--- "Joshua A. Andler" <joshua@...233...> wrote:
I think that the term "swatch" is very standard, especially in vector graphics programs. Terminology wise you can look at it like paint, you have a palette of colors... the colors are just called swatches though. Maybe that's just how I think about it though.
Is that a Swatch watch? (sorry... had to)
-Josh
I have *always* seen the term "palette" used to describe the *mechanism* that allows you to choose which color to use (i.e., click on this box on the color palette). The term swatch has been used with fabric (little scraps of fabric that you can use to compare colors) and paints (pieces of paper with the color of the paint on it so you can compare paint colors) but I've never seen it used in computer programs.
Which doesn't bother me in the least, but I did want to point that out. If you're going for consistency with Gimp and all that, renaming similar tools probably won't work in your favor...
Christopher B. Wright (wrightc@...537...)