W3Colorpicker v3.06b (W3-integrated tooltip editor

[Moderator]

17:01, 15th Jun 2008
TriggerHappy:

We already have enough of this type of tool, we honestly don't need another. If you feel your version provides something that other programs of this type don't have feel free to PM me.

 

[Insaniac69]

Excellent! Best color program I can find for free. >.>

 

[kleinerhauck]

Thanks for the feedback

In the meantime I added another feature:
You can add links to the popup menu, for example the maps u edit often, the WarCraft 3 maps folder, links to websites..

Btw: If u want to make the program start on windows startup, create a link in the autostart folder, don't put the whole file there.
(Because otherwise windows will start the ini file, too)

 

[pkw]

very useful tool =)

 

[Eccho]

Woah... Thats just really nice.

I will have great use for it

 

[LobsterMan]

I have looking for kind of this tool!

 

[Deolrin]

What does that program do? lol. really, what it do?

 

[IceToad]

Nice Thank For Share!

 

[kleinerhauck]

@debode
I guess the useful things are:
-save colors (program was originally made for this reason)
-gradient-coloring texts (i never use it but many people do)
-links to frequently used files

 

[Deolrin]

Why does that somehow related to Wc3? like, how i can use those colors?

 

[kleinerhauck]

Why does that somehow related to Wc3? like, how i can use those colors?

Have you never "colored" text in the W3 map editor?
Like |cffxxxxxxText|r... That's usually used in tooltips.
And that's what the tool is supporting, like many other tools in this section.
("Text Markup / Colors")
With the difference that it can save colors, add links, be "minimized" and doesn't **** around ;-)
(I once downloaded a color program i couldn't close because there were new windows and messages each time i closed one lol)

 

[Deolrin]

Oh, i see... but it can also color more stuff?

 

[kleinerhauck]

Not yet. I currently have no time to program.

But it's easy to change the prefix for the color code from "|cff" to "#" (HTML) so maybe i will add that option within the next weeks.

I've also planned to add a tooltip-creator..
Then you could write a text and color it like in Word or sth. and get a w3 string as output.

 

[Hemske]

Thank you so much, finally i got a program like this

 

[siDeKicK]

Hmmm.... i got the program but i am not so sure how to use it...

do u use it like this : $005ABD08TEXT|r???? coz i rlly need a color coder!!!

I am making alot of maps, and have to make up colors =\! Where can i get a nice color coder?

Thanx,

siDeKicK

EDIT: Woooot... found out how to use it!! Tx man it is SOOOO Usefull!

 

[X-maul]

WOW its an awesome tool, 5/5... or no 7/5

 

[siDeKicK]

hm... i see the "Memory Colors" thing... but how do you save colours that you add?

 

[kleinerhauck]

When you add them they are saved automatically ;-)

 

[siDeKicK]

When you add them they are saved automatically ;-)

not for me

 

[Midnight2]

Very nice this tool proves useful!

 

[Hu_FG]

Very good, thank you!

 

[mamaluke]

Cool Cool Cool Cool Cool Cool Cool Omg!

 

[Fratelli Guy]

Crazy how well this thing works! I love it, except, Uhh, I don't speak German, and its set in German -.- Its okay, Its a very well made tool, and very easy to use, in either language.

 

[kleinerhauck]

Crazy how well this thing works! I love it, except, Uhh, I don't speak German, and its set in German -.- Its okay, Its a very well made tool, and very easy to use, in either language.

You can change the language by clicking the link right of the program title.
"Set language to: English"

But now I also added a config file in the zip folder which sets the standard language to English.

 

[tfr.didi]

all the questions could be answered with the tool description ;-)
But nothing at all, this tool is great!

My rating: (5/5)

thanks for sharing it!

 

[ANdROnIQ]

very useful. It allows me to save much time while coding the maps.

 

[siDeKicK]

it still does not save for me =( but still very useful

 

[Sephalo]

Very nice tool to create tooltips.
I'm currently using it and I totally love it.
9/10

The only thing that could improve it is the function to increase the size of the preview screen. Because sometimes I've got too much text in it so it wont show the last text I wrote.

But even withoud that It's an awesome tool!

it still does not save for me =( but still very useful

When you save something, a little file will be created in the folder you put the tool. You need to open this file to .. well.. open it. The problem might be is that you have the item still in the zip. map so it wont save the file in there or something. Else I would suggest to safe the text in Wordpad or something

 

[kleinerhauck]

The only thing that could improve it is the function to increase the size of the preview screen. Because sometimes I've got too much text in it so it wont show the last text I wrote.

