ColSel Changelog

What's new in ColSel 1.05

• added zoom on desktop color picker screen
• added fields for color code values in HEX and RGB formats on desktop color picker screen
• fixed a bug while trying to close desktop color picker screen by clicking on 'X'
• now you can cancel the operation of picking a color by pressing ESC key
• now you can run color picker mode by pressing CTRL key
• windows color picker screen now remembers the current color and gives you the possibility to simply modify it
• you can now store up to 10 favorite colors ("Save as..." option in menu and favorite color bar)
• added the possibility to load external color picker cursor as an alternative of the default one
• added "Additional 'color picker' cursors" option in "Add-ons" menu (opens a webpage with cursors to download)
• changed the way of generating color codes for VB, C++ and Java formats from windows color picker screen
• changed the way of generating color codes for VB, C++ and Java formats from desktop color picker screen
• fixed a bug which generated improper values for numbers from range 1 - 15 in RGB2HEX converter and desktop color picker
• after picking a color from desktop, color picker screen gets focus - now you can pick a color from the same place you picked the last one using ENTER key
• blocked the functionality of the right mouse button when picking a color from desktop
• program window is sticking to the screen borders now
• added "Random color" function on main program window
• added color preview for "RGB2HEX converter"
• the switch button (show/hide advanced options) has got a nice icon now
• fixed appearance of WebSafe conversion button
• added a function of showing a current color in RBG2HEX converter
• RGB2HEX converting button has got an arrow icon
• copy to clipboard button has got an copy icon
• "Always on top" checkbox has got an icon
• desktop color picker button is now changing its color to red during picking mode
• added "Copy as..." option in program menu. It enables when you choose any color and allows us to copy the current color in chosen format to clipboard
• corrected and completed information in program properties window
• completed information in "About ColSel..." screen
• added the possibility to open ColSel homepage when leaving "About ColSel..." screen
• program window gets focus on mouse over
• fixed the way of changing program language version. There will be no more bugs like "fixed languages issue"
• program is also saving it's window position information when changing the language version now
• fixed bug "no paleta.bmp file found" in "Advanced Color" screen
• removed "change" button changing a color palette from "Advanced Color" screen. Now the change is done automatically
• program now stores values of colors used to build color scheme (they are available on tooltip message when mouse over chosen color)
• click on color scheme preview to open a sample webpage with your colors applied
• after cleaning converter text boxes, the first field gets a focus (the "R" component)
• after resizing the window using "show/hide advanced options" button, the first converter field got focus
• added tooltips "R", "G" and "B" over converter fields
• color scheme will not take values if "COLOR:" field is empty
• you cannot set the same color for both background and text in color scheme
• fixed a bug of covering message windows by program window when "Always on top" option is selected
• the program window is now hidden while selecting a color from windows color picker screen
• program menu appears now under the bottom line of the title bar
• additional option titles have been bolded on program main window
• tooltip messages of title bar and color preview are now showing the code of the current color in HEX and DEC formats
• pressing F1 key in main window will open a help webpage (also a shortcut key has been added in menu)
• added a shortcut for F.A.Q webpage in menu in "Help" category (also "F2" shortcut key)
• added an option for checking for an update in "Help" category in menu (also "F3" shortcut key)
• added an option "About ColSel..." in category "Help" in menu (also "F4" shortcut key)
• clicking right mouse button on color scheme preview will switch between normal and bolded text
• fixed several small mistakes in translation files
• added F5 shortcut key to display windows color picker screen
• added F6 shortcut key to display advanced color screen
• added F7 shortcut key to display desktop color picker screen
• corrected the function in code responsible for launching internet links
• the appearance of picking color options buttons is returning to its normal form after coming back to the main window
• added the "selected" sign at the current language position in menu
• it is impossible to change the language to currently selected
• corrected the way of choosing the language version at first program run
• the color of the link to program's website in main window is changing into violet after clicking
• fixed the bug of erroneously copying the color code in HTML format to clipboard
• the submenu "Contact" has been moved to "Help" menu
• double click on program's title bar to switch it's text color from white to black and reverse
• double clicking on program's title bar is no longer selecting the color code in "COLOR" field
• removed bad looking effect of pressed button after pressing it
• shortcut keys for program options in main window have been defined
• it is now impossible to run the program maximized
• a different program for making ColSel's installer was now used
• used UPX compressor to compress program executable (it's five times smaller now)