colors window, it could increase productivity, and collapse the Colors window to make room for doing work.

[TrevorOutlaw]

Here is a short video of what you could do with the color wheel in PDN.  To achieve it, hold down the shift key to have the color wheel display fans.  Hold down the ctrl key to display a circle, and hold down the alt key creates a straight line. 

 

 

I didn't even know this was available.  This is information isn't even available in the keyboard shortcut link above!

 

Edited December 29, 2017 by TrevorOutlaw

[toe_head2001]

2 hours ago, TrevorOutlaw said:

I didn't even know this was available.  This is information isn't even available in the keyboard shortcut link above!

It is in the documentation though. https://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/ColorsWindow.html#10

[TrevorOutlaw]

Ah!  So there it is!

[Ego Eram Reputo]

My oversight if these key combinations are not in the list of shortcuts. I'll add them in the next round of updates.

[Ego Eram Reputo]

Ok, added.

 

BTW well done finding the Shift + Ctrl key combination in the Color Wheel! For those who don't know, Ctrl creates the ring restriction and Shift creates the spaced nubs

 

[Seerose]

 @Ego Eram Reputo! Thank you so much.      It works for me too. I have Windows 7. 

[TrevorOutlaw]

21 hours ago, Ego Eram Reputo said:

Ok, added.

 

BTW well done finding the Shift + Ctrl key combination in the Color Wheel! For those who don't know, Ctrl creates the ring restriction and Shift creates the spaced nubs

 

 

Found it by happenstance.

[Ego Eram Reputo]

You've got to admit - it's a great way of creating a palette of colors with the same saturation

 

[TrevorOutlaw]

I haven't used that shortcut that much, though.  I often fiddle with the RGB and HSV to get a color I want.