ColorImpact Revision History
| ColorImpact version 2.8.7 |
| Build 403 - September 23, 2005 |
| Added |
Constraints when using the color picker (color wheel):
-- Holding
down the <ctrl> key locks the hue value
-- Holding down the <shift> key locks the saturation value |
| Added |
Added new color wheel preference settings for direction and rotation. |
| Added |
Several usability improvements. |
| Improved |
Fixed several potential issues in the file format handling. |
| Fixed |
Several minor issues have been corrected. |
| Improved |
Minor tweaks and code improvements. |
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| ColorImpact version 2.8.6 |
| Build 398 - August 8, 2005 |
| Fixed |
This is a maintenance release only
Several issues causing access violations have been solved. |
| Improved |
Minor tweaks and code improvements.
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| ColorImpact version 2.8.5 |
| Build 392 - April 1, 2005 |
| Fixed |
Fixed problem in build 390 affecting the tip-of-the-day and license
dialogs (the background image covered some of the items in the form). |
| Build 390 - March 31, 2005 |
| Added |
Drag / drop to Color Composer
You can now drag colors from the main form to the color composer swatches. |
| Improved |
Eye drop tool
Holding down the control key while invoking the eye drop tool will bring up the eye
drop settings dialog. This can be useful if you want to modify the eye drop tool
settings. |
| Updated |
Color Composer template 1 has been updated to include settings
for 'link visited' and 'link hover'. |
| Updated |
Several minor tweaks and improvements. |
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| ColorImpact version 2.8.3 |
| Build 384 - January 17, 2005 |
| Added |
Visual Studion .NET color format
You can now copy color values in the Visual Studio .NET color format. |
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| ColorImpact version 2.8.2 |
| Build 380 - December 11, 2004 |
| Fixed |
Visual basic color format
Fixed incorrect Visual Basic color format. |
| Updated |
Minor tweaks. |
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| ColorImpact version 2.8.1 |
| Build 378 - November 15, 2004 |
| Fixed |
Export: Html Spec Sheet
Modified then html Spec sheet export for better rendering on the Mozilla broowser. |
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| ColorImpact version 2.8.0 |
| Build 372 - October 7, 2004 |
| Added |
 Print
Function
You can now print color swatches and color spec sheets. |
| Improved |
Html Spec Sheet
Added preview. Improved layout. |
| Improved |
Text Spec Sheet
Added several new formatting options. |
| Improved |
Color Composer
Several minor adjustments and improvements. |
| Fixed |
Eliminated warning messages introduced by Windows XP service pack
2 when opening html pages generated by ColorImpact. |
| Updated |
Several minor tweaks, bug fixes and improvements. |
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| ColorImpact version 2.7.1 |
| Build 366 - July 18, 2004 |
| Fixed |
The Eye Drop Tool did not work properly when the palette was full. |
| Updated |
Minor tweaks. |
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| ColorImpact version 2.7.0 |
| Build 363 - June 28, 2004 |
| Added |
Color Blindness Simulation now works for all controls
in the main window. |
| Improved |
Copy Color Value function.
Right clicking a color swatch now gives you a selection of seven different color formats. |
| Improved |
Graphic controls on main form for better appearance and faster
performance. |
| Improved |
Performance in eye drop tool. |
| Updated |
Several minor tweaks and bug fixes. |
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| ColorImpact version 2.6.0 |
| Build 337- April 15, 2004 |
| Added |
New .acf export format for Freehand and FrameMaker
You can now export palettes for use with Macromedia Freehand and Adobe FrameMaker. |
| Updated |
Help file updated. |
| Updated |
Several minor tweaks and improvements. |
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| ColorImpact version 2.5 |
| Build 332- March 15, 2004 |
| Improved |
Eye drop tool
The eye drop tool has been completely rewritten. It is snappier and less demanding
on system resources. You can now capture multiple colors by holding down the <ctrl> key.
Support for multiple monitors has also been added. |
| Added |
New .pal export format
You can now export palettes for use with Paint Shop Pro and Corel Xara.
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| Added |
Web-Smart color support
In addition to web-safe colors, the program now supports the 4096 web smart palette. |
| Improved |
.act palette export
Added option to force .act palette files to contain exactly 256 colors. This is required
to load .act palettes into Photoshop.
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| Added |
Open palette files in ColorBar
You can now open palette files directly in the color bar. |
| Added |
Workflow enhancements
Many small changes and improvements to make the program easier and quicker to use. |
| Updated |
Several minor tweaks and bug fixes. |
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| ColorImpact version 2.4 |
| Build 316 - January 23, 2004 |
| Added |
Color blender: create intermediary colors
between two ends colors.
Sample 1, Rainbow blend:
Sample 2, Linear blend:
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| Improved |
Color variations: new variation type light
to dark. Useful for creating color palettes.
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| Improved |
Several improvements to the user interface. |
| Updated |
Help file updated. |
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| ColorImpact version 2.3 |
| Build 308 - December 9, 2003 |
| Added |
Support for HSL colors.
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| Added |
Color wheel selector. |
| Added |
ACT color table export. |
| Added |
Option to export / copy color variations. |
| Improved |
Several enhancements to color variations panel:
- Settings saved on exit
- New variation type "Less saturated and lighter"
- Numeric values displayed for "Variation factor" and "Steps"
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| Improved |
Changed how the status bar was updated in ColorBar. |
| Improved |
Several changes to simplify the process of entering the license
key. |
| Added |
Option to disable warning message when screen is set to 16 bit
colors. |
| Fixed |
Several minor bugs fixed. |
| Updated |
Help file updated. |
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| ColorImpact version 2.2 |
| Build 302 - October 10, 2003 |
| Added |
Win XP theme support.
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| Added |
Automatic detection of license key on the clipboard. Just copy
the entire email containing the key code to the clipboard, and the relevant data is
extracted automatically when you open the license key dialog. |
| Improved |
Redesigned the eye drop tool for better usability and accuracy. |
| Improved |
Redesigned the Tip-of-the-day dialog. |
| Fixed |
Fixed error in 'color variations > cooler' for hue values between
0 and 30. |
| Fixed |
Fixed bug using the eye drop tool in the color composer. |
| Updated |
Several minor changes in the color composer. |
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| ColorImpact version 2.1 |
| Build 294 - September 17, 2003 |
| Added |
Color Blindness Simulation in Color Composer.
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| Added |
Welcome template in Color Composer. |
| Added |
Redesigned Color Composer tool bar. |
| Added |
New Color Scheme analyzer. |
| Fixed |
Problem with temp files in color composer for users who do not
have administrative rights in Windows. |
| Updated |
Help file updated. |
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| ColorImpact version 2.0 |
| Build 287 - August 30, 2003 |
| Added |
HTML Color Composer.
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| Added |
Redesigned Color Formula Editor. |
| Added |
Gamut Warning. |
| Added |
Remove duplicate colors function. |
| Added |
Remove similar colors function. |
| Improved |
Eye drop tool. |
| Improved |
Many improvements in the user interface. |
| Fixed |
Several minor bugs. |
| Updated |
Help file updated. |
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