How you make a colorset.
The easiest way to do a colorset is to copy the default colorset and edit it. Replacing colors and names.
Simple HTML to RGB color converter.
Color Schemer for finding colors and their RGB values.
RGB Hex Finder for finding colors and their RGB values.
Colorpicker for finding colors and their RGB values.
Finding color's RGB values using Paint.Net
1. Make the color in the colors window.
2. Press more.
3. Look at the R, G, and B values at the top of the new area.
4. Look at the Transparency - Alpha at the bottom of the new area.
Finding color's RGB values using Photoshop
1. Double click a color in the color window/tab.
2. Select the color.
3. At the center of the window you can see values for R, G and B. (Below H, S and B)
Finding color's RGB values using Microsoft Paint
1. Open the "Colors" menu and click "Edit colors...".
2. Click "Define Custom Colors".
3. Select the color and in the bottom right you can see the values for red, green and blue.
Q: Why four values?
A: First value is for red (R), second for green (G), third for blue (B) and the last one for transparency (A). R G B A
Example: "255 0 0 255" would be solid red.
Q: In which order are red, green and blue?
A: R G B
Q: How to make transparent colors?
A: Change the fourth value to anything smaller than 255.
Q: How to make solid colors?
A: Make sure that the last value, transparency, is 255.
Q: How do I change the name of a column?
A: Change the text after "DIV:" Ie. DIV: My Transparent Colors
Q: How to make ie. 50% transparent color?
A: Change the transparency value (A) to 128.
Q: Can there be more columns than four like in the default colorset?
A: Yes.
Q: Can there be more colors in columns than nine like in the default colorset?
A: Yes.
Q: What is the maximum amount of colors?
A: 64.
Example colorset wrote:
25 0 0 255
0 255 0 255
0 0 255 255
DIV:Standard Colors
Example colorset explained wrote:
Red Green Blue Alpha (Transparency)
DIV:Column Name Here
Finishing up your colorset
Inside "Colorset_YourColorSetNameHere" folder should be following files.
colorset.txt - This is your colorset. It contains all the colors.
description.txt - Title and author info.
Now just Zip the files and your done! If you do not know how to Zip you colorset read the guide below:
Zipping your add-on with WinZip 12.1
Select all the files inside the folder, do not select the folder. Right click on the files. Select "WinZip > Add to YourAddonName.zip".
If you do not see "WinZip" in your right click menu, open WinZip, click "Options" then click "Configuration...". Now find "Explorer Enhancements" from the top. Then tick (v) "Enable Explorer enhancements (including additional Drag and Drop features)" Now try Zipping your files again.
Zipping your add-on with WinRAR 3.70
Select all the files inside the folder, do not select the folder. Right click on the files. Select "WinRAR > Add to archive...". Where it says "Archive format" select "ZIP" leave other options as default.
If you do not see "WinRAR" in your right click menu, open WinRAR, click "Options" then click "Settings...". Now find "Integration" from the top. Where it says "Shell integration" tick (v) "Integrate WinRAR into shell". Now try Zipping your files again.
Zipping your add-on with 7-Zip 4.65
Select all the files inside the folder, do not select the folder. Right click on the files. Select "7-Zip > "Add to "YourAddonName.zip"".
