You use a color selection dialog to specify the color characteristics to display in an application. You can use the dialog to choose the color effect that you want. Choose a color from the Palette in the color selection dialog, or use the color wheel or the spin boxes to customize the color.
The following table lists the color preferences that you can modify.
Table B–1 Color Selection Dialog
Dialog Element |
Description |
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Color Wheel |
Click on the color wheel to select a color. |
Color Triangle |
Click on the color triangle to select the shade of the chosen color. |
Color Button |
Displays the selected color. |
Hue |
Use the spin box to specify the position of a color on the color wheel. |
Saturation |
Use the spin box to specify the intensity of the color. |
Value |
Use the spin box to specify the degree of lightness or darkness of a color. |
Red |
Use the spin box to specify the amount of red in the color. |
Green |
Use the spin box to specify the amount of green in the color. |
Blue |
Use the spin box to specify the amount of blue in the color. |
Color Name |
Contains the HTML-style hexadecimal equivalent color value. For example, #0000FF is the hexadecimal value for the color blue. |
Palette |
Contains color entries which you can select and drag. You can also save colors to the palette. |