use
Learn how to use the Windows Forms Color Designer.
Install and uninstall
install
Since the downloaded file is in a compressed state of the actual software, double click to open the file and Please copy it to the appropriate folder.
uninstall
Delete all the files that you have deployed. However, since the data created at that time will be deleted, the necessary files will be saved before deletion separately please.
Start and end applications
launch
Select "WinFormColorDesigner.exe" and double-click or launch with enter. The Windows Form Color Designer window appears.
Quit the application
You can exit in one of the following ways:
- Click the "Close" button at the top right of the window
- Select "Home" ⇒ "End" from the menu.
Edit color
Select colors
Select the color you changed from the "Color List". If you want to add a new color, click the "Add" button.
Change color
Information for the selected color is displayed in "Color Input". Here you can use the "distinguished name" and "display name" that can be used for the name of the export, the "preview target" that allows you to set which control to reflect the preview, and the color setting.
If a preview target is set, the color is reflected in the preview as soon as you change the color.
Color set
The list of colors you are editing is summarized as a single "color set". You can add and change color sets.
View a list of color sets
Click "Color Set" at the bottom of the menu. Then, the list panel of the color set is displayed.
Change color set
The color set currently being edited has an "○" attached to "Editing". To change the color set you want to edit, double-click the target color set from the list, or select a color set in the list and then click the Import button.
You can create a new color set with the "Add" or "Duplicate" buttons.
export
You can export the list of edited colors to xml, CSV, or other formats. Because the output format is defined by the template, you are free to create the format.
View export dialog
Select Export from Home in the menu.
export
Select the format you want to output from the list on the left, and then click the export button. A file save dialog is displayed, so save it in any folder or file name.
Change export format
When you select a template from the list on the left, parameters such as format are displayed on the right. The content you enter here applies to the exported file.
You can add the template itself to the left, such as "Add" or "Duplicate".
format
You can define the basic format of the exported text file. Tags are available for the format, and you can output edited color information by the tag you use.
Since the format is in plain text, you can define it in any format you like, such as XML, JSON, CSV, or program code.
The following tags are available:
| $ItemStart$ | This is the output range start tag of the item for defining one color as an item and registering the item repeatedly. The pair's end tag, $ItemEnd$, must be a set. |
| $ItemEnd$ | End tag of the output range of the item. |
| $ItemIndex$ | The number of items starting with 0 is printed. This depends on the color order of the color list on the edit screen. |
| $ColorIdentityName$ | A color identification name is printed. |
| $ColorDisplayName$ | The display name of the color is printed. |
| $ColorValue$ | The color value is output. The output format depends on the "color output format". |
Put line breaks on an item-by-item basis
Check if you want to put a new line for each color. This is required, for example, if you want to use CSV format. Anything that doesn't make sense for line breaks, such as XML or JSON, is unnecessary unless you consider it easy to see.
Color output format
This format determines the order, decimal, hex hex order, etc. of ARGB when outputting color values. You can specify the following formats:
Output| Format | description | Format example | example |
|---|---|---|---|
| A16, R16, G16, B16 | Prints each color element in uppercase hex hex. | A16, R16, G16, B16 | FF, FF, FF, FF |
| a16, r16, g16, b16 | Prints each color element in lowercase hex decimals. | a16, r16, g16, b16 | ff, ff, ff, ff |
| A10, R10, G10, B10 | Outputs each color element in decimal numbers. | A10, R10, G10, B10 | 255, 255, 255, 255 |
| A8, R8, G8, B8 | Outputs each color element in an hexacial number. | A8, R8, G8, B8 | 377, 377, 377, 377 |
| A2, R2, G2, B2 | Prints each color element in decimal numbers. | A2, R2, G2, B2 | 11111111, 00000000, 11111111, 00000000 |
| HexARGB | Argb is a single number and outputs in uppercase hex decimal numbers. | HexARGB | FFFFFFFF |
| hexARGB | Argb is a single number and outputs as a lowercase hex order. | hexARGB | ffffffff |
| DecARGB | Argb is a single number and outputs as decimal. | DecARGB | 4294967295 |
| OctARGB | Argb is a single number and outputs as an octal number. | HexARGB | 37777777777 |
| BinARGB | Argb is a single number and outputs as a decimal number. | BinARGB | 1.11111111111111E+31 |
Output extension
This is the extension of the output file when the export was performed.
other
About saving
Windows Form Color Designer saves automatically, so leave it.
Check for the latest version
Select "Help" and "Check latest version" from the menu.
Also, if you want to check if you have the latest version when you launch Windows Forms Color Designer, open the Options panel and check Check Check for the latest version.
Make the background a gradient
Background colors other than standard controls (ToolStrip) such as forms, buttons, and labels are displayed in the preview by default, but can also be gradients.
To make it a gradient, open the Options panel and set "Preview Standard Control Background Color" to "Gradient".
To display the gradient, you need two starting colors, the end color, so add two colors in the color list panel.
Set the gradient start color and gradient end color of the target control in the preview target of each color. If you do not specify the start and end colors in the set, they will not be reflected in the preview.
When the color is set, it will be reflected in the preview.