Micromod Micro-PWC: 53PW6000 MicroPWC Configuration Guide - Manual (Page 120)

Micro-PWC CONFIGURATION GUIDE
100 Grafx Editor
Colors 32 through 255 appear in black by default. Definitions for colors 32 through 95 can be altered by the
user via the Edit Colors button . (For further information on colors, see the sub-section Section
4.2.9.2.10, Color File , which discusses use of the Color File option on the File menu.)
4.2.5.1.4 Creating Custom Color Definitions
The Edit Colors button is used to view and modify the color definitions for colors with index numbers 32
through 95. Click on one of these color buttons, then click on the Edit Colors button to display the Edit
Colors window (
Figure 4-4 ).
The upper left corner of the Edit Colors window contains the index number of the color to be defined.
Each available color is created using the three primary colors (red, green and blue) in varying intensities. A
value from 0 to 255 is used to define the intensity of each primary color. Three color definition boxes in the
primary colors red, green and blue appear on the right side of the main display portion of the Edit Colors
window. Each color definition box contains a horizontal slider with an entry box above it. The entry box
contains a number from 0 to 255 (inclusive), which reflects the location of the slider and the current value
for that primary color's intensity.
Thus, a color definition is composed of three values. For example, a color definition with a value of 0 (zero)
for all three color intensities produces the color black (all sliders positioned at the extreme left); a value of
255 for all three color intensities yields white (all sliders positioned at the extreme right); a color definition
of RED = 255, GREEN = 255, BLUE = 0 produces yellow, and so on.
A sample color box is located at the bottom left of the main display portion of the Edit Colors window. Ini-
tially this sample color box reflects the color of the selected object (if any), or the last color to be defined.
The sample color box changes color as the color definitions are adjusted, providing immediate feedback
regarding the result of the color mix. The name of the color (or an identifying string) will appear in the text
entry box to the right of the sample color block. Alternatively, in the text entry box type the name of the
color or the identifier of the color (if known), followed by
E NTER to change to that color.
With the Edit Colors window displayed, select a color index number by clicking on a color button (from col-
ors 32 through 255) in the Color Attribute Panel. The current color definition for that color button is dis-
Figure 4-4. Edit Colors Window