burtonrider10022 Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) Hello, I was hoping someone could point me in the direction of a setting or plug-in which would display the name of the standard colors when the pointer is hovered over them. Being color-blind makes it challenging to identify certain colors from another in the best of conditions, let alone on a very small color pallet window. This applies to any relevant program, and is certainly not exclusive to PDN. Microsoft Office overcomes the issue in a rather elegant manor (in my opinion), and it is what I mentioned previously. Like this: (Note the "Purple" label in the lower right corner) If something like this already exists, please let me know. I was unable to find anything via Google, nor the forum search function. Thanks! Edited March 13, 2015 by burtonrider10022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drydareelin Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 All I can think of is copying the Hex code into a website like; https://www.colorcodehex.com/ It basically gives you a lot more information about that colour as well as other shades. I'm not sure if it will help much though I'm afraid. Quote Gallery DeviantArt Planet Tutorial | Sun Tutorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burtonrider10022 Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 That's more or less how I've been working around the issue. Google "RGB *color*" and then plug in the values. If there isn't a viable software-based solution for this I'm just going to use an online resource or ask a friend to identify the default standard colors and make myself a little reference chart. Thanks for the response! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Here's a great resource: http://cloford.com/resources/colours/500col.htm It names 500+ colors. If you asked REALLY nicely - some very helpful person might provide a plugin which shows a similar list. Another option is to encourage a plugin author to modify an existing plugin (@midora's Color Harmonies might be a candidate). Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burtonrider10022 Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Here's a great resource: http://cloford.com/resources/colours/500col.htm It names 500+ colors. If you asked REALLY nicely - some very helpful person might provide a plugin which shows a similar list. Another option is to encourage a plugin author to modify an existing plugin (@midora's Color Harmonies might be a candidate). I actually found Color Name & Hue, which claims to name 1,640 colors, and has a very convenient UI. I did go ahead and make myself a "chart" of all the colors on the Default Pallet, and attached it in case anyone else might find it useful. (Please let me know if there are any inaccuracies, I just used the names that website returned) Out of curiosity, how does one go about creating a plugin? I know C++, Java, R, and (some) HTML, so I may be able to implement this myself? Feel free to let me know if that isn't feasible. I'll poke around the forum and see what I can find! Colors.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toe_head2001 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) I actually found Color Name & Hue, which claims to name 1,640 colors, and has a very convenient UI. I did go ahead and make myself a "chart" of all the colors on the Default Pallet, and attached it in case anyone else might find it useful. (Please let me know if there are any inaccuracies, I just used the names that website returned) Out of curiosity, how does one go about creating a plugin? I know C++, Java, R, and (some) HTML, so I may be able to implement this myself? Feel free to let me know if that isn't feasible. I'll poke around the forum and see what I can find! The javascript for this is pretty simple; wouldn't take much to convert it into C#. And I think there was some custom color wheel code on the forum somewhere. You'd also need to know WinForms, if you don't already. http://chir.ag/projects/ntc/ntc.js If you are looking to set the Primary Color via a plugin, that's not going to happen. Edited March 14, 2015 by toe_head2001 Quote My Gallery | My Plugin Pack Layman's Guide to CodeLab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Out of curiosity, how does one go about creating a plugin? Easiest method is to download a plugin called CodeLab. It's a plugin that makes plugins! Tutorials: http://www.BoltBait.com (@BoltBait is a forum Admin and developer of CodeLab) Beginner steps series by @ReMake: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/31626-codelab-first-steps-linesgrid/ and http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/31644-codelab-first-steps-saturation-rgb/ 1 Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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