ColorImpact 3 Revision History


ColorImpact version 3.1.1
Build 231 - January 10, 2007
Added <Delete>-key deletes current swatch.
Added Holding down the right <Alt>-key when dragging a color to the color palette will replace the color it is dropped on.
Improved Several minor enhancements to the default color formulas.
Fixed Several minor fixes and adjustments.
ColorImpact version 3.1.0
Build 222 - November 14, 2006
Added 12 new test patterns.
Added New test pattern Welcome Screen.
Added New option on test pattern panel: Color wheel selector.
Added New option on test pattern panel: "Reload Test Patterns".
Added New option on test pattern panel: "Reset All Test Patterns ".
Added Test pattern source files (.FLA files).
Added Two new color formulas.
Improved Several minor enhancements to the default color formulas.
Added New color formula panel.
Added Option to position the property inspector above the work area.
Added Menu items to color palette menu:
- Save Palette Collection
- Save Palette Collection As...
- Save Current Palette As...
Added Automatic backup of the default color palette on exit.
Added Option "Show on startup" on Main Menu.
Improved Labeling on base color panel.
Fixed When using the Eye Drop Tool, the main window was sometimes restored on the wrong monitor.
Fixed When using the Eye Drop Tool, the main window was always restored to a maximized state.
Improved Updated and improved the help file. Several errors corrected.
Changed Several minor tweaks.

ColorImpact version 3.0.3
Build 200 - June 12, 2006
Added Added an option to disable the warning message when deleting / clearing the palette.
Added Keyboard shortcut for File > Save as...
Changed Changed default settings for several program parameters.
Changed Moved color palette configuration settings to the "Edit > Settings" dialog.
Fixed Corrected a "missing resource" error that occurred when exporting to .AI format.
Fixed Corrected a problem that occurred if the gdiplus.dll was not correctly installed on the system.
Fixed Fixed a problem that occurred on some systems: The program halted at startup with the message "EListError ... List index out of bounds(1)". The problem occurred if the program did not have write access to the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT section of the registry.
Changed Minor tweaks.


ColorImpact version 3.0.2
Build 200 - May 24, 2006
Added A button has been added to the color blender to swap the start and end colors.
Added ALT-clicking a swatch in the work area activates it as the base color.
Improved Color blender: Improved handling of the 'remove duplicate colors' option.
Changed

The file format has been changed to add more information about each color.

Note: that files written with this version cannot be read by previous builds. If backward compatibility is required, files can be saved in xml format.

Improved Several improvements to the color palette:
- Improved drag / drop handling in the color palette
- Selected swatch is highlighted
- New swatch settings dialog for configuring default title and color value preference
Improved The drag / drop handling in the color palette has been rewritten for smoother operation.
Improved The main menu is now scaled down when the main window becomes small.
Fixed Corrected several errors in the help file.


ColorImpact version 3.0.1
Build 196 - May 9, 2006
Added Added a menu option to browse the test pattern folder.
Added New shortcuts:
ALT-clicking a swatch in the color palette activates it as the base color

In color variations mode: CTRL-clicking a swatch in the color palette adds it to the variations window in the next available slot. If all slots are filled nothing happens.

In color blender mode: CTRL-clicking a swatch in the color palette selects the first color, SHIFT-CTRL-click selects the end color

To install the update, select "Check for update" from the help menu and follow instructions.
Added The program now remembers custom background colors between sessions.
Fixed Corrected icons for "file open" and "file save".
Fixed Removed "Order now" menu item from the file menu.
Fixed Corrected an error where the base color swatch was not always updated.
Fixed Corrected help hints in color harmonies mode

 ColorImpact version 3.0.0
Build 192 - April 27, 2006
New Initial release of version 3.