Hello folks
In case anyone is interested-
I create my own fairly simple software. Two items I have modified to help colour
selection for povray might be useful to others.
One is a colour circle in which colours can be selected in hex and rgb format. I
have added povray format.
The other is a list box which I set up to modify colours in the colour_maps in
existing includes. You can see colour trials alongside each other to make
adjustments.
They are available for download from a page on my therapeutic web site:
http://www.flyonahook.me.uk/downloads.html

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Hey, I like this. It looks to be very useful. Nice work, and thanks for posting
it.

The only problem (and I'm sure it will not affect many users) is that the app
isn't re-sizable on-screen.  I run my monitor at only 800X600 (probably far less
rez than most people use) and the app is bigger than the screen; I can't access
the bottom menus.  Is there any chance of making the app re-sizable?

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"Kenneth" <kdw### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> Hey, I like this. It looks to be very useful. Nice work, and thanks for posting
> it.

Forgot to mention: I was referring to your nice color-wheel app.

BTW, I tried downloading your 'color list compare' app as well, but I get a 404
error, "file not found". :-(

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Hi Kenneth
Sorry about that missing app - it is there now. Tell me if it is also too big.
I will look at the colour wheel and see if I can alter it. I will let you know.

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"Bernard" <ber### [at] flyonahookmeuk> wrote:
> Hi Kenneth
> Sorry about that missing app - it is there now.

Thanks. It downloads now with no problem.

> Tell me if it is also too big.

No, the color-compare app is fine the way it is--and re-sizable :-)

> I will look at the colour wheel and see if I can alter it. I will let you know.

I just had an idea about the size issue: If making it dynamically re-sizable is
too much trouble, perhaps you could make it just a little smaller (overall, or
maybe just the color-wheel part) for an 800X600 screen size.  I seriously doubt
that any POV-Ray user would have a monitor set to even less than *my* low-end
rez.

Anyway, just an idea.

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"Kenneth" <kdw### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
 perhaps you could make it just a little smaller (overall, or
> maybe just the color-wheel part) for an 800X600 screen size.

Looking back at this, I find that making it smaller is a lot of work  for which
I might find time in the future. (I originally made this for myself. I see that
it could be too big for some situations)

The best I can do right now is to make the control panel detachable from the
colour circle. If you download again you will find another button at the bottom
of the window which does this.

Regards
Bernard

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"Bernard" <ber### [at] flyonahookmeuk> wrote:

>
> The best I can do right now is to make the control panel detachable from the
> colour circle. If you download again you will find another button at the bottom
> of the window which does this.
>

Sorry for the delay. I appreciate your extra work on this. I'm kind of reluctant
to critique it further, as you've been nice enough to offer the app here. But
critiquing things is a natural part of these newsgroups ;-)

Unfortunately (for me), the 'detach' button is at the bottom--and I can't scroll
the app upward enough to reach it! (The only way to move the app around is with
its top panel bar--which can't go past the top of the screen.) It was a valiant
effort nevertheless. If I decide in future to run my monitor at a higher rez,
your app will be quite useful.

Something I noticed: When I launch it, and then completely close it out, the
colrcirc.exe program is still running in the background (as seen in Window's
Task Manager.) Should it not completely disappear from the system until the app
is relaunched?

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"Kenneth" <kdw### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> "Bernard" <ber### [at] flyonahookmeuk> wrote:
>
> >
> > The best I can do right now is to make the control panel detachable from the
> > colour circle. If you download again you will find another button at the bottom
> > of the window which does this.
> >
>
> Sorry for the delay. I appreciate your extra work on this. I'm kind of reluctant
> to critique it further, as you've been nice enough to offer the app here. But
> critiquing things is a natural part of these newsgroups ;-)
>
> Unfortunately (for me), the 'detach' button is at the bottom--and I can't scroll
> the app upward enough to reach it! (The only way to move the app around is with
> its top panel bar--which can't go past the top of the screen.) It was a valiant
> effort nevertheless. If I decide in future to run my monitor at a higher rez,
> your app will be quite useful.
>
> Something I noticed: When I launch it, and then completely close it out, the
> colrcirc.exe program is still running in the background (as seen in Window's
> Task Manager.) Should it not completely disappear from the system until the app
> is relaunched?

Hi Kenneth
re 'still running' - I see what you mean. I had not noticed this and don't know
why. It does not happen with the new version for which I am starting a new
thread.
Sorry, I can't make the app window any smaller. It would need a complete new
program but in any case the control panel more or less fixes the size.

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