Color Picker Pro
Dev tools
color picker
SHOW HN2011
55points
35comments
#227of 1,097 in 2011
Top 21%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
13 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 4 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score +0.30.
Execution: 0 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful lightweight picker that replaces broken alternatives
From 3 comments
So glad for this. I used to use Pipette on a regular basis, but it seems to be half-broken in Lion. This saves my day(s). Would be nice to have a copy-this-color mode that didn't…
54mf on HNThis is nice! I've been looking for a decent, lightweight colour picker since switching from Windows years ago, where I relied on the also excellent Pixie…
dan1234 on HNThank you! I can't even count the number of times when I needed something like this.
jwr on HN
Open source lets users learn from the code
From 1 comment
Yeah, this isn't showing the preview of the second monitor (Lion), but it still captures the color. This is a GREAT app! Because it is open source, I can pick it apart and learn…
emehrkay on HN
Objections
Preview misbehaves on dual monitors
From 2 comments
There seems to be some strange behaviour with dual monitors. I have a 27" iMac (2560x1440) and I have an external monitor hooked up (1920x1200) and positioned to the right of the…
sbarre on HNYeah, this isn't showing the preview of the second monitor (Lion), but it still captures the color. This is a GREAT app! Because it is open source, I can pick it apart and learn…
emehrkay on HN
Copy shortcut is hard to reach one-handed
From 1 comment
I only have a couple criticisms. One is that I wish the shortcut for copying to the clipboard were easier. cmd shift p takes two hands, so I have to take my hand off the mouse to…
knubie on HN
Copied hex value includes the # symbol
From 2 comments
Great app. I only wish there was an option to exclude the # when copying, as then I could directly paste the color code into Photoshop.
jonheller on HNSo glad for this. I used to use Pipette on a regular basis, but it seems to be half-broken in Lion. This saves my day(s). Would be nice to have a copy-this-color mode that didn't…
54mf on HN
Requests
Option to copy hex without the #
From 2 comments
Great app. I only wish there was an option to exclude the # when copying, as then I could directly paste the color code into Photoshop.
jonheller on HNSo glad for this. I used to use Pipette on a regular basis, but it seems to be half-broken in Lion. This saves my day(s). Would be nice to have a copy-this-color mode that didn't…
54mf on HN
Escape key to close the picker window
From 1 comment
Thanks - I've been wanting something like this. One feedback idea would be to let me close the stay-on-top window with the keyboard instead of having to clicking the x or the…
aptsurdist on HN
CMYK color support
From 1 comment
I might be an outlier, but, I spent a few hours last weekend looking for a color picker that had CMYK support. Although, maybe I'll send a pull request your way, if I find the…
Zev on HN
Save and manage a list of several colors
From 1 comment
Quality program. Well worth the download and even a donation. I just opened kuler to poke around with it; I can definitely see this being a huge time saver on projects. Any…
rickdale on HN
Questions
Which license is the project released under
From 1 comment
Which license is this released under? I don't see any indication of anything other than this in the auto-generated XCode comments: ``` // Copyright 2011 DibiStore. All rights…
rbritton on HN
How to report bugs
From 1 comment
What is the preferred way to report bugs? I've just stumbled upon two: 1. when mouse cursor approaches top edge of the screen, preview stretches vertically so that it's still…
marchdown on HN
Alternatives named
Classic Color Picker (paid Mac app)
From 1 comment
While I love this is FOSS, there's is a $1 paid-app that is almost entirely 1:1 with the Snow Leopard (plus features) called "Classic Color Picker". Totally worth it IMO.…
markazevedo on HN
Pixie, Instant Eyedropper, Pipette, Jumpcut, Hex Picker
From 5 comments
This is nice! I've been looking for a decent, lightweight colour picker since switching from Windows years ago, where I relied on the also excellent Pixie…
dan1234 on HNHere's another one: http://instant-eyedropper.com/
rkwz on HNSo glad for this. I used to use Pipette on a regular basis, but it seems to be half-broken in Lion. This saves my day(s). Would be nice to have a copy-this-color mode that didn't…
54mf on HNYou could use Jumpcut: http://jumpcut.sourceforge.net/
minusfive on HNThey didn't, because, AFAIK it wasn't there in the first place. You probably had some plugin installed -- http://wafflesoftware.net/hexpicker/ or…
dchest on HN