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Posted to user@pivot.apache.org by Greg Brown <gk...@mac.com> on 2010/07/25 20:25:31 UTC
Color scheme creation tool
Hi all,
I have recently checked in a new demo application that allows users to create and preview custom color schemes for Pivot applications:
Demo: http://ixnay.biz/pivot-demos/color-scheme-builder.html
Source: http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/pivot/trunk/demos/src/org/apache/pivot/demos/styles/
If you have a minute to take a look at it I would be curious know what you think.
Hope you find it useful.
G
Re: Color scheme creation tool
Posted by Greg Brown <gk...@mac.com>.
Yes, it will be part of the demos included with Pivot 2.0.
On Jul 26, 2010, at 4:47 PM, JohnRodey wrote:
>
> Hey Greg,
>
> That's pretty slick. I know I will be using it in the future, it's much
> easier than trial and error. Are you going to add it to the demos packaged
> with Pivot?
>
>
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Re: Color scheme creation tool
Posted by JohnRodey <ti...@yahoo.com>.
Hey Greg,
That's pretty slick. I know I will be using it in the future, it's much
easier than trial and error. Are you going to add it to the demos packaged
with Pivot?
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Re: Color scheme creation tool
Posted by Greg Brown <gk...@mac.com>.
The UI will probably make more sense with a little context (scroll down to the package description):
http://pivot.apache.org/1.5/docs/api/org/apache/pivot/wtk/skin/terra/package-summary.html
This is a tool for generating Terra color schemes. It isn't meant to be an alternative to Kuler, though Kuler may be helpful in establishing some base colors.
On Jul 26, 2010, at 3:50 PM, Michael Allman wrote:
> My thoughts:
>
> It works, but the UI is a little cryptic. I'm not sure who the audience for this app is, or if this is just the first iteration, but Joe Designer will be scratching his head wondering to use this. In particular I still have no idea what the numbers in the lower left corner mean or how to use them, and it's not clear what the color selectors in the upper left corner affect.
>
> Also, why is this applet signed? It prompts to accept some cert which can't be validated down to a known cert authority, so the user gets a security message. Does the applet require special privileges? If it's an integrity and authentication issue, can it be hosted via https instead?
>
> If you feel so inclined, an app along the lines of Adobe's kuler with which even a design idiot can create a harmonious color scheme would be very useful, too. http://kuler.adobe.com/
>
> There's my feedback. Hope it's helpful.
>
> Michael
>
> On Mon, 26 Jul 2010, Sandro Martini wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi Greg,
>> just take a (quick) look and seems very interesting, I'll use a lot for my
>> Color Schemes creation JIRA task, and tell you as soon as possible, but
>> surely this will be a great speedup for me :-) .
>>
>> Thanks a lot.
>>
>> Bye,
>> Sandro
>>
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Re: Color scheme creation tool
Posted by Michael Allman <ms...@allman.ms>.
My thoughts:
It works, but the UI is a little cryptic. I'm not sure who the audience
for this app is, or if this is just the first iteration, but Joe Designer
will be scratching his head wondering to use this. In particular I still
have no idea what the numbers in the lower left corner mean or how to use
them, and it's not clear what the color selectors in the upper left corner
affect.
Also, why is this applet signed? It prompts to accept some cert which
can't be validated down to a known cert authority, so the user gets a
security message. Does the applet require special privileges? If it's an
integrity and authentication issue, can it be hosted via https instead?
If you feel so inclined, an app along the lines of Adobe's kuler with
which even a design idiot can create a harmonious color scheme would be
very useful, too. http://kuler.adobe.com/
There's my feedback. Hope it's helpful.
Michael
On Mon, 26 Jul 2010, Sandro Martini wrote:
>
> Hi Greg,
> just take a (quick) look and seems very interesting, I'll use a lot for my
> Color Schemes creation JIRA task, and tell you as soon as possible, but
> surely this will be a great speedup for me :-) .
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Bye,
> Sandro
>
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>
Re: Color scheme creation tool
Posted by Sandro Martini <sa...@gmail.com>.
Hi Greg,
just take a (quick) look and seems very interesting, I'll use a lot for my
Color Schemes creation JIRA task, and tell you as soon as possible, but
surely this will be a great speedup for me :-) .
Thanks a lot.
Bye,
Sandro
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