ANN: Tired of staring at that same old Web safe color palette?

[Linda Rathgeber]

Design Aid Kit® #1: 10-Palette Pack was created with you in mind.

Kit #1 is a pack of ten mix-and-match palettes you can add to, or use to
replace, the existing swatches in Macromedia Fireworks. The palettes
work in Fireworks versions 3 through MX 2004.

To learn more, go to [url]http://www.webdevbiz.com/graphics.cfm[/url]

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[Craig Hartel]

Linda Rathgeber wrote:

> Design Aid Kit® #1: 10-Palette Pack was created with you in mind.
>
> Kit #1 is a pack of ten mix-and-match palettes you can add to, or use to
> replace, the existing swatches in Macromedia Fireworks. The palettes
> work in Fireworks versions 3 through MX 2004.
>
> To learn more, go to [url]http://www.webdevbiz.com/graphics.cfm[/url]
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Linda Rathgeber | Design Aid Kit #1: 10-Palette Pack
> [url]http://www.webdevbiz.com/graphics.cfm[/url]
> Victoriana | [url]http://www.projectseven.com/dpacks/vic/index.htm[/url]
> Theme Pack 03 - Club | [url]www.projectseven.com[/url] |mm2| themes
> Team MM Fireworks Volunteer | [url]www.macromedia.com/go/team[/url]
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>

Linda,
Are there any example graphics of palettes being used?

--
Craig Hartel
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[Linda Rathgeber]

Craig Hartel wrote:

> Are there any example graphics of palettes being used?

Hi Craig,

I'm not quite sure what you mean. There are in the user guide. There's a
quick tutorial about coloring in a stained glass window with colors from
the CathedralGlass palette in the user guide. Once you load a palette
(or palettes) into the Fireworks Swatches panel, you can pick colors
from it the same way you normally do.

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Linda Rathgeber | Design Aid Kit #1: 10-Palette Pack
[url]http://www.webdevbiz.com/graphics.cfm[/url]
Victoriana | [url]http://www.projectseven.com/dpacks/vic/index.htm[/url]
Theme Pack 03 - Club | [url]www.projectseven.com[/url] |mm2| themes
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[Kim Cavanaugh]

Cool idea Linda. I too wish I could "see" the palettes, but that would
kind of undo all your hard work now wouldn't it. :-)

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[Craig Hartel]

Craig Hartel wrote:

> Linda Rathgeber wrote:
>

>> Design Aid Kit® #1: 10-Palette Pack was created with you in mind.
>>
>> Kit #1 is a pack of ten mix-and-match palettes you can add to, or use to
>> replace, the existing swatches in Macromedia Fireworks. The palettes
>> work in Fireworks versions 3 through MX 2004.
>>
>> To learn more, go to [url]http://www.webdevbiz.com/graphics.cfm[/url]
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>> Linda Rathgeber | Design Aid Kit #1: 10-Palette Pack
>> [url]http://www.webdevbiz.com/graphics.cfm[/url]
>> Victoriana | [url]http://www.projectseven.com/dpacks/vic/index.htm[/url]
>> Theme Pack 03 - Club | [url]www.projectseven.com[/url] |mm2| themes
>> Team MM Fireworks Volunteer | [url]www.macromedia.com/go/team[/url]
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>>

> Linda,
> Are there any example graphics of palettes being used?
>

Sorry for the confusion, Linda...
I was trying to convey the idea that a couple of graphics which may show
the colour palettes in actual use on some graphics. Maybe that doesn't
make sense for this type of a product. I just have to be honest that
when I went to the site, I kind of expected to see examples of the
product "in action" so to speak. I know you certainly couldn't post up
the palette matrix itself, as that is the product! I am not shy about
purchasing over the Internet, but I do know that I hesitated when making
a purchase decision. I have purchased your stuff and stuff you have
collaborated with in the past, so I know that the quality of this
product will be high. That being said, if I was a person unfamiliar
with your work, I know that I would not purchase the Kit without seeing
something first.

I hope that makes some sense. BTW, good luck with the kit!

Craig Hartel.

--
Craig Hartel
==================================================
I recommend:

COMMUNITYMX - [url]http://www.communitymx.com/free.cfm[/url]
BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO DREAMWEAVER AND FIREWORKS
[url]http://www.dw-fw-beginners.com[/url]
CBT CAFE - [url]http://www.cbtcafe.com[/url]
PLAYING WITH FIRE - [url]http://www.playingwithfire.com[/url]
PHIREWORX - [url]http://www.phireworx.com[/url]
RICHIEBEE - [url]http://www.richiebee.ca[/url]
ULTRAWEAVER - [url]http://www.ultraweaver.com[/url]
PVII - PROJECT SEVEN - [url]http://www.projectseven.com[/url]

[Linda Rathgeber]

Craig Hartel wrote:

> Sorry for the confusion, Linda...
> I was trying to convey the idea that a couple of graphics which may show
> the colour palettes in actual use on some graphics. Maybe that doesn't
> make sense for this type of a product. I just have to be honest that
> when I went to the site, I kind of expected to see examples of the
> product "in action" so to speak. I know you certainly couldn't post up
> the palette matrix itself, as that is the product!

