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jimi_hendricks
Hi,
(developing for Word 2003)
For my target audience, choosing custom colors for text and background is
vital. So, I want to experiment with different ways of allowing them to do
this. The standard color selection dialog (a grid with a limited number of
colors to pick from) is one method. Then when users click on 'more colours'
they can choose a color from the ball with hexagonal blocks of color, or use
the custom tab to select from a 2D spectrum of colours etc...
If we consider each of these methods of selecting a color to be a different
'modality', my question is: can i access the 2D spectrum in the custom tab,
for example, and extract that functionality and use it in my own dialog?
also, are there alternative modalities available for use here? either
provided as part of word, or else by third-parties?
I really liked the spectrum i saw in word for mac, for example, but i don't
know if i can get that for word for PC. the mac version also uses crayons, as
another selection mode, these are the types of things i want to try out.
I have already implemented a dialog with three scrollbars, for RGB. I really
just want to have a number of alternatives, so i can test these with users to
assess usability etc.
(developing for Word 2003)
For my target audience, choosing custom colors for text and background is
vital. So, I want to experiment with different ways of allowing them to do
this. The standard color selection dialog (a grid with a limited number of
colors to pick from) is one method. Then when users click on 'more colours'
they can choose a color from the ball with hexagonal blocks of color, or use
the custom tab to select from a 2D spectrum of colours etc...
If we consider each of these methods of selecting a color to be a different
'modality', my question is: can i access the 2D spectrum in the custom tab,
for example, and extract that functionality and use it in my own dialog?
also, are there alternative modalities available for use here? either
provided as part of word, or else by third-parties?
I really liked the spectrum i saw in word for mac, for example, but i don't
know if i can get that for word for PC. the mac version also uses crayons, as
another selection mode, these are the types of things i want to try out.
I have already implemented a dialog with three scrollbars, for RGB. I really
just want to have a number of alternatives, so i can test these with users to
assess usability etc.