You mean the preview field of the gradient-colored text?
You can scroll it by selecting the text and moving the mouse left or right.

 

[Sephalo]

You mean the preview field of the gradient-colored text?
You can scroll it by selecting the text and moving the mouse left or right.

No I mean this:
I press create tooltip. Then I start making a tooltip at the upper right edit frame. at the lower right frame you see how it will look like in wc3, but you can't edit that box or scroll in that. So if I wrote alot of text in the tooltip, the preview box can't show all my text.
That's why a maximize option would be handy, because it would increase the preview box.

 

[kleinerhauck]

Ah that's what you mean.
I'll see what I can do ;-)

//Edit: I added a scrollbar in the preview area. It's only visible when there are enough lines and when you move the mouse over the preview field.

And I also removed the popup window which appears when a new version is available. This notification just opens in the right side panel now.

 

[kaninhot]

Good !! I will use this for my map.

5/5

 

[Mandrilx]

Ah really nice tool. Best Color tool ive used for wc3. The tooltip generator is wonderful much better than others out there.

5/5

 

[SerraAvenger]

The "Doubleclick on grey blablabla" is bugging arround; While it lets me enter new values, they aren't always used. If I find out what's the problem, I'll tell you.

 

[MasterHaosis]

Hey nice program. Rep for that!

 

[Frost DmL3]

A good tool is easy to translate their imagination)))

 

[Vercas]

Awesome! The best color picking program I've ever seen!
I give it a 5/5!
And I give you +1 reputation!!

 

[Tirco]

Great! it realy helped =P

 

[Cralle95]

Is it only me or is this program on german?!

nwm i found out how to change =)

Wow seriously this program is good!!! It's so easy to just copy the colour and name that you want and putt it where you want =) 5/5 Awesome work.

 

[Ricardo Irving]

Port to Mac...

 

[Vercas]

It works nice on Windows Vista. It really needs to be used! Who the hell wouldn't love this application? It's really fantastic. It supports three colors for gradient-colored text, not like other... Awesome...

 

[kleinerhauck]

Port to Mac...

Sorry, but I don't even have a Mac and never programmed for it. I guess it's quite an effort to reprogram all that stuff that interacts with the windows interface for Mac without having a clue.
Maybe I would give the source code to a Mac programmer if you find one.

 

[seany216]

how do u use the colour thing. Please tell me.
Ireally need help

 

[Marsmallos]

I downloaded this but when I run it an icon appears in the tray but when I double click it nothing hyappens, the program doesn't appear so I can't use it.

Any help?

 

[kleinerhauck]

I downloaded this but when I run it an icon appears in the tray but when I double click it nothing hyappens, the program doesn't appear so I can't use it.

Mh, that's strange.
First of all, which operating system do you have? I wasn't able to test the program on all systems..

Now you can try to right click the icon and then click 'show normal'.
If there is a file called 'Colorpicker.ini' in the same directory just delete it.

 

[Marsmallos]

I'm running Windows XP SP3.

I tried rightclicking the icon in the tray and it took quite a while before a small menu with some options in german appeared. I tried selecting different options and managed to get the program window up. However, only the topmost blue bar (you know, the one all windows windowed applications has, the one with the red "quitting" cross in it, no idea what this blue bar is called tbh) showed, and no actual program window or menus or anything were visible. However when the program was up in this way the menu appearing when right-clicking the tray icon showed up much faster, but it became very slow again once I minimized the program.

 

[boysondon]

Go to Google -> Images -> Search Hexadecimal to find color codes.
To color your text in WC3 World Editor, insert |cff in front in the colored word, and |r in the end.
For red colored word: |cffff0000Word|r
For blue colored word: |cff0000ffWord|r

 

[kleinerhauck]

I'm running Windows XP SP3.

Maybe it's because I have a pretty old version of Delphi (6).
Did you change the language to english yet? (Default is german)
Otherwise I can't imagine why the popup menu is in German.

So I will try to get a newer version of Delphi, I've got no idea what else could work. I send you a message when I found one.

Ah and boysondon thanks for you help, I was wondering how that coloring-thing works

Btw a new big update is coming soon. Beside some other improvements Colorpicker 3 will create an own edit field overlaying the one of WarCraft so you don't have to copy&paste all the time!!

 

[zipeater1990]

Add a damage calculator and you'll OWN my we...