Here's a mix of partial screen shots of some of the palettes. It's a
large file because of the number of colors in it:

[url]http://www.playingwithfire.com/test/screen.htm[/url]


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Linda Rathgeber | Design Aid Kit #1: 10-Palette Pack
[url]http://www.webdevbiz.com/graphics.cfm[/url]
Victoriana | [url]http://www.projectseven.com/dpacks/vic/index.htm[/url]
Theme Pack 03 - Club | [url]www.projectseven.com[/url] |mm2| themes
Team MM Fireworks Volunteer | [url]www.macromedia.com/go/team[/url]
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[Linda Rathgeber]

Kim Cavanaugh wrote:

> Cool idea Linda. I too wish I could "see" the palettes, but that would
> kind of undo all your hard work now wouldn't it. :-)

This will give you an idea of what they look like.

[url]http://www.playingwithfire.com/test/screen.htm[/url]


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Linda Rathgeber | Design Aid Kit #1: 10-Palette Pack
[url]http://www.webdevbiz.com/graphics.cfm[/url]
Victoriana | [url]http://www.projectseven.com/dpacks/vic/index.htm[/url]
Theme Pack 03 - Club | [url]www.projectseven.com[/url] |mm2| themes
Team MM Fireworks Volunteer | [url]www.macromedia.com/go/team[/url]
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[Craig Hartel]

Very, very nice, Linda.
Colours require a great eye to co-ordinate, and I think you do a great
job with them!

That goes for your styles and PVII templates, too! All excellent in
this regard.

Craig Hartel.

[Linda Rathgeber]

Craig Hartel wrote:

> Very, very nice, Linda.
> Colours require a great eye to co-ordinate, and I think you do a great
> job with them!

Thanks Craig. That's very nice of you.

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Linda Rathgeber | Design Aid Kit #1: 10-Palette Pack
[url]http://www.webdevbiz.com/graphics.cfm[/url]
Victoriana | [url]http://www.projectseven.com/dpacks/vic/index.htm[/url]
Theme Pack 03 - Club | [url]www.projectseven.com[/url] |mm2| themes
Team MM Fireworks Volunteer | [url]www.macromedia.com/go/team[/url]
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[Bill Ray]

Yes Linda you're my heroine. :)

Your colors are very cool.

BR



"Craig Hartel" <mpp_milquetoast@SANSSPAMHotmail.com> wrote in message
news:bm2e72$jhq$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> Very, very nice, Linda.
> Colours require a great eye to co-ordinate, and I think you do a great
> job with them!
>
> That goes for your styles and PVII templates, too! All excellent in
> this regard.
>
> Craig Hartel.
>

[Linda Rathgeber]

Bill Ray wrote:

> Yes Linda you're my heroine. :)
>
> Your colors are very cool.

Thanks, Bill. :-)


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Linda Rathgeber | Design Aid Kit #1: 10-Palette Pack
[url]http://www.webdevbiz.com/graphics.cfm[/url]
Victoriana | [url]http://www.projectseven.com/dpacks/vic/index.htm[/url]
Theme Pack 03 - Club | [url]www.projectseven.com[/url] |mm2| themes
Team MM Fireworks Volunteer | [url]www.macromedia.com/go/team[/url]
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[Trond]

Very nice Linda!

Should be the basis for some seriously elegant designs.
Btw, you mention only FW and Flash. I would guess that Photoshop users could
also benefit from this package?

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Trond Grøntoft
ColorImpact - color schemes made simple
[url]http://www.tigercolor.com[/url]

[Linda Rathgeber]

Trond wrote:

> Very nice Linda!
>
> Should be the basis for some seriously elegant designs.
> Btw, you mention only FW and Flash. I would guess that Photoshop users could
> also benefit from this package?

The only version of Photoshop I have to test it in is an old one, so I
really can't say whether it would work or not. They should work in any
program that accepts .aco color tables with no upper limit on the size
of the table.

I had a ball using the colors as a basis for creating color schemes in
ColorImpact. :-)

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Linda Rathgeber | Design Aid: 10-Palette Pack for Fireworks & Flash
[url]http://www.webdevbiz.com/graphics.cfm[/url]
Victoriana | [url]http://www.projectseven.com/dpacks/vic/index.htm[/url]
Theme Pack 03 - Club | [url]www.projectseven.com[/url] |mm2| themes
Team MM Fireworks Volunteer | [url]www.macromedia.com/go/team[/url]
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[Bill Ray]

One Question-
Is there a way to put the colors in the swatches menu other than the default
"left to right" mode? Thanks!!

BR



"Linda Rathgeber" <lightly@sc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:bm4eti$4p0$1@forums.macromedia.com...

>
>
> Trond wrote:
>

> > Very nice Linda!
> >
> > Should be the basis for some seriously elegant designs.
> > Btw, you mention only FW and Flash. I would guess that Photoshop users

could

> > also benefit from this package?

