Hi all
Congratulations to all on the latest version - it's great!
Is there a way that I can use the eyedropper for editing/creating gradients? A lot of what I do is illustration work and I am now using Inkscape by default. Often I use a photograph for a model for at least part of a drawing, it would be good to pick up two (or more) colours from the photo to create the gradient that I want. Can I do this? I think I could do it the long way round by picking one colour to an object, noting its RGBA number, then doing the other, then using these RGBA numbers .... but is there a more direct way?
Regards
Adam in Oz
Is there a way that I can use the eyedropper for editing/creating gradients?
Unfortunately not yet, but it's in our plans. I could link up the gradient window to the dropper, so that when that window is open, dropper would set the color of the selected gradient stop instead of the color of the entire object. But I think this may be rather confusing - what do you think?
In any case, we plan to create a gradient tool which would be able to edit gradients directly on canvas by dragging the gradient vector points, and then it will be possible to select the knot corresponding to one of the gradient stops so it grabs the color setting signals from dropper, palette (when it's done) and the color dialog (to replace the current fill&stroke dialog).
Thanks, good to know. I think the first option would be, as you say, rather confusing. As it is, I am not finding it a big problem, but look forward to further developments! I am already using Inkscape in preference to Adobe Illustrator for much of my work (actually not work, as I am retired and doing this illustration work as a hobby!). One thing I really like is the size of the path nodes - much more easily handled than Illustrator's (and also Fireworks') microscopic node markers.
Regards
Adam in Oz
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From: inkscape-user@lists.sourceforge.net Date: 07/27/04 15:38:41 To: inkscape-user@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Eyedropper for gradients
Is there a way that I can use the eyedropper for editing/creating
gradients?
Unfortunately not yet, but it's in our plans. I could link up the gradient window to the dropper, so that when that window is open, dropper would set the color of the selected gradient stop instead of the color of the entire object. But I think this may be rather confusing - what do you think?
Thanks, good to know. I think the first option would be, as you say, rather confusing.
On a reflection, perhaps it would work OK if we tweak the gradient dialog to track the selected object and only show a gradient which is applied to the current selection, and show "No gradients" if nothing is selected or the selection does not use a gradient. In that latter case, dropper would work as usual without being intercepted by the gradient dialog even if it stays open.
One thing I really like is the size of the path nodes - much more easily handled than Illustrator's (and also Fireworks') microscopic node markers.
Agreed :)
I've mistakenly wandered in to trying to attempt this a number of times. To get around this I use the eyedropper on a 'dont care' object then cut and paste the colour in.
The method you're discussing of pasting it in when open could be confusing. I like to keep a number of menu windows open at a time (I have two monitors) and trying I imagine the selection routing could be ... grief.
What about being able to Ctrl-C with the eyedropper active and then Ctrl-V the colour into the appropriate box? This would in effect be a quicker way of doing what I do at the moment.
BTW WOW, what an absolutely awesome bit of software. I wanted an 'impact' cover for a report and went to do some clever pictures in Gimp today and couldn't work out how. So I used inkscape and the results were great!
Cheers Jamie
-----Original Message----- From: inkscape-user-admin@lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:inkscape-user-admin@lists.sourceforge.net]On Behalf Of bulia byak Sent: Tuesday, 27 July 2004 5:35 p.m. To: inkscape-user@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Eyedropper for gradients
Is there a way that I can use the eyedropper for editing/creating
gradients?
Unfortunately not yet, but it's in our plans. I could link up the gradient window to the dropper, so that when that window is open, dropper would set the color of the selected gradient stop instead of the color of the entire object. But I think this may be rather confusing - what do you think?
In any case, we plan to create a gradient tool which would be able to edit gradients directly on canvas by dragging the gradient vector points, and then it will be possible to select the knot corresponding to one of the gradient stops so it grabs the color setting signals from dropper, palette (when it's done) and the color dialog (to replace the current fill&stroke dialog).
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What about being able to Ctrl-C with the eyedropper active and then Ctrl-V the colour into the appropriate box? This would in effect be a quicker way of doing what I do at the moment.
Absolutely. I wanted to do this before, and now that we use Gtkmm library I finally can work with the system clipboard. Thanks for reminding me :)
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