>
> The only version of Photoshop I have to test it in is an old one, so I
> really can't say whether it would work or not. They should work in any
> program that accepts .aco color tables with no upper limit on the size
> of the table.
>
> I had a ball using the colors as a basis for creating color schemes in
> ColorImpact. :-)
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Linda Rathgeber | Design Aid: 10-Palette Pack for Fireworks & Flash
> [url]http://www.webdevbiz.com/graphics.cfm[/url]
> Victoriana | [url]http://www.projectseven.com/dpacks/vic/index.htm[/url]
> Theme Pack 03 - Club | [url]www.projectseven.com[/url] |mm2| themes
> Team MM Fireworks Volunteer | [url]www.macromedia.com/go/team[/url]
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>

[Trond]

Linda wrote:

> The only version of Photoshop I have to test it in is an old one, so I
> really can't say whether it would work or not. They should work in any
> program that accepts .aco color tables with no upper limit on the size
> of the table.
>
> I had a ball using the colors as a basis for creating color schemes in
> ColorImpact. :-)

Linda,

I made a little experiment: I saved the palette from FW MX, and tried to
open it in Photoshop 7. FW could only save the palette as .act (not .aco).
This file was rejected by Photoshop. I believe the reason is that Photoshop
requires that an .act file must contain exactly 768 bytes and 256 rgb
entries, (as opposed to an .aco file which has a more flexible format).

My impression is that there is a problem here in the sense that the FW saves
an non-standard .act file instead of an .aco.

I did find a freeware utility that seems to be able to convert between
different palette formats.
[url]http://www.totalshareware.com/asp/detail_view.asp?application=5541[/url] I did not
test it but is seems it can convert the palette files to a format acceptable
by Photoshop.

I'm glad you could use ColorImpact for this. I have on my to-do list some
new features that could possibly make the process a bit easier. This list is
quite long though, so I'm not sure when it will happen. :-)

Trond
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Trond Grøntoft
ColorImpact - color schemes made simple
[url]http://www.tigercolor.com[/url]

[Linda Rathgeber]

Bill Ray wrote:

> One Question-
> Is there a way to put the colors in the swatches menu other than the default
> "left to right" mode? Thanks!!

None that I'm aware of.

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Linda Rathgeber | Design Aid: 10-Palette Pack for Fireworks & Flash
[url]http://www.webdevbiz.com/graphics.cfm[/url]
Victoriana | [url]http://www.projectseven.com/dpacks/vic/index.htm[/url]
Theme Pack 03 - Club | [url]www.projectseven.com[/url] |mm2| themes
Team MM Fireworks Volunteer | [url]www.macromedia.com/go/team[/url]
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[Linda Rathgeber]

Trond wrote:

> Linda,
>
> I made a little experiment: I saved the palette from FW MX, and tried to
> open it in Photoshop 7. FW could only save the palette as .act (not .aco).

Yes. My mistake. I meant ACT.

> My impression is that there is a problem here in the sense that the FW saves
> an non-standard .act file instead of an .aco.

They install in Flash with no problem, so if the act file is non
standard, then it is standard to Macromedia software. I'll have a look
at the shareware you mentioned.

> I'm glad you could use ColorImpact for this.

I love the new color composer in Color Impact, Trond.

> I have on my to-do list some
> new features that could possibly make the process a bit easier. This list is
> quite long though, so I'm not sure when it will happen. :-)

I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with. :-)


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Linda Rathgeber | Design Aid: 10-Palette Pack for Fireworks & Flash
[url]http://www.webdevbiz.com/graphics.cfm[/url]
Victoriana | [url]http://www.projectseven.com/dpacks/vic/index.htm[/url]
Theme Pack 03 - Club | [url]www.projectseven.com[/url] |mm2| themes
Team MM Fireworks Volunteer | [url]www.macromedia.com/go/team[/url]
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[Linda Rathgeber]

By the way, you can load the palettes in Dreamweaver if you have Paul R.
Boon's Color Master extension:

[url]http://www.dwwork.com/features/productDetail.php?catId=&id=17[/url]



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Linda Rathgeber | Design Aid: 10-Palette Pack for Fireworks & Flash
[url]http://www.webdevbiz.com/graphics.cfm[/url]
Victoriana | [url]http://www.projectseven.com/dpacks/vic/index.htm[/url]
Theme Pack 03 - Club | [url]www.projectseven.com[/url] |mm2| themes
Team MM Fireworks Volunteer | [url]www.macromedia.com/go/team[/url]
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[Kelley Rao]

If Linda made it, I gotta have it... looks great, Linda!

Thanks,
Kelley

To learn more, go to [url]http://www.webdevbiz.com/graphics.cfm[/url]

P.S. I wanted to get the Color Master Extension but I have no idea how much
29 (pounds?) is (conversion to $US) and why do I have to pay VAT?

[Cat]

> but I have no idea how much

> 29 (pounds?) is (conversion to $US)

A link that might help :-) Being a Brit I do currency conversions a lot
while shopping on the web. Have put a link to [url]http://www.xe.net/pca/[/url] in my
Links bar so I can check quickly.

